Hittys PIF Adventures

May 30, 2009 by Maria  
Filed under Merry Happy Hittys

Today the Merry Happy Hittys received their first PIF (Pay it forward).  They wanted to share their excitement, so a lot of photos were taken of them enjoying their lovely surprise gifts. Read more

Hitty Bedroom

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
Filed under Merry Happy Hittys

I finally got around to working on my Hitty Home, and have the bedroom almost completed.

I made the bed out of a mixture of balsa and basswood, with wooden dowels as the posts. Read more

Meet Dot, my fourth Hitty

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
Filed under Merry Happy Hittys

I finally carved a basswood Hitty.  Her name is Dot because she looks like a doll who loves to have a lot of fun.  I named her after my sister-in-law Dot because she is such a happy and fun person.  No matter the circumstance, she always has a smile ready for anyone. Read more

My newest Cloth Hitty

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
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Here’s my third cloth Hitty.   She doesn’t have a name because she’s currently up for sale on eBay for her new owner to name. Read more

Hitty Quilt

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
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I found some lovely print fabric at Wal-Mart that has 1 inch squares of various primitive designs.  It makes a lovely Hitty Quilt that is perfectly scaled for Hitty. Read more

My First Hitty Swap

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
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I participated in the Hitty Girls 3rd Travel Bag Swap.  Below is a picture of the wonderful Travel Bag I received, as well as a handsewn Hitty quilt.  Doesn’t my Charlene Hitty look fantastic with them?!? Read more

My Completed Cloth Hittys

May 25, 2009 by Maria  
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I’ve finally designed a cloth Hitty doll and digitized a wonderful Hitty Head to sew on my embroidery machine.

Below are my first two Cloth Hittys made from my newest design.  The one on the right was an experiment with painting additional features.  Her name is Charlene after one of my best friends, Charlene Webb. Read more

My second Hitty ensemble

May 18, 2009 by Maria  
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I finally completed another Hitty ensemble.  It’s a red quaker dress, like my first, made from the pattern provided by Julie Old Crow of Julie Old Crow Studios. Read more

My digitized Hitty Petticoat

May 18, 2009 by Maria  
Filed under Items For Sale, Merry Happy Hittys

It took me 3 weeks to design and digitize this petticoat, but it turned out much better than I thought it would.  It was well worth the effort.    Read more

These Hitty Pantaloons are my first digitized design

May 18, 2009 by Maria  
Filed under Items For Sale, Merry Happy Hittys

I have an embroidery machine and just recently learned that I could digitize doll clothing on my computer and transfer the designs to my machine to be sewn into lace. Read more

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