Yur has some new accessories.  A girl can never have too many stockings...

Now that I have my space in a workable arrangement, I decided to start building Yur's wardrobe with the essentials.  I've made a selection of stockings for her.   A basic set of white lycra ones for wearing underneath gowns to protect her resin legs & feet from shoes.  Then three sets of sheer stockings for outfits that will show off her lovely legs.  The sheer sets are made of nude mesh, black mesh with ruffled chiffon at the top & shimmering white with a scalloped trim.  I have dozens of stretch fabrics in a variety of colours of solids/patterns/sheer & opaque...something for every outfit is very likely.

I thought I would share the pattern for the stockings with you.  Happy sewing!  It can be found on the Tutorials page or select the photo below to go directly to the download...

Wishing you a wonderful Holiday filled with laughter, joy & treasured memories!

The wee break was refreshing - quite lovely.   

On the home front, we have several major family house moves taking place at the moment.  As well my husband & myself are getting our house ready to sell & then will be moving.  A lot of change taking place in our lives.  Most of my time for the remainder of this calendar year will taken up with packing, searching for new homes, possible renovations, etc.

I can't wait to get back to the creative endeavours of designing & publishing patterns as soon as I possibly can...in the mean time, email delivery of patterns has resumed & in full swing.  As always, I look forward to hearing from you & will gladly answer any questions that you may have.


Cheers

Going on a wee cruise...just a little R&R to recharge the batteries!  

Email delivery only of ePatterns will be suspended the week of September 16th to September 22nd.  This service will resume on September 23rd. 

The Candy Cane stocking pattern is whimsical yet traditional & appeals to all ages.  I designed this for the Fun at heart!  It is generously sized to hold an abundance of gifts!  The stocking is trimmed on both sides so that it can be hung facing in either direction.

I have had the pleasure to make this stocking numerous times over the years.  It was wonderful to see the delight & excitement in people's faces - young & old - when they get their stocking.  Enjoy!

It's great to have some feedback about my BJD patterns - many Thanks!  I have added a section in the Customer Showcase gallery for these.

Further to the post title ... the next pattern  (Candy Cane stocking) is indeed "Almost there!"   The short trip away, & wonderful it was, set back my schedule just a tiny bit.   I am just processing all the construction photos & filtering them through Photoshop.  It is surprising to see the difference in image colour for photos taken on the same day.   Light varies so much on any given day from the morning to the evening & the brief glimpses of sun followed by clouds & shadow.   The images then need to sorted, labelled & resized for inclusion in the pattern document to keep the overall pattern size under 10K.  Just need to write up all the steps & add some diagrams for clarity then it will be ready this coming week!

Wow, April is almost over - seems to have just flown by!  It's been a busy month on the home front with working on the house repairs.  One of the wonderful things about doing mundane tasks - such cleaning, mudding, sanding, painting, etc. - is that it leaves the mind free to wander, imagine & create...  Although physically drained, all kinds of wonderful design ideas have surfaced that I need to capture & develop.  Out with the sketch book!

The candy cane stocking pattern is in full progress.  Everything is drawn in vector graphics, now just need to split all the pieces to fit on a standard piece of printer paper & add all the annotations.  Next will be printing out everything & then photography/writing the instructions while I sew the actual stocking.  It will be great to take a break from physical labour & head back to my studio for this.

The Spring Goddess is finally finished.  Yur looks stunning as always.  

The bodice & skirt are made with the Agripppina pattern.   With the embellishments & accessories, it has a little bit of fantasy feel to it.   I really enjoyed making this outfit for her.  Definitely would like to do more in the fantasy arena! 

The latest addition to BJD patterns is AGRIPPINA!  A "timeless" Bodice & Skirt combination that is a canvas for your creative embellishment...  Figure flattering fitted bodice with a corset style (lace-up) back.  A long skirt with a slight train at the center back.  Add accessories to complete the "look"

All the photos are being sorted & will be posted shortly...

A charming dress design that adapts to give a different "look" based your choice of fabrics & colours:

This pattern is easy to sew, a dream to slip-oneasy to wear & makes a perfect "little black dress" ...

I have added a couple of new segments to the Tutorials page to provide information about:

What is a PDF pattern & the benefits of a pattern in this format
What is included in my patterns
How to assemble the full size pattern pieces

Click on the image below to access the pages directly: 

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions!