Brown Eyed Girl

After a busy-with-a-million-other-projects sewing hiatus, I finally dusted off my sewing machine yesterday and finished one of my unfinished projects. (I have too many of those!) It was a perfect day, too. I sat around and sewed all day in my pajamas while outside it was all thunderstorm-y and spooky.

My latest project was another brown-skinned doll for a lovely blog-friend who is also adopting from Ethiopia. I love the idea that this little doll will soon be sitting in a nursery waiting for a wee babe from way across the ocean. I've been dilly-dallying on this project for a long while now and I'm so grateful that this friend has been oh so patient.

Here she is:

The fabrics are from this collection: Summer Song By My Minds Eye
- Riley Blake Designs -

So fun and pretty!


This was my first attempt at doing any sort of applique.
I even used heat n' bond.
And some sort of new stitch. Blanket stitch? I forget.

Little booties.



Two brown button eyes and a little embroidered mouth.



Can't forget a cute hair accessory!


P.S. Don't you just love her big hair??? Hee hee.

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