I never took a home ec class and somehow managed to skip learning how to sew even though my mother owned her own interior decorating company. I did however sit and watch the employees stitch decorative little pillows, my favorite being the cactus shaped ones with dangling thread as the thorns. I don't know why, but those particular pillows fascinated me.

Anyhow, I thought I'd try and make some primitive dolls to sell and to keep...and so I did! I started with a cat as my first doll, probably because I paint tons of cats on canvas and couldn't help myself. haha! I think she came out pretty cute and just how I wanted, very primitive looking. Her name is Miss Miranda Cat and she's 16" tall. I hand-sewed her body and her dress. I'm still amazed I managed to cut the shapes of the fabric right, even when I couldn't find a pencil to draw it out.

Check her out over in my gallery, comments are welcome, but please keep in mind she's supposed to look old and primitive! Thanks.