July's Meeting

July's Meeting began as always with show and tell. We all brought in our completed mixed part teapot dolls from our last meeting. As you may recall we swapped parts we each made from different fabric and took them home to complete. Here are the finished pots. They all turned out lovely. From left rear to right is the pot made by Vivian then there's Sandi's pot. There's mine (Venus) and then Jean's. We all agreed it was a fun project. Sandi brought in a project she was working on which is turning out fabulous. I can't wait to see it finished. It is also a project I am looking forward to working on. It's the Ethopian Queen, a Kookie Davis pattern. Sandi is doing a fabulous job. Jean showed 2 dolls she completed since we last met which are adorable. She made a doll from the EttaMae pattern and one from the Annie LaBouche pattern both a free pattern designed by Kate Erbach. They are so cute!

Everyone has been busy, busy, busy. After taking a little snack break along with a little chit chat, Jean showed us her next project. It was a pattern from the July issue of Soft Dolls & Animals called How's My Hair? She showed us how she strip pieced enough fabric to fit the pattern pieces for the doll. The pattern called for either strip piecing or crazy piecing to add interest. It definitely looks like an interesting doll to make so we decided it will be a project we will all work on and have completed by our next meeting. Jean has hers already cut out stitched and ready to go. I guess we will all have to catch up. I can't wait to see how they all turn out.