Seventh Log Cabin Hitty

Here’s a photo of my seventh log cabin hitty.  I had a lot of fun carving her while trying new carving techniques.

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Sixth Log Cabin Hitty

My sixth Log Cabin Hitty was donated to the Hittygirls group for the first ever Hitty plus Paperdoll Extravaganza. Details about the extravaganza are provided at:

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Fifth Log Cabin Hitty

Here’s my fifth Log Cabin Hitty.  I am very pleased with how well her lips turned out, and am very happy about the outfit I sewed for her.  I’m finally getting to where I can sew nicer outfits and have been sewing more than carving lately.  I’m finding sewing to be a joyful experience and am having a lot of fun trying new techniques for making lovlier dresses. Read more

Fourth Log Cabin Hitty

Here’s a photo of my fourth log cabin Hitty.  She’s certainly got an expression doesn’t she?!?

I wanted to try shaping the face a bit differently, and although she didn’t turn out as I would have liked, I will admit that she certainly can make a person laugh as she stares with wide-eyed wonder. Read more

Third Log Cabin Hitty

Here’s my third log cabin Hitty.  She was recently sold on eBay and has gone to live with her new Person.  She also was a pure joy to make, and I was very pleased with how well she turned out. Read more

Second Log Cabin Hitty

I have completed my second log cabin Hitty, and have sent her to live with her new person Denise.  Denise is the lady that came up with the idea of carving the log cabin wood into Hittys, and so my second Log Cabin Hitty was made as a thank you gift for the fabulous idea and her encouragement. Read more

Log Cabin Hitty Day Five ~ Hitty Elsie Is Born

Today I completed Hitty Elsie, and am extremely happy with my new Hitty.  She turned out much more beautiful than I imagined she would.  The process of taking 151 year old wood from an old log cabin has been very exciting for me, and to finally see the end result of my labor is a very wonderful feeling. Read more

Log Cabin Hitty Day Four

Today I have no helpers sadly.  Mom and pops have gone home and my husband is at work, so I plan to do what I can do, grab a few planks from the cabin for Hitty Boxes and begin carving one of the completed blanks into a Hitty. Read more

Log Cabin Hitty Day Three

Today was a very productive day.  My mom and pop came to visit, and pops basically ran circles around me in the shop.

First, about the shop, it’s a large building that has one huge work area, an open area for the tractor to sit under and a small room off to the side that we use for storing old tools, nails and just basic junk.  Read more

Log Cabin History

I wanted to share what history I have been able to find out about the log cabin.  The cabin was built by “Pappy”, my husbands great-great grandfather.

According to my father in law, there were 7 generations of Wilkes up to him that had lived in America.  He said they descended from the John Wilkes that had gotten kicked out of Parliament in the 1700s.  Read more

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