Two Fine Friends

There is a long history of dolls known as ‘Topsy Turvy’ or ‘Upside Down” dolls.  I call my dolls with two personalities ‘Best Friend’ dolls and they are a child and her animal companion.  Flip the skirt and see the friend!  I’ve been working on two of these dolls, and today spent time on skirts for one of them.  I love watching the personalities of these dolls unfold as I cut and pin and stitch. 

By tomorrow I’ll have undergarments on both dolls, and they’ll be dressed in their new outfits and ready for the reveal!  Until then, here they are still in production:

This funny looking garment on the left will become a reversible skirt for each of these girls.  On the right, a vintage tea towel from Creative Reuse of Pittsburgh becomes an apron..