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| Betsy Lee |
| Betsy Lee was made for the SimpleDesign Mailing List's School Is Out and It's Time to Play Spring 2002 Swap. |
| This was my first doll list swap. I found a cute story in a 1936 Alice and Jerry book, Day In and Day Out. It had adorable pictures and I decided to try and replicate one of the dresses for Ann Estelle. A friend found the red checked fabric that I needed and sent me a 1/4 yard. I made the pattern for the dress and bonnet and knitted the socks from Karen Warnaka's free pattern. I also made the cloth doll to match the Betsy Lee doll in the story. I used Edith Flack Ackley's doll house baby pattern from her 1938 book, Dolls to Make for Fun and Profit. Betsy Lee's felt coat and beret are removable. She is wearing a white dress underneath. When I was finished with the clothes and doll for the swap, I wrote a story about Ann Estelle and her friends Sophie and Georgia. This was a fun swap and I got three great outfits in return. |
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| Sara and the partially completed Betsy Lee. |