For her birthday , Miss Loodyloo decided to give the 1930's a whirl with Kit & Ruthie American Girl dolls topping her wish list. Depression era fun, it sounds a bit odd I know, but the stories in Kit's series have certainly captivated her and she now says things like 'hard times' and 'waste not, want not' in reference to her allowance which really cracks me up. Hard times? Yeah right, kid. But hey, I'm not turning down a chance to buy feedsack prints and make cute doll clothes. Here are a few items we cooked up this summer.
The gorgeous Miss Ruthie Smithens in a green and cream dress based on Eden Ava's 1930's Dress pattern from Liberty Jane.
Same pattern again with collar and trim per instructions for the ever ebullient Kit Kittredge.
Cincinnati canning dress made from Liberty Jane's free Drawstring Dress pattern.
Vintage inspired shorts and top from Eden Ava's 'Get your Kicks Playsuit' pattern, again from Liberty Jane.
Log cabin quilt, bedding and rick rack house dress (a variation of Pleasant Company Molly's Pinafore.) The crate was cobbled together from an old clementine box by Papaloo.
And hands down, the cutest (certainly the easiest) project of all: vintage label canned goods! Tutorial can be found here along with a sweet little bakery case -- and oh! check out her absolutely fabulous stove too.
Next up, Little House Ma dress ups.
3 comments:
Kit and Ruthie's new clothes are adorable!
wow - those clothes are absolutely adorable, and very well done!
I found your blog by looking for patterns for the 13" Corolle Doll - my girls are getting them for Christmas. I have some experience sewing but not alot of time before Christmas for many redo's - I would prefer to use a pattern this go around if possible. Seeing as you have experience with both dolls - what is your opinion on how the Liberty Jane AG doll patterns would fit the Corolle 13" dolls? I know there is a 5" difference in height so obviously some changes would need to be made in the length, etc. Maybe I will try the free one you listed and see. Your thoughts would be most appreciated too! Beautiful blog, by the way.
Hi missy,
The two dolls are very different and not just in height. The AGs have wide bodies and linebacker shoulders whilst the 13" Corolles are very slim. If you're looking for patterns to adjust, I'd start with the BFC Ink or the Ellowyne Liberty Jane free patterns first.
http://libertyjanepatterns.com/category/all-patterns/free-sample-guidebook
Best of luck!
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