Blondes and Brunettes

(Updated to add that there is a new updated and improved Princess and the Pea set available right here -

in the shop as well as a new blogpost about the set right here )

I had a commision recently for a blonde Princess and the Pea set and really enjoyed making it. I love the idea of the Princesses having different hair colour and dresses and of course it makes it a lot more fun for me too!

She's wearing a Laura Ashley red Toile print dress and has beautiful blonde yarn hair. Just look how much she's enjoying the sunshine in her flower garden.

As you can see, she's a very peaceful Princess.

I've used a couple of new fabrics for the mattresses (as well as the standard ones). And I'm glad to say that I've got these down pat now. For a while I was finding it very time consuming quilting ten tiny mattresses, but I have developed a technique that lets me whiz through them (relatively speaking).

I'm probably going to start making the totes in different fabrics as well. Although I love this green vintage fabric and it is perfect for them. It's a really good weight and is nice and strong, so it will survive being dragged around!

On another note, I was leaving some of my bits lying around today on my kitchen table (so to speak!), so that a particular visitor I had, could see them, without it looking like I was shoving them in her face and it all looked so pretty that I just had to take a photo.

And yup, there she is, one side of the latest topsy turvy doll. I love her. And I'm loving her other half too. In fact I'm enjoying it so much that I've decided to make some 'normal' dolls too - (so the answer to your question Molly is 'yes' I am making some normal dolls - sorry for being the slowest responder in the world!).

The Princess and the Pea set is now in the shop now.

Comments

[lla]

Ah, yes - but which princess has more fun? The Blonde or the brunette????

All so lovely....

[Kristy]

As beautiful as Blondie is I'm sure brunettes have much more fun!
I can vouch that the bag fabric is super durable if it can withstand Josie then it can anything!I just wish the pea had lasted as long.Our princess thinks she's Juliet 'Oh oh pea.Where for art thou pea?'It had to happen sooner or later!
Being nosey now but who was the particular visitor?

[atelier455]

I love that red toile - I made my bedroom curtains from this exact material and am now finding various uses for all the leftover material (as well as the blue and lilac versions that I've also used in projects!)

[meg]

Manda, everything looks so wonderful! I love the part about leaving things "lying around"...*ahem*. I've been known to do that myself. "What? That? Oh, just some things I've been working on" ;0)

[Mama Urchin]

If it was my blonde girl's need for a blonde doll that inspired you that's wonderful. I was worried it might bother you to have to change the hair color. Love the topsy turvey doll.

[Sew Recycled!]

Your latest topsy turvey has a beautiful dress. Where do you get all your lovely fabrics? - one jealous blogger here!I would not want anyone to see my table at the mo, very very messy!