~ Hello Dolly ~

It isn't very often that I make a rag doll anymore ~

in fact, I haven't brought one to 'life' in a few years…

but

as I am always pinning wonderful things on Pinterest,

I enjoy looking at the old & worn early dolls and playthings of our youthful past.

Inspiration hit, 

and as an 'in-between' sort of project,

I made HER ~

not fancy by any means.

in fact, she was made entirely from humble-scraps 

~ found here in my over-flowing sewing room.

her head/body is made from an old piece of linen I found on my travels to Pennsylvania.

her arms are made from another type of early linen that I believe I found in Ohio…

her features were penciled-on, 

then I went over them lightly with a sepia-colored ink

with a scratchy, feathery hand.

her legs are made from cotton ticking in cream & black

and her dress is a piece of an old old quilt top that was hand pieced together... long ago.

~ the quilt cottons are quite crisp!

her hair is a simple piece of black silk ribbon ~

and is she is entirely stuffed with more clean fabric scraps.

I hand stitched her and also treadle machine sewed her body parts.

~ she is signed & dated by me too.

she is some-what heavy & nicely floppy, 

as any 'old' girl should be ~ tee hee!

I think I'll name her 

"Arabella"

Arabella is approx. 20 inches tall.

She is up for adoption ~ $145.00 with free travel expenses

if you have room in your heart & home for her.

{{She promises to help you with the sweeping & dusting,

and she makes hotcakes that are as light as air.}}

She has been ADOPTED ~ Thanks so much!!

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 ~ Blessings from the Farm ~

 Lori