Hi everyone,
On Friday (August 19, 2016) we'll will offer a pattern from Shari Fuller of Thimbles and Acorns for free as special one-day only event rather than having the "normal" Freebie Friday voting. We'd love to have you help us spread the word and be sure to get your copy, a $10.99 value!
More About Shari Fuller and Thimbles And Acorns, (in her own words).
My grandma gave me my first sewing lesson when I was about eight years old. I had been fascinated with her sewing for as long as I could remember and was so excited when she gave me a doll pattern and sent me to her sewing closet to pick out just the right fabric for my first project. Sewing was a way for me to connect with my grandma, and although she may not have realized it at the time, this gift she gave me helped me become a better student. History became more exciting as I became captivated by the dynamic fashions through the ages. This is what Thimbles and Acorns is all about; building relationships and encouraging learning.
More information about the pattern:
The 1880 Mary and Laura Dress For 16 and 18 Inch Dolls: Born in 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder had the privilege of witnessing a whole period of American history; the frontier, the woods, the Indian country of the great plains, the frontier towns, the building of railroads in wild, unsettled country, homesteading and farmers coming in to take possession. Later in her life, she began recording these memories in her classic “Little House on the Prairie” books, preserving a first hand account of those significant years in American History. The “Mary and Laura” dresses are a reproduction of the dresses the girls wore in a picture taken around 1880, the year recorded so vividly in her book “The Long Winter”.
Now your 16" and 18" doll can dress as Mary or Laura in this replica of the Ingalls' dress' by Thimbles and Acorns This pattern includes instructions for an overdress, an underskirt, and a hand stitched hankie to tuck in the side pocket.
This bundled PDF sewing pattern is designed to fit 16" A Girl for All Time® dolls and 18" American Girl® dolls. Both the 18" and 16" patterns are also available individually on Pixie Faire.
Recommended Fabrics: Dress and Skirt in lightweight cotton, linen, or silk. Not suitable for knits. Handkerchief in lightweight cotton batiste, linen, lawn, or muslin. Not suitable for knits.
Supplies Needed:Dress and Skirt ~ 2/3 yard (2/3 m) 45-inch wide fabric.Handkerchief ~ 4-inch (10.25 cm) square. Note: Fabric amounts are generous; most items can be cut from leftover pieces of fabric. Notions: Thread, 2/3 yard 1/2-inch (12 mm) wide flat lace, 1/2 yard 1/4-inch (6 mm) wide ribbon, small decorative button to secure the ribbon at the front neckline, six 3/8-inch (9 mm) flat buttons for the back closures on the dress and underskirt (small snaps or hook and loop tape can be used if preferred).
Skill Level: Easy
What You Get: One 28 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides step-by-step digitally drawn illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.
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Please be sure to leave a comment and thank Shari!
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Sue Ellen
August 17, 2016
Thank you for this dress pattern. I loved the Little House on the Prairie books as a child. I always imagined my grandmother as Laura because she was born in the 1890’s. She also became a one room school teacher when she was very young. I started sewing on her Singer treadle sewing machine. How I loved making that old thing sing. I so wish I had it today. I hope I can do the pattern justice in honor of my grandmother.