Wish List

I was looking around for things for our house, which I am now officially allowed to do.   So, here is my house-wish-list-treasury from Etsy.  

George and the Dragon flip doll pattern... and the Princess, too!

George and the Dragon are finally here!  When I made the first George and the Dragon last year, I assumed I would make a pattern - but there were a few design issues holding me back.  Maybe I'll write a whole post about that later.  A few experiments and three versions later, George and his buddy are a fairly simple ragdoll pattern with a twist.  Ahem, I mean a flip.

He still has the flip up visor and fancy plume.  The dragon has ric rac spines and yellow eyes and toenails.  A few new details include George's crest and the dragon's wings.  You can read a version of the story here and here. 

The pattern itself is much more user friendly that the Bunny and Fox pattern, although making all the little decorative bits can be a bit time consuming.  Still, I made the last one in about four hours - so not too time consuming.  Oh yes, and this pattern features hand drawn diagrams, rather than photographs, which I think turned out awesome, if I do say so myself. 

The pattern also includes a rag doll Princess pattern, and alternate instructions for making George and the Dragon into simple rag dolls instead of a flip doll - which I think is more appropriate for little ones who can't flip them yet.

 I have two new flip patterns coming over the next two weeks, and those will each have the usual limited time giveaways, so stay tuned.  There may even be a doll giveaway!  For now, George can be found in the shop.   

I made a couple videos of me flipping it.  I had a little assistant, so the videos are perhaps not the most clear, but still amusing, I hope.

Updates and Heads Up

Two things:

We're beginning work on our own home.  You can keep up with our progress here: Home is a place.

And, the George and the Dragon flip doll pattern will hopefully make an appearance very soon.  There have been some design issues, then my camera broke, and now my sewing machine is in the shop... But I believe I've got the kinks worked out, and I intend to have the pattern, along with two other super cute flip doll patterns finished by mid July.  There's sure to be giveaways and much excitement.  Stay tuned. 

I'm always gonna hafta know...

I was going through some old files today and came across this video.  John made it for me when we were dating, and I think it played a big part in keeping us together.  I couldn't resist sharing it, sorry, John. 



Music: Important in your Life by Jonathan Richman