Pretty In Pink

The sewing continues for Hitty Addie. I love to crochet so I found a sweet pattern for a crocheted pinafore. Hitty Addie loves her new duds.

You can't tell, but Hitty Addie is smiling!

Underneath that little pinafore is a pretty pink dress! I added a little pink lace at the hem to make her dress look a little more fancy.

Hitty Addie wanted to show you she can sit down like a little lady!

Too da loo!

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Let The Dressing Begin!

Let The Dressing Begin

 Now that my Hitty doll is complete she had to have a name. All Hittys names start with Hitty whatever. I named my new Hitty - Hitty Addie after my grandmother. Her name was Adalaide but everyone called her Addie. So I would like you to meet Hitty Addie. Isn't she a pretty girl! 

We cannot not have a naked Hitty doll so as soon as I had my doll all put together I started to make her some clothes. Gail Wilson added fabrics to her kit along with patterns so this was easy. I've been making cloth dolls a very long time and of course I've sewed their clothes too so this was going to be fun!

                                 

  

Here Hitty Addie stands in her new dress!  She is just so happy to have some clothes on. You'll notice the little furniture behind her. I used to make miniature furniture and made the chair, lamp and fireplace. Hitty Addie is happy to have a cozy place to sit.                          

Uh oh, Hitty Addie is a prim and proper young lady but she is showing you her pantaloons as every proper Hitty doll wears them. Also the fabric, lace and pattern was included in the kit. Since her little legs are cloth, she can't stand on her own so I poked a little small wooden dowel on a round piece of wood and stuck it up the back of her dress and now she can stand alone! Woo hoo!

Now it was time to make Hitty Addie her apron, also included in the kit. Now I didn't finish the top of the apron Gail Wilson's way, I just did my own thing.

Next I decided I would make her a little headband with a red rose on it. I used the really narrow elastic and sewed it together to make a circle and sewed down the little rose. How cute she looks!

Poor Hitty Addie - she's just worn out with all the dressing and such so she just had to lay down. She took off her dress and apron and is about to lay down on the sofa and take a nap. She says she'll see you later.

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My Hitty Journey Begins

Well, I will tell you how my Hitty Doll journey began. A few years ago while visiting Stockbridge, Massachusetts, I wanted to go into the library and see what it looked like. When I entered I saw a little glass case in the middle of the room and there was a tiny little wooden doll sitting on a bench with a few little dolly things around her. I was fascinated and the librarian came over and began to tell me all about the doll named "Hitty". I had never heard of a Hitty doll and knew nothing of her.

 

 

I also was told there was a book about her - Hitty, Her First One Hundred Years. I had never heard of the book either!

 

 

 

 Below, you will see the photo I took of Hitty sitting on her bench with a few of her possessions around her.

 

So my journey with Hitty started. I did some research online about her but did not know you could obtain a Hitty doll or that there were people who had Hitty dolls! I knew nothing!

To make my long story short, I found you could purchase a carved wooden Hitty doll although they were rather pricey. My husband told me to go ahead and order one, but I'm a little thrifty and decided I would go with a Hitty kit by Gail Wilson. I order her kit and began to make my doll. Her head, arms and legs were made by Gail and the rest was made by me. All was included in her kit - even the stuffing.

 This is a picture from Gail Wilson's website and the little sitting doll is like mine and how she looked after she was all finished.The correct height of a Hitty doll is 6 1/4"!

Peace, love and keep playing with dolls!