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Recently, I visited my Mom. Shortly after I arrived I turned around, and what did I see? My very first rag doll that I had ever sewed sitting on a shelf looking at me!
My Mom reads my blog and knew about my rag doll post from a few months ago. When she came across my doll while cleaning up some stuff she put it on that shelf for me to take home with me next time I came over.
I recognize the doll right away. My memory of her was a little more, uhm,.... Rosey, shall we say. I did not remember her uneven legs, or how poorly her arms were stitched, or the stains.
She is 20 years old. She is made by a 7 year old little girl. The doll looks like an antique piece of folk art,... if I am being kind. :) It is hard to believe that she still survives!
Do you want to see her? Here you go. Here is my very first doll:
Here she is with her modern sisters. These are the rag dolls that I make now. When I designed them I was modeling them after my idyllic memories of the doll that my Mom had helped me cut out so many years ago.
I make these new dolls for gifts and to sell on QuietStandards, my Etsy Shop. Please feel free to check out my listings, if you are interested in purchasing a rag doll of this style! :)
I think your first doll is so cute! :D That is special to have something you sewed when you were only 7 years old. It's funny how our memories from childhood can be so different when we see them as an adult. Things we thought were so big, suddenly seem small, etc.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sunshine Country!
DeleteIt is funny how we remember things as children. Our perspective changes a lot as we grow up. :)
I love you and your sewing! So glad I found her for you and you should go ahead and name her Rosey :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mommy! I am glad you found her, too. Rosey....that is a good idea! I think I will. I had never named her that I can recall.
DeleteIt was fun to see the doll from your childhood that you made. That’s neat your Mom saved it for you. :)
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