Events

Doll Makers:

7A Savanna
by Barbara Hamilton

This doll was designed at a workshop given by Peggy Wilson. It was the first doll designing course that has been offered to the club and I jumped at it as I felt I was ready to go to this next stage of doll making. It was a two day course full of ideas and techniques and lots of inspiration. I had brought along a magazine that had a painting of several women on the cover thinking that these characters would make a great doll. And so happily, with a weekend of work and a lot of luck, here she is my sweet little Savanna.

11B
by Edwina Sutherland

"Old Fairies never die, they just get busy dusting daisies."

An original design, the doll is needle felted with machine embroidered wings.

12A Marbles
by Liane Thiry-Smith

Marbles... see I'm not losing them I'm finding them!

Marbles was created from mixed pattern pieces from Patti Culea's Creative Doll Making book for the body and for the head I modified a pattern piece from Lucy Garvin.

She is a doll created for our Secret Sister exchange where we each provided the materials every month with which another doll member would create a doll to trade at the end.

Doll Makers:

1A Jacquie in the Pulpit
by Bonnie Pritchard

This is my version of Jacquie Lecuyer's Uma. Her vest is both wired and quilted. She was challenging and fun to make.

3A El-Sea
by Katuma McLaughlin

Made from Jacquie Lecuyer's Uma pattern.

7A Savanna
by Barbara Hamilton

This doll was designed at a workshop given by Peggy Wilson. It was the first doll designing course that has been offered to the club and I jumped at it as I felt I was ready to go to this next stage of doll making. It was a two day course full of ideas and techniques and lots of inspiration. I had brought along a magazine that had a painting of several women on the cover thinking that these characters would make a great doll. And so happily, with a weekend of work and a lot of luck, here she is my sweet little Savanna.

8A Pedestal Doll
by Roberta Russell

The doll is an adaptation of a pedestal doll popularized by American doll artist Lynne Sward.

13B Ol' Man Winter
by Nancy Leigh-Smith

Ol' Man winter in just about to blow his last storm of the winter.

13C Lizzie
by Nancy Leigh-Smith

Lizzie was inspired by the material for the 2004 Inspirations Needlecraft Show challenge.

Doll Makers:

1B Abigail
by Bonnie Pritchard

Abigail is a young friendly witch just learning her trade. She is a "brown bag" doll created by Bonnie Pritchard from Lucy Garvin's Fenwick pattern.

All clothing and accessories were designed and provided by Peggy Wilson, Barbara Hamilton and Nancy Leigh-Smith.

2A A Walk with Sir Douglass
by Louise Bergeron

Made from a Magic Threads pattern "Secret Keepers" by Julie McCullough.

4 Beach Dreams
by Ruth Huggins

An original doll created for the All Dolled Up Winter Challenge.

13A Mischievous Maeve
by Nancy Leigh-Smith

Maeve loves to dance in the flower garden and doesn't mean to be destructive. She's just an enthusiastic garden spirit. She was created for the Secret Sister exchange.

Doll Makers:

2B Good time in the Making
by Louise Bergeron

Made from a Country Friends pattern "Cousin Nell" designed by Wendy Brigg.

Doll Makers:

5 Super Zoey
by Evelyn Walsh

This is Evelyn's interpretation of Julie McCullough's Magic Threads pattern Super Zoey.

7B Mother Nature
by Barbara Hamilton

Mother Nature was designed by Julie McCullough.

Doll Makers:

3B Mrs. Darragh
by Katuma McLaughlin

Made from Jacquie Lecuyer's Uma pattern.

11A The Unbearable Lightness of Being A Fire Goddess
by Edwina Sutherland

An original cloth doll with machine embroidered fabric.

Doll Makers:

6 Santa
by Maxine Robertson

Maxine made the original doll with hair and painted face. It was then passed once each month to a member of the brown bag group of Jacquie Lecuyer, Peggy Fadyk, Peggy Wilson and Jo-Ann Raven. As the Santa travelled from doll maker to doll maker he was dressed from the waist down, from the waist up, accessories were added and finally the doll was posed.

7B Mother Nature
by Barbara Hamilton

Mother Nature was designed by Julie McCullough.

14A Winter Get Away
by Barbara Ross

The doll was made from Jane Coughlan's "Beach Babe" pattern. My Beach Babe is basking in the sun on a beautiful beach in Mexico under sunny skies and palm trees. She is taking it easy enjoying her favorite dolly magazine and sipping on a strawberry margarita. She has enjoyed shopping from the beach vendors purchasing jewellery, a sombrero, and a beach mat. The palm tree was made from felt and doweling, the sun tan lotions and fancy drink from Fimo and the sandals from foam sheets.

Doll Makers:

10A Spring Fantasy
by Jacquie Lecuyer

An original design by Jacquie this doll has burnt clothing and a wired vest.

10B The Quiet Quilter
by Jacquie Lecuyer

This is the newest design by Jacquie for all her quilting friends. The 9-patch quilt was done for the challenge in 2003-3004 and completed as a U.F.O. this year.

10C Auntie Mame
by Jacquie Lecuyer

Auntie Mame was designed by Peggy Wilson and made by Lisa Corr (organizer), Edwina Sutherland, Val Rochester, Diane Dent, Linda Potter, Peggy Wilson, Cal & Tammy Alexander, Jo-Ann Raven, Julie Brais, and Julie McCullough. It was given to Jacquie.

14B Ovarna
by Barbara Ross

This doll was made from Jacquie Lecuyer's Ovarna pattern.

Doll Makers:

9A Elf
by Jo-Ann Raven

Started as a skater and ended up an elf this doll was created during a "brown bag" exchange.

9B Tree Spirit
by Jo-Ann Raven

This doll was created for a Mystery Doll Challenge for Ottawa's cloth doll club, All Dolled Up. We received the pattern for a basic stump doll designed by Jacquie Lecuyer, one body part each month, hence the mystery. It was to be made from found or recycled items. I redesigned the pattern to suit my own twisted imagination. Her trunk was made from an old cushion from the 60's. The child is a piece off an old apple tree. The rock was found on a nature walk with my son over 20 years ago and the mouse hiding in the piece of wood was found on the floor at my work. The Leaves were embroidered over sewing scraps from a friend and the flowers are a scrap of yarn from another friends project. The hair was sent to me from Italy from a former student who's boyfriend worked in the fashion district. It is scraps of mohair that he picked off the cutting room floor. The nest is an acorn cap from the park next door and the eggs are small navy beans.