Rose Brocade Coat and Spring Green Dress

SOLD  Thanks!  So this is the coat that I had originally made to go with the rose taffeta dress in the previous post but it just didn't work.  The dress was too boufy and it needed a straighter skirt under it.  I decided to go with a spring green silk tissue taffeta with the rose silk taffeta accents.  You can see the sketch that I made in the corner of a crossword puzzle at the end.   The coat is a beautiful silk blend brocade.  It is fully lined in pink silk/cotton.  The coat features a gold metal clasp at the neck.  The dress, also fully lined in matching silk/cotton voile overlaps in the front with a dozen tiny buttons but it actually closes with a back zipper.  The piping along the top and the front drape and bow are rose pink silk tissue taffeta.  

The dress and coat are available for $165 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  

And finally my sketch on the crossword puzzle.  The dress looks surprisingly like the picture I drew. 

 

Pink Silk Taffeta Gown with Fur Capelet

 

Zita kind of looks like she's going to prom in this gown.  The dress is rose silk taffeta with a removable tulle overskirt.  This was originally going to go with the brocade coat that will be in my next post.  But the coat just didn't work with the dress.  I still felt like the dress needed an accessory so I came up with the cute little capelet made from Minky Cuddle 3.  The dress is fully lined and has rhinestone, pearl and bead embroidery accents on the bodice.  

The dress and capelet are available for $140.00 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  

SOLD  Thanks.  I made this dress a while ago for Tonner dolls and decided to rework the pattern for Gene, and I'm really pleased with the result.  This is a new fabric--rayon charmeuse--that I decided to try after running across it on the Mood Fabrics website so see how it compares to silk charmeuse.  It's a smidge heavier but it presses well and has a decent amount of drape.  Compare it to the silk charmeuse one I did for Tonner.  

The orchid dress is lined in silk habotai and has a zipper closure in the back.  There are tons of possibilities for accessorizing this gown.  I just threw on a "fur" stole and some "diamonds" I happened to have.  It does fit Liz as well but it was a tight squeeze getting over her butt.  The gown is available for $130 plus $6 shipping in the US.  (Actually the Tonner gown is available as well.)  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  

 

Red and Silver Holiday Dress and Coat for Gene

SOLD  Thanks.  I'm sorry I didn't get this posted in time for the holidays because it's a perfect ensemble for the holiday season.  A friend of mine gifted me this red silk shantung that just screamed evening coat.  The silver satin I used for the dress is Robert Kaufman Radiance which is a silk/cotton blend.  The bow and matching clutch are both adorned with rhinestone embellishments.  The dress closes in the back with snaps.  It looks equally elegant on Liz and Zita.  The dress, coat and clutch are available for $150 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  
 

 

Party Gown in Teal Silk For Gene Body Dolls

 

SOLD  Thanks.  I've managed to get a few things done in the last few weeks but I'm so behind in posting.  I finally recovered from the Covid but had daily headaches that lasted for weeks afterward.  I was thrilled when those went away around the beginning of January but then promptly got bronchitis.  That's starting to get better now so I'm playing catchup.  This is a reproduction of a vintage design design (pic at end) done in teal and ecru silk.  I didn't have enough of the teal silk to make a full length skirt so opted for a high-low version which I think works really well.  I may have gone overboard with the ecru tulle ruffle attached to the skirt lining.  Six yards of ruffled tulle was more than I really needed but it does make for a really full skirt.  The dress closes with snaps in the back and there is also an interior ribbon waist tie to help hold up the weight of the dress.  This dress is available for $130 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  
 

Vintage Repro in Barbie Pink for Gene or Retro Glam

 

SOLD  Thanks.  This is a replica of a 50's fashion from the Australian Home Journal that I though was so cute!  (Inspiration pic at end.)  Gene and Liz are both shown modeling this dress.  I like the hat a bit better on Liz because she has a smaller head.   I made it from a bright pink rayon batiste.  The biggest challenge to recreating this dress was figuring out the bodice lining.  The dress has an attached self belt with silver buckle and ruched short sleeves with tiny bows.  Included is a separate matching tulle petticoat to give the hand-hemmed skirt it's fullness.  The picture hat is made from black aida cloth with the edges bound in silk/cotton.  It's adorned with a black silk ribbon tied in a bow with longer streamers.  The dress closes with snaps in the back.  Dress and hat are available for $140 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me at nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.  And here is the beautiful Liz in the dress.  

I recently bought this beautiful chaise lounge from Winzerdoll.  It's gorgeous but I don't know how useful it will be for photos because the dolls can't really sit upright on it.  But it was fun to play with.  Since I have very limited room in my house, I'm not sure I'll hang onto it.  

Striped Silk Suit for Gene Body

SOLD  Thanks!   I had to take another couple of weeks off from sewing.  I started playing euchre at the local senior center a few weeks ago, and two weeks before Thanksgiving, a superspreader was there and my days of outrunning the 'rona were over.  Thank goodness I had the vaccine in October.  I never had any breathing problems but I still got pretty sick--yes, it was worse than the flu--so, being an immune-compromised person, I hate to think how bad it could have been without the vaccination.  I got pretty dehydrated so Mid Michigan Revive and Restore came to my rescue again.  

So I've always loved this piece of striped silk dupioni I've had in my stash for a while, and I had a small scrap of the contrasting tissue silk taffeta.  So a suit was the obvious choice.  This one has princess seams and I used the stripes in different directions to give it more interest.  Of course, I didn't have any buttons to match so I spent an hour making and attaching tiny covered buttons.  I use little jump rings for the buttons and gather little circles of fabric around them.  It's fiddly and I find it a lot easier to do if you can set the jump ring on the fabric with a tiny dot of tacky glue.  But I couldn't do that with this thin fabric without the glue showing through so a few jump rings ended up flying around the room when I couldn't keep hold of them.  The suit jacket and skirt close with snaps.  The suit is fully lined in gray silk/cotton.  I finished the outfit with a little pillbox hat adorned with a bias band and a bow.  The suit and hat are available for $160 plus $6 shipping in the US.  Email me nwickman@chartermi.net if interested.