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Bailey the Labrador Sewing Pattern
It's all about Labradors this month in the sewing room! Bailey the Labrador is now available as a downloadable PDF pattern so you can sew your own golden, chocolate or black Labrador friend. I'm also in the process of creating a Labrador kit. Meanwhile, Bertie the...
Make an Easter Bonnet and Basket for Tabitha Rabbit!
Tabitha Rabbit becomes an Easter Bunny with the addition of a traditional bonnet trimmed with flowers, and a little fabric basket to fill up with treats when she goes on an Easter egg hunt! You can find the pattern for Tabitha and her dress, jacket and shoes here....
New Year Sewing Room Sort-Out
Some redecorating in the kitchen has meant that these shelves could move to the sewing room. At last the dolls have come out of their storage box and found a place to sit and keep an eye on everything. Tilly's been sorting and folding all the clothes and storing them...
Sourcing Fabrics for Doll Clothes
When I first started thinking about creating doll patterns, one of my motivations was using some of my son’s baby and toddler clothes (which I’d been sentimentally hoarding) to make clothes for my doll models. I wanted to encourage other makers to upcycle clothing,...
Tilly & Puffin’s Autumn Wardrobe
Tilly and Puffin needed some warmer clothes for the coming months so I made this pattern for a cosy mix and match outfit. The tops and tights are made from stretch jersey, the skirt from cord and the boots and scarf from felt. You could also make leggings by removing...
Sewing Room Stories ~ Post Office Drawers
One of my first holiday jobs in the 1980s was helping in the tiny Post Office on the island where I grew up. I loved sorting the mail, using the handheld date stamp to frank all the outgoing post and sealing the mailbags ready to be collected and taken by tractor to...
Video Tutorial ~ Joining a Doll’s Head & Body
In my new video, I show you how to use ladder stitch to attach your Tilly doll's head to her body. There are full instructions and step by step photos included in the Tilly doll pattern, which is available here;
Meet Fred the Fox Terrier!
Fred is the newest addition to the family of felt dog ornaments. Fox terriers became popular as pets in the 1930s, and I love the old-fashioned look of these dogs, reminiscent of vintage nursery push-along toys. Doing a little research, I discovered that these feisty...
Video Tutorials~ Making Tilly
I thought it would be helpful to make some videos showing how to make the dolls, so I've made a start, and I now have a YouTube channel! I plan to create a section on the website for video tutorials, but for now I'll put them here. I've started with sewing on the hair...
Going to See the Sea Pinks
It's my favourite time of year again, when the cliffs and shores are covered in Sea Pinks, and this year I have a new bicycle to add another layer of exercise to my walks!The Tilly dolls and Puffin the cat came with me for a photo shoot on the cliffs among the...