This month, saddle up for an extraordinary journey in fashion with our VDC Club Grace members, as we present an equestrian-inspired creation by Tamara Casey of Designs by Jude.
Vintage Vibes: Club Grace Members Take On The Answer Dress
Amazing Doll Cape Pattern by Sheryl Williams (Free!) + Cute Grace Comic Strip
Hey You! We are popping in today with some pretty gifts - as always, feel free to share with friends.
We have a special sewing treat for you! The fantastic Sheryl Williams designed this beautiful mantle cape for the Beyond All Limits 2020 Free Virtual Doll Convention attendees. It is a fabulous Mantle (Cape) for 12.5" Jointed Resin Body Doll, a pattern with instructions compliments of Sheryl Williams. This convention was orchestrated as a team effort to support doll collectors worldwide during the start of the pandemic. Thank you so much to Sheryl Williams for this beautiful project for us all to share and enjoy. Download this project and receive the pattern and instructions.
“This charming wardrobe addition can be used for many dolls – both antique and contemporary. It is easy to enlarge or reduce the pattern to suit your needs. Use your imagination for trimming this very versatile cape. Ruched ribbon, fringe, woven trims, or embroidery could be used to embellish this piece. Feel free to experiment and have fun! This cape is really “Beyond All Limits.” - Sheryl Williams
Do you remember the comics section of the newspaper? It used to be my FAVORITE part. When Diana Vining sent me this cute Halloween themed comic strip, it brought me right back to those days. This is one of her art pieces that you will want to print for your VDC Scrapbooks. It’s on the homepage of the VDC website, so cute! Doesn’t it make you want to dress up your Grace doll as Dorothy?
We have announcements coming soon about the Christmas Pageant AND the Showtime 2020 Convention. I also want to let you in on a little secret this month - we have a VIP Teddy Bear friend visiting the shop this month. He has delighted us in the past with lots of entertaining and educational content. You can expect all kinds of happenings from us - can you guess who it is?
Love ya, mean it!
Rachel
FREE SEWING WORKSHOP + PATTERN FOR ROBERT TONNER GRACE DOLL
Hey there! Are you SO excited for your Grace dolls?! We have a special treat for you today - a free sewing workshop, sewing resource, and pattern for your Grace dolls or any Robert Tonner doll with the RTB101 body.
In January 2020, we enjoyed a beginner’s class in sewing for our Grace dolls with our resident instructor, Linda Wall. In this two-part series, Linda reviews past sewing techniques that she has shared with us in previous events plus we dive right into the London Society dress, hat, clutch, and wedge shoes that she designed exclusively for the Virtual Doll Convention. Linda Wall generously provides a handy sewing reference booklet, instructions, and pattern for you which can be downloaded here. Here is a picture of our original Grace doll sporting the ensemble at the doll shop today. Don’t you just love that hat and those wedge shoes? The outfit was inspired by one of our favorites worn by Kate Middleton.
DOWNLOAD THE SEWING REFERENCE BOOK, INSTRUCTIONS, AND PATTERN HERE FOR FREE - THANK YOU, LINDA!
The sewing videos are in two parts and you can watch them right here in this blog or on YouTube now.
Thank you so much, Linda Wall for this opportunity! You can learn more about Linda on her website, and look forward to another sewing class with Linda for Grace at the January 2021 ‘Showtime’ Virtual Doll Convention.
