Little Red Riding Hoodie..

Very little has changed in the Mame houses recently, as I've been concentrating on trying to improve & gain confidence in my sewing.

I started out trying to make an outfit for a larger (1:6) doll, who is a clone of a vintage doll, Mary-chan, made by Shiba.  I made her a t-shirt, knee socks & a dungaree dress (not pictured) & ended up also making her an A-line denim skirt with a box pleat & top stitching + matching denim messenger bag that can also be worn with the t-shirt & socks.

In a moment of madness, I also decided to try & use some of the red ribbed jersey scraps that were left over to try & make a sleeveless hoodie for the Mame Momokos (from a pattern in Dolly Dolly Coordinate Recipe #4), but I'm glad I tried because I think it turned out well for my first attempt sewing something so tiny.

I thought I'd have to sew it all by hand, but managed to do all but the armholes on my sewing machine, a big relief, because I hate hand sewing.

Mames make me laugh, they can look like such grumpy little thugs. Mame Hollis from the back reminded me of a gunslinger, all she needs now is a pair of Playmobil pistols, a cowgirl outfit & some Ennio Morricone music.

A thing of beauty..

Some quick photos of my beautiful mini wall-unit/room divider made by Mitchy Moo Miniatures.

It's based on a G-Plan Librenza 880.  I wanted a piece that was more similar in style to the 1950's version of the Librenza 880, but had the dimensions (slightly lower & wider) of the later 1960's version.

Pepper did a great job translating this into miniature & I feel really honored to own one of her pieces, it's beautifully made & just what I wanted.  The piece is made of spruce, stained in dark oak, with white formica fronts on some of the cupboard doors.

It arrived almost a week & a half ago, but after what must have been some rough handling by Royal Mail (grrr!) the top section of the Librenza had shaken loose in transit.  I ordered some of the same wood glue that Pepper uses, & with some helpful advice from Pepper, was able to re-attach it.  Hopefully it looks OK, I was very nervous about doing a poor job & spoiling it.

All the cupboard doors & drawers open & I'm looking forward to digging out more miniatures to display on it & taking some better photos of it (once my current bout of vertigo has passed & I stop feeling dizzy & disorientated every time I move).  The Re-Ment displayed on the Librenza so far are from the 2005 Table Ware Collection set.