Doll clothes finished and a few other things, too

Well, I will try to blog these final clothes.  I am having difficulty with my computer, so hopefully, I can get the pictures I want. I have finally finished all the doll clothes for the birthday girls.

This heart top and knicker pants are for Lucy.

Sundress, long sleeve knit top, and corduroy leggings for Lucy.

short sleeved top and knicker pants for Lexi.

Sweatshirt and sweatpants are the same for both girls.

Beautiful full length dress is also the same for both girls.

Sundress, long sleeve knit top, and leggings are for Lexi.

I have also made some other things which I want to show.  A friend at church asked me to make some little tote bags for her little girls in the nursery.  She has miniature scripture books for them and wanted the bags to hold them in.  I just used some old material scraps I had on hand and came up with my own pattern for them.

Another thing which I have finished is another of the sweaters that Rhonda Giossi likes.  She asked me to make a charcoal gray one like the other two I had made for her.  I almost forgot how to make it since I had to make my own pattern.  I also had made it in different sizes before and I couldn't remember which one I used for hers.  Since I start with the right sleeve and then across the front and then down the left sleeve, I have to have the sleeve the right length in the first place, or I have to take the whole thing out and start over.  Well, I didn't have it long enough and it really bothered me.  I really didn't want to take the whole thing out and start over, so I came up with a new plan.  I finished the left sleeve to the length that I wanted and then I went back to the right sleeve and picked up the stitches from the bottom of the sleeve and knitted in the reverse direction until it matched the length of the left sleeve.  It shows just a tiny bit where I picked it up, but hopefully, not enough to make it not look right.  I hope they will be long enough for Rhonda.  I tried it on and it is a little short for me, but Rhonda is much smaller than me and I think it will be alright for her.  If she doesn't like it, she certainly does not have to buy it.

The sleeves certainly look long enough in this picture.

One last thing that I created.  This is really not my kind of craft, but since I am now a cub scout leader, I wanted to enter the Pinewood Derby contest in the open division.  I designed, cut, painted, and decorated my car.  It won one race and was defeated in another.  Oh well, it was just fun to try something new.

This is my car.  It was difficult to cut it because I didn't have the right tools, but with a little perseverance and blood from the hand saws and a whole lot of sanding and hot gluing pieces together, I finally got something that resembled a race car.

Hurray, I was able to get the pictures I wanted and get these things blogged.  It has been awhile since I blogged and I just about couldn't get it to open up to make a new entry.  Someday, I will learn how to use this new program my computer has been set up in.  Hopefully, that is the case.  I'm certainly not happy with it right now.