Hello Dolly-How About Some New Clothes?

You know how I took some time off?

Well, here is one of the projects I completed

while I was away.

Our little SweetCheeks got an 

American Girl Doll, Ruthie,

for her birthday in November.

What does a new doll need?

Why-new clothes, of course!

So, Nana decided to whip up some clothes

for her special girl.

I have always loved

Mary Engelbreit fabrics.

This is one of my favorite pieces.

I have enough left to make SweetCheeks

a matching skirt.

If she isn't doing a casual dress she needs

something a little bit fancier to match 

her cute new shoes.

I made a matching bow and I always

do a finished lining inside the bodice.

For Wisconsin winters you need a skating outfit.

Not in the mood for skating?

Then reverse the skirt and add a fur vest.

This outfit makes use of one of Dad's 

discarded jeans (using material from the leg)

Gotta have something to wear with those sneakers.

Perhaps you like PINK

AND you need a backpack with "accessories".

Christmas Eve we always give the grandkids

matching pajamas.

Ruthie needed pjs to match SweetCheeks 

new pjs.  I think these come pretty close.

I thought I had a picture of 

SweetCheeks and Ruthie in their matching pjs...

hmmm....

Anyway, when SweetCheeks and Ruthie

decide to run away from home

they can do it in style.

This was her Christmas present

from Papa and me.

However, IF she is heading for

Hollywood to make the best dressed list

she might want to leave her socks at home.

LOL- She IS going to hate me someday

you know!