Scrap Happy Eve
Wishes of Eve
Eve has been languishing around in her unmentionables for a very long time – wishing for more suitable clothes…
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Hanky Scraps
…so using some handkerchief scraps for the fabric…
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card
…and a scrap recipe card for the pattern…
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Paper Bag
…and paper bag handles for the stiffening…
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Panniers
…I made Eve a set of panniers.
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Silk Scrap
Then using a scrap of silk from a sample book…
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Scallops
…and a scrap of scalloped velvet ribbon…
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Petticoat Joy
…I made a petticoat…
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Decent at last
…and Eve feels decent at last! Though her shawl is lovely, and warm, she is now hoping for a jacket!
Eve is a Jenny Barnett doll, Click here for Jenny’s website.
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ScrapHappy is a group of bloggers (links below) who post monthly about using up scraps! All genuine scraps are allowed, and any material. Blog posts are published on the 15th of the month – I really love to see what people are doing with bits and pieces saved from the scrap heaps! If you think you’d like to join the group, contact Kate who devised it with a Swedish friend – her blog is the first link below:
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Quimper Hittys 
Honestly, your scrappage is always so refined 😍
You know, I think the same when I see the lovely things you make in your jewellery studio!
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Ahhhh, your Scrap Happy posts make my day! What a lovely ensemble you’ve made for Eve.
Thank you so much – Eve is definitely pleased to have a few more layers between her and the increasingly chilly autumn atmosphere!
I haven’t heard the term ‘unmentionables’ used for ages! Eve looks lovely in her new outfit and certainly much warmer and ready to go out than she did.
Eve is glad to have all the layers out to her petticoat, but is hankering after a jacket. She may have to wait though, it feels like October is slipping away and a certain Winter Holiday is fast approaching.
Yes, time is flying!
oh my goodness, Eve’s new outfit is delightful and I love the bonnet. I’m not showing Bella (my Jenny Barnett doll). I notice Eve has boots and Bella has bare feet – guess I should work on that.
Oh poor Bella, Would she like some socks? I can get Rose knitting her a pair…Eve loves her petticoat, and I enjoyed using up yet another scrap!!
Bella’s bare feet are looking a bit uncomfortable and Winter is coming. I am going to experiment with making felt slippers, thank you for Rose’s offer I thought socks for such tiny feet would be difficult.
Beautiful doll and beautifully dressed, Kjerstin 🥰
I do love Jenny Barnett’s skill and whimsy, and since I had to put the doll together myself, she really is precious. I enjoy sewing for her, as she has slightly different requirements to my Hittys.
So much more dignified; a fichu, bodice and petticoat only go so far! The colour is wonderful too. I wonder what ‘somebody’ will end up making the jacket and whether it will match the skirt. Working with silk at such a small scale is tricky!
Indeed it’s so true that the underthings only go so far in modesty and fashion. Eve was very happy with the choice of silk and the rich red colour. There isn’t any more of it though, I used the entire square to make the petticoat so we shall see what turns up for the jacket. Yes the silk was pretty tricky – I left the edging in place when I sewed the petticoat, the raw silk was very prone to fraying!
Would you be interested in scraps of sari brocade? Not silk, but still potentially suitable for this sort of application.
That’s a very kind thought. I am not actually sure if I could use them, as my scrap collection is already quite extensive…probably more than I can use in my lifetime already!Thanks so much for thinking of it though.
Loved so much, Thank you dear Hitty Lady, Love, nia
Thank you so much nia, I love to spend a day working with my dolls and some of the lovely materials in my cupboard.
Wow! Eve is a beautiful doll and her new clothes are spectacular 🙂
thanks very much! Eve has been so patient! She loves the red petticoat too!
I bet she feels it was definitely worth the wait 🙂
(I look forward to meeting you next year when we visit BC and seeing some of the lovely ladies (and gent) in person)
Me too!
She is such an elegant lady, i am so glad she is finally getting clothing that is worthy of her. What a glorious petticoat and panniers!!
She is very pleased indeed! Now she feels dressed enough to be seen outside of her dressing room!