Hello, hello, Internet~Land! I hope you’re having a good weekend … or week ~ whatever day it might be for you. I have thoroughly enjoyed my Saturday. I was able to take a BUNCH of old, dead electronics to the recycling center, pay my house payment, restock the cat food, buy the complete series DVD set of Quantum Leap, and spend the day (& have lunch) with my mom! All in all, a very enjoyable day! After Mom headed home, I edited my new video and finished preparing the new pattern set for today. Now I can sleep well knowing I got a lot accomplished.

YouTube has lots and lots of BJD stringing videos, but I kinda do it a little differently. I like to keep all the elastic knots in the torso rather than in the head. This makes it easier for me to reposition or change out eyes because the head is no longer filled with knots and excess cord. I found that if I want to tighten the elastic, I usually ended up taking the doll all apart anyway, so this method suits my purposes. I hope it’s helpful.

The new pattern set is a Kimono Set for my new Angell Studio HuaRong. Since her figure is fuller and more defined than my other 1/3 scale gals, I needed to make a new dress bodice that would fit her waist and hips. I’m not sure, but it may also work for the curvier Ipplehouse girls. As always, lots of love, and Happy Sewing!

Welcome, my dear Internet~Land! I have missed posting, though I was also in need of the break. We suddenly lost my dad early in September after losing my brother-in-law five months earlier to the day. It was very difficult, and it has taken a while to adjust. I have still posted a few projects, because making them gave me something to do with my hands and mind. Then, we have had a crazy turn of events at work resulting in a tremendous amount of overtime. I am very thankful to still be working, but also very tired after some 50+ hour weeks. The combo of events led to my decision to go ahead and purchase my new Angell Studio HuaRong! She is absolutely stunning! If you enjoy watching box openings, click on the video below for the Welcome of my new favorite BJD. The Basic Pattern Set for her is linked below the video, and will show on the “Free Stuff” and “Ready To Print” pages as well for easy access. Lots of love to you all and happy sewing!

Hello, Internet~Land. In several facebook groups, I have noticed some comments and questions of late dealing with how to fit the front of BJD male pants. I put together a quick Snippet video to show a helpful hint that can be used with any of your fellas. Using this method provides a quick way to have an accurate fit that is precise to your own doll’s sculpt/body style.

To access any of my FREE patterns, just use the menu above to navigate to the Free Stuff Page. There you will be able to see images of all the items that are available. Once you’ve decided which patterns you’d like, use the menu again to go to the Ready To Print Page. All the free PDF files are listed there, ready for you to click on them to save or print. Enjoy!

Hello, hello, Internet~Land! Today I’m turning an idea into reality. This interesting coat has been bumbling around in my head for a couple weeks now. I thought it was time to move it out of there. I’m not entirely sure what the end product will be yet, but I’ve started the process. Come along as I draw out this design and begin the first steps with creating the pattern!

Howdy, howdy, Internet~Land! This weekend, I’m trying something new. I started a new series as titled above. I won’t be making all of these right in a row, but I might make a couple here and there between other content. I thought this might be a fun way to answer questions, so everyone could benefit from the answers. The first in the series is a video showing how to sew this cute little zig-zag pattern. I hope you all find this helpful! Enjoy!

Hello, Internet~Land! Today I wanted to share the new video for sewing this crazy, cute little jacket. I made one of these quite a while ago, and then put this one together a little differently, so you can see how a couple small changes can really alter the look. Wishing you all a very happy weekend as you pursue your creative ventures! Much love!

Greetings, Internet~Land! I know we’ve already entered into August, but I wanted to finish up our MSD projects with this last pattern set. This design idea was found and shared in one of my facebook groups. It is really cute, but we didn’t know where to find it. I thought it would be fun to draft a pattern for it, so we could make it ourselves! I hope you find it helpful and that it can also be used to alter into some of your own unique designs!

Greetings, my Internet~Land friends! We had a shuffling of the schedule at work due to some new construction. Today is the last day before heading back to the job. With the change in work days, I know next weekend will be a short one, so I decided to post this new pattern set a little early. It’s a cute pajama set with two types of top options ~ a button-up and a pull-over. The pattern was originally designed for the Tonner / Wilde Imagination Evangeline, but will work for most MSD size BJDs, since it has a pretty loose fit. You will only need to adjust the length on the pant-legs (and possibly the sleeves) to match the size of your own doll. Evangeline is 18.25 inches tall, and most of the height is in her lanky legs. You can check out the end of my “Sewing MSD Puff Sleeve Dress” video on YouTube (linked in the previous post) to see a small fashion show comparing the fit of the dress on several doll body types, including Evangeline. Wishing you lots of sewing fun and creativity!

Hello, everyone in Internet~Land! I hope this post finds you safe, well, and happy. To stay in tune with our MSD theme, I have a new pattern set and a new sewing video. This pattern is designed for the 17″ (43cm) Tonner Matt body style, and may fit other similar sized MSD BJDs. It contains pieces for a T-shirt, hoodie, and sweat pants. The Hoodie can be sewn as either a jacket or pull-over.

The new video is how to sew the MSD Puff Sleeve Dress pattern (linked in a previous post as well as on my Ready To Print page). It shows pretty much all of the sewing, so you can follow every step! The sweatsuit picture, PDF file, and new video are all linked below. Enjoy!