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Not So Wordless Wednesday – Turtle

1st April 2009

Not So Wordless Wednesday – Turtle

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Let me introduce you to “Turtle”.  She is a young girl who is one of the main characters in the novel, The Westing Game. This fabric doll, the cotton shirt, and the bead bracelet, were all hand made by my daughter (see previous post).  The denim pants were hand made by my sister Karen a few years ago for another doll that my daughter owns.  The pants were rolled up to give them the look of capris to better fit Turtle.  The fabric for the shirt was given as a gift from my other sister Grace, so this has definitely become a family projet. The shoes are actually infant shoes that we purchased.

The total cost of making this doll and her attire was approximately $20 and the pride that came with the project is immeasurable.

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  1. 1 On April 1st, 2009, Duni said:

    Ha! I can see where your daughter gets the amazing talent from! That doll is adorable. Love the cropped jeans ? and the little bracelet!

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 10:58 am

  2. 2 On April 1st, 2009, Sue said:

    That came out awesome! I love the cute face, shirt and the little shoes! Your daughter did a great job – I hope she gets an A+ for it! She deserves it! :)

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 11:17 am

  3. 3 On April 1st, 2009, waterrose said:

    Cute doll..love the sneakers.

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 12:13 pm

  4. 4 On April 1st, 2009, Karen said:

    Adorable! Good job.

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 1:41 pm

  5. 5 On April 1st, 2009, Amy @Addymom said:

    She did such a great job! I was looking forward to seeing it today after reading your post yesterday. She gets an A++ from me. :)

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 1:44 pm

  6. 6 On April 1st, 2009, Jude said:

    What a good job she did and I’m sure she’ll get an excellent grade, thanks so much for sharing your Daughter’s talent, have a great day.

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm

  7. 7 On April 1st, 2009, Liz said:

    Love it – so cute!! I have just started sewing myself and loving it. I’ve posted some pics of my stuff on my blog – hopefully I will be finishing up another project soon!!

    (BTW: found you through EC)

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 2:17 pm

  8. 8 On April 1st, 2009, Beth (Margie and Edna) said:

    Turtle looks fantastic, great job! And I love the embroidered face, it’s so cute. I know your daughter did that by hand, she’s very talented. :)

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 6:09 pm

  9. 9 On April 1st, 2009, Wanda said:

    Hi,This doll is really cute. I think it is wonderful how you, your daughter, and sisters made this a family project. Your daughter will remember all of you doing this together too for the rest of her life.
    Thanks for sharing this project with us. The doll is really precious. She deserves an A+.

    posted on April 1st, 2009 at 11:15 pm

  10. 10 On April 2nd, 2009, Petula said:

    She’s so cute! What a great project to do together.

    posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 am

  11. 11 On April 2nd, 2009, Mrs. Mecomber said:

    Wow!!! Very talented!

    posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm

  12. 12 On April 2nd, 2009, feefifoto said:

    No way! Your daughter made that? Excuse me — I need to go throw away my sewing kit now.

    posted on April 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm

  13. 13 On April 4th, 2009, flemisa said:

    How great! He is just adorable. Hope he gets a good home and is treasured for a long time.
    What a great project for daughter and the whole family. Glad we could be a part of it — reading her inspiration, seeing her working away and seeing the finished project.

    posted on April 4th, 2009 at 10:41 pm

  14. 14 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Thanks Duni! She worked hard and got great results for her efforts. :-D

    Thanks Sue! Her teacher was very proud of the project and said my daughter had set the standard for all other projects in the future. :-D

    Waterrose – Who can resist baby sneakers?! :-D

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 4:57 pm

  15. 15 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Thanks! I think she’s inherited the sewing gene! :-D

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 5:09 pm

  16. 16 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Thanks Amy! I’m glad I thought to take pictures of her actually making the doll, and documenting her progress. I’m so proud of her! :-D

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 5:12 pm

  17. 17 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Liz – Congratulations and best wishes on your new sewing adventure! I find sewing can be very therapeutic!

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

  18. 18 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Beth – I lost count of how many times she asked me to rip out her stitches, but she worked on the embroidery until it was just the way she wanted it, I was very impressed!

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 6:24 pm

  19. 19 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Thanks Wanda! I’m certainly going to remember it, it’s the first project we got through where she did all of the work, I only had to supervise a little, and we didn’t argue about how things got done! I’m very proud of her to tell you the truth. :-D

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

  20. 20 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    Petula – Thanks! I think she did a great job. :-D

    Thanks Mrs. Mecomber! I also think she did a great job. :-D

    feefifoto – Yep, I must admit, the work was all done by my daughter. I’m looking forward to her next sewing project!

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 6:33 pm

  21. 21 On April 5th, 2009, lynne said:

    flemisa – Thanks! I guess I should’ve taken a photo of the back of the doll as well, it would have shown the long brown braided hair in the back too. She really has every reason to be proud of her creation. :-D

    posted on April 5th, 2009 at 6:38 pm