A Sewing Major Project

 I was asked by a neighbor girl if I could fix her doll.  I said yes before I realized what I was getting myself into.  These first three pictures show what the doll looked like when I got her. 









I had the doll for a few weeks before I started on fixing her.  I had to think about how to go about it.


The legs were really bad, so they had put duct tape on them.  I was afraid of what them might look like under the tape. 






The picture to the right shows what the legs did loo
 like under the tape.  I had to hand repair the big holes
 in the legs & feet.

 I got a pair of men's socks that was about the same color.  I made leg & arm covers to put over the old arms & legs.  I didn't want to spoil the old doll by removing the old parts so I just cover the bad parts.  I cut the heal of the sock for the face & embroidered a new face on.

 I figured she needed a new clothes too so made blue under pants & a red dress.  My daughter suggested since she had had red tape boots I should give her some red boots too.  So she has boots too. 
 She has gone back home to her "mamma" who was very happy for the improvement.  In her words the doll was claimed to be awesome. 

Newest Sewing Project.

Our curtians by our bay window were getting very very worn out.  We close them at bed time & when we go away to keep our dogs out of the bay window as we have plants in there.  But there have been several times that they have gotten in there any way.  Then as they come back out they have bent the rod & ripped the curtains.  We have replace the rod several times & I have put patches on the curtains.  You can see some of the patches at the bottom of this first picture.  But now they have started falling apart where we pull them back & forth.  I don't know if you can see the bent rod in the second picture or not. 

Here are the new curtains.  I had both fabrics in my stash. So the biggest cost was the hooks.  I got them on ebay they were a darker red then I hoped for.  I had a grand daughter ask if she could paint them for me.  We had a painting day last Sat.  I had 4 helpers.  We went with red, white & blue.  The stars do keep the curtains from opening as much as I'd like but that is ok too.  In this first picture of the curtains you can't see the bottom part of blue.  The blue have dots on it & the red has white stars, the tie back is a blue/white plaid. 

I have had this wall hanging for years given to me by my best friend.  I have used it as a inspiration for many of the other items in the living room so I figured I'd make the curtains to sort of match too. 

Sore Arm

 Ed had a lot more swelling with this surgery.  He even had bruising too.  He had to take off his wedding ring because it was getting too tight to leave it on the left ring finger.

Ed's Newest Surgery

Ed had his right thumb repaired in May knowing that when it was healed enough to please the doctor he would have the left one done.  So yesterday August 24th was the day for the left thumb to get done.  All when well.  He will be in this cast/dressing for two weeks then regular casts for another 4 weeks. 

He has to keep it elevated for 72 hours at least here at home.

Bridge work on Podunk

 Just some pictures of the work being done.  Not real easy to see in the pictures that there is a big hole now.  It has been about a week since we checked.

More Surgery Recovery Pictures

Sorry I have not posted sooner.  I have been rather busy.  But here are a few pictures of Ed's recovery. He had this orange cast on for two weeks.  He then got a small plastic form thing to wear for another few weeks.   Not sure if I got a picture of it. 

Surgery Update

Ed was back to see the doctor on Wed, June 3rd.  They took the big dress & brace off.  So we got to see the incision, very interesting.  Ed was also able to wash that hand off.  He said that felt so good to get it clean.  They then gave him a cast, this one stays on two weeks.  Then he goes back for another one for another two weeks.  When that second one comes off he with see PT for some therapy.

 There were 16 stitches in the L shaped incision & a total of 5 stitches in the other two incisions.