Browsing through recently-acquired quilting fabrics, one in particular caught my eye. It came from the thrift store and is backing-width (108"), so... I don't know exactly how much of it I got, but "plenty" is a fair descriptor. Glancing at it, I decided I wanted to make another 1952 Wrap Dress, this one for a different dolly. I dug through my packets of bias binding (I have so many...), found a match, and set to. Then I cleaned up the doll in question. I now know how to remove human nail polish from American Girl dolls!
Evette's hair is notoriously difficult to manage, and clearly has had a brush run through it many times by a previous owner. So I still need to wash, section, and twist the strands back into their curls, but that is a project for Future Me. Her wig is also very thick... I had no trouble getting the headband onto Blaire, but had to fight to get this one on Evette! The mini squishmallow is from a McDonald's Happy Meal, and is named Maritza... which is one of Evette's best friends. So I decided it was clearly meant to be her plushie, and shamelessly stole it from my kids. I don't think they've even noticed.
Today I am stitching two more of the dresses from the same material as Blaire's, but with different bias tape. Once I have them (and the matching bloomers and headbands) done, I might offer them up for sale on the AG Discord I'm on. At then some point I'll move on to sewing a different pattern.
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