Sewing for American Girl Dolls: New doll coming soon! Alexis by Via-E ( http://...

Sewing for American Girl Dolls: New doll coming soon!  
 Alexis by Via-E ( http://...: New doll coming soon!     Alexis by Via-E (  http://via-e.com/  ).   It's been awhile since I first found her and placed an order to ...

The Doll Wardrobe: The Return of the Prodigal Doll: Samantha Parkingt...

The Doll Wardrobe: The Return of the Prodigal Doll: Samantha Parkingt...: American Girl purposefully let the cat out of the proverbial bag  on their Facebook account alerting the world that  Samantha Parkingto...

This is a link to an extensive collection of antique quilt patterns from various sources:

http://www.americanlegacyquiltindexes.com/

Awesome compilation of Nancy Cabot Quilt Blocks

This lady - Candace Moore - has compiled and shared an awesome collection of Nancy Cabot quilt blocks on her blog - Moore About Nancy. She started the series in January 2013 with the intention of posting the blocks on the same day that they were published in the Chicage Tribune newspaper where Nancy Cabot worked for 32 years. The original publish date and Nancy's write-up for the block are included with a photo or a sketch of each block. The daily postings of most of the blocks include step by step instructions on how to make the blocks with beautiful photographs and templates which can be downloaded and quilt layout examples. She also includes links to other web sites that have an example or tutorial of that block. The blocks are scaled to 6 inches for making a sampler quilt. Because this is a sampler sew along, she has chosen to not draft the patterns that are applique or that are designed for using in a quilt top that uses one block design to form an overall design - an example would be the Irish Chain.

Simply an incredible gift to the quilting world!!

Click the link below to her blog where the patterns for the Nancy Cabot Sew Along are posted. Once there, click on the tap at the top - The Blocks - to see all of the blocks she has posted so far. Be sure to read  the posts "Making A Sampler Quilt Parts 1, 2 & 3" which were posted on March 4th, 6th & 8th

Moore About Nancy: Who is Nancy Cabot?: Nancy Cabot wrote a daily newspaper column for the Chicago Tribune in the 1930's.

Moore About Nancy: Making a Sampler Quilt-Part 1

Here's a link to Part 1 of Making a Sampler Quilt (patterns are by Nancy Cabot) on Candace Moore's blog -  Moore About Nancy. Ms. Moore has drafted the patterns to be 6 inches in size and provides construction info and photos, downloadable templates and layout suggestions. This is a wonderful generous contribution to quilters! Thank you Ms. Moore!


Moore About Nancy: Making a Sampler Quilt-Part 1

Dolls that may be archived

Personally, I hope they're not correct because I had hoped to get these dolls someday since they are from my home state - Louisiana. (Marie Grace & Cecile live in New Orleans during the yellow fever epidemic of 1853.) Click on the link below to read what some are saying about the possibility of some AG dolls being retired in the near future.

Living A Doll's Life : Who Will Archive 2014?: This is purely speculation as my AG friends continue to discuss this subject. In a previous post , I mentioned that a PS said in April,...

American Girl Doll Swimsuit

The Craft Patch: American Girl Doll Swimsuit: Okay, I warned you I was kind of obsessed with doll clothes right now. After making some basics ( HERE ) and a pair of pajamas ( HERE ), my ...

Gilded Lace Crowns for your doll

Need a crown for your doll? Here's a fantastic tutorial on how to make a splendid one!

Bitter Betty Blogs: Tutorial Tuesday: Gilded Lace Crowns: These pretty crowns are great for costumes (Halloween princess, anyone?), fairy house decorations, and the tiny ones could be cute tree o...

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