A New Dress For Margo

Tonight I decided to make a dress for my girl, Margo in celebration of Memorial Day.

Margo hopes you all have a wonderful, fun Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Another Girl Is Arriving Soon To Live With Us!!!

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In a little over a month it will be 2 years since I got my first Blythe for my birthday.  She was a gift to myself.  When I learned that there was a Blythe that came with her own pet Chihuahua - I overlooked her orange hair and just had to have her for obvious reasons.  I named her Margo and her doggie Chico which is my Chihuahua's name  Well...

As a bit early birthday gift this year I was super surprised when my hubby told me if I've seen a Blythe doll that I want to just go ahead and get it and that I'm worth it!  I'm so excited...When I told him how much she'd cost he said he'd rather get me that than some other things for my birthday.

She's another stock Blythe and has already been ordered.  She is flying in from Hong Kong.  Margo came from Japan.  Hopefully, she will arrive sometime next week so I can introduce her.

I'll wait until she arrives before saying who she is.  But, I will say that I've already named her Nicole Marie and she's quite cute and comes with some really cute clothes and accessories.  I will also say that she has a special eye color besides the blue, pink, and green eyes that Margo has.  The new eye color will replace the orange that she also has.

Problems At The Blythe House

Margo just found out she needs reading glasses and CC suffers from --- we all have them --- the stretched out waistband panties syndrome.

Margo will be fine.  Actually, she looks rather cute in her new, purple glasses, but it's back to the drawing board for me trying to make CC (A Blythe clone) some respectable panties.
I lost my new, vintage Skipper pattern piece for panties so I've been trying to design my own.

Friends and Pets

Making Furniture For Blythe

I used THESE - TWO youtube videos by My Froggy Stuff (LOVE her videos - SO creative) as my inspiration to create my own love seat/sofa using what I already had around the house - 2 different kinds of sponges (platform, seat and arms), vintage fabric (to cover and for cushions), buttons (to decorate) and cardboard to neatly finish the back of the love seat. Tools - scissors, ruler, glue gun , sewing machine, poly fil and needle and thread. It's a bit boxy looking, but I don't think it's a bad first try at making furniture for Blythe dolls. And here's another video on how to make a sofa from things you have around the house.

CC (short for Cotton Candy - My CCE doll from Australia) relaxing with old friends and a new, little friend - Mini Lalaloopsy - Dollop Light 'n' Fluffy. Lalaloopsy brought cookies and her little pet along!

Felt Skirt For Blythe

I found this really easy mini skirt to make for your Blythe doll out of felt and this is my version of it. My girl, Margo, is modeling it and her doggie Chico waits patiently to go for a walk. I used a couple of snaps in the back instead of the velcro. Mine was sewn using just a needle and thread, no machine. As always, click a pic to see more detail. You can find the pattern HERE.

I also made a cute, little love seat tonight out of sponges, fabric, cardboard, and buttons using my glue gun and my sewing machine. I'll post a picture of it soon along with the youtube video that inspired me to try making one. It was one of those everything went perfect projects. I do sometimes have those. 

Coming Soon to kittyred's Blytique

I'm hoping to get a dress similar to this one listed soon...  Such a pretty fabric for Spring.  I think this is a vintage fabric that I got from my mom's stash.  It has a lace trimmed hem with bead accents on the bodice.  Modeled by CC (Cotton Candy) - my CCE Blythe clone from Australia.

Blythe In Her Easter Bonnet

My Neo Blythe - Simply Mango, Margo
models her Easter outfit...

Beginner Sewing For Blythe - kittyred's TIPS

kittyred's beginner TIPS - What I've learned making doll clothes for Blythe.

1. Cut the pattern pieces out exactly.

I like to trace my pattern pieces onto a file folder, cut them out and then trace around them onto a thin piece of tissue like paper. I like being able to pin my pieces to the fabric instead of just weighing them or holding them down. I cut more accurately and faster pinning the pattern pieces onto the fabric first.

Most fold their fabric and cut the 2 bodice pieces (outer and lining) at the same time, BUT you might be able to save fabric (for more items) if you cut one only, then flip the pattern over and cut the second piece.

2. Sew all seam allowances exactly using small stitches. The smaller they are the harder they are to rip out, but are easier to go around curves.  I use an invisible pen for sewing to lightly dot out the seam allowance onto the fabric. It makes sewing so much easier.

Always/carefully clip curves before turning.

Sometimes it's impossible (esp. on lightweight fabric) to start a seam and back stitch and start stitching again forward without it pulling the fabric all up. I just start the seam and later tie the ends together in a knot to prevent the seam from coming out.

3. Use your iron and press sewn pieces as you go.

4. Use your machine to sew a long stitch for gathering the skirt of a dress. The seam allowance is 1/2" so baste stitch 3/8" in. Don't forget set it back to a regular stitch . :o)

5. Hand baste pieces together if you need to. It will work better than pins. I know it's a pain, but I guarantee you will only have to stitch once if you do.

6. Be patient and willing to make a few dresses or whatever and alter your pattern maybe several times before you get the fit/look you want.

As you design, cut and sew your creations you'll also have tips of your own for doing it better. Let me know if my tips were helpful to you and include YOUR hints as well!

A funny Blythe story...

I have a funny Blythe story..

The other night I was struggling to finish sewing a dress from a pattern I'd never used before. It was one of those nights of sewing when I don't see how anyone sews things this little. Anyway, I was determined to get it done no matter what and in the end I was successful. It looked pretty good, and I also had notes to make the next dress sewn from this pattern go a bit more smoothly.

I was so proud of my achievement that I took my Blythe all dressed in her new dress to my bedroom and set her on my vanity so I could see her when I got up in the morning reminding me that even though I'd hit a snag or two I stuck with it and finished that dress.

My Chihuahua Chico didn't originally see me set her there, but when he did finally see her later that night in dim light he started growling and barking at her as if she was a real, little person.

It was so funny, even after I showed him she wasn't real he still wasn't so sure he wanted her watching him sleep.

The Day My 2010 Stock Neo Blythe - Simply Mango Arrived.

A Picture Story...The day my 2010 Stock Neo Blythe - Simply Mango arrived with her super cute Chihuahua. I named her Margo and her Chi Chico after my Chihuahua. I'm way overdue for posting pics of this event. She arrived July 1, 2011.

LOTS to post soon...

I have lots of interesting posts coming up with plenty of pics. So, please visit again!

My New Blythe Shop

I FINALLY opened my Blythe shop at Etsy - kittyred's Blytique.

Another New Dress For My Girl, Blythe

I designed and started this "Ice Cream Dress" about a year ago, hit a roadblock and never finished it.

Either it was conquering and finishing the other dress or watching Fashion Star, that took me over the hump allowing me to just breeze right through it last night. BTW - I love that show!

I think the roadblock for a bit on each dress was how to neatly and effectively close the back. I found velcro worked for the first dress, but only tiny snaps would work and still look nice for this one.

Finally, A Dress For My Blythe

Check this out at my other blog.

SHE'S HERE! My Girl is here...

She made it all the way here from Japan in only 3 days.

Of course I guess she should with shipping costing $31.00. I know...yikes. And, I had to sign for her (I was never notified about that!) which luckily worked out when normally I wouldn't even have seen or heard the mailman. It was just pure luck or I would have probably had to wait until Monday or Tuesday to go pick her up at the post office.

Apparently, one HAS to take pics of the delivery and unwrapping/unpacking of the doll especially if it's your first one. But, I doubt I'll ever get another Blythe since they aren't exactly cheap. But, I'm sure I'll want one... So anyway, I documented the event in pics (without asking the mailman to pose...*grin*), but I haven't even been to bed yet and it's past 2:00 in the afternoon so those pics will have to wait until another time.

UPDATE - Finally...

I found this cute, little doggie crate for her Chihuahua the other day at The Dollar Store that I thought would work great and it does - and only a $1.00!

I love them both...especially the fact that this Blythe comes with a little Chihuahua pet.

My Girl Is On Her Way...

My Neo Blythe Simply Mango and her little pet chihuahua are on their way to the USA to live at my house with me and my chihuahua, Chico. I haven't figured out what I want to name her yet.

For the longest time (a year or so) I've been researching Blythe dolls and dreaming of owning one (the 12" one), but the cost just put me off - UNTIL - this week when I saw this little cutie with her pet Chi. I have to say it was the chihuahua that sold me, but she's pretty cute too with her groovy orange hair. When I told hubby, he said, "Well of course you did..."

I gathered from all of my research she's a very good investment - so - she's my gift to myself for my birthday which is July 5th. I think it's just so cool how you can change the color and position of her eyes to several different colors/several different looks - a very unique doll.



Right now I'm creating and hand sewing some hats for the Littlest Pet Shop Blythes that have been for sale in the USA since last year. They each also have pets. These dolls are SO tiny, only 4-1/2" tall. I have one set of hats done though and designs and plans for others.