Hi, my name is Robin, this is the first time blogging for me. I have no clue what I'm doing yet but my goal is to journal about sewing Waldorf style dolls and clothing for little boys. My plans are to eventually open an Etsy store to sell the dolls. And the clothes are for my adorable, sweet two year old grandson.
I've been sewing dolls for many years; starting out with patterns from http://www.caroleecreations.com/. My daughter introduced me to Waldorf dolls a couple of years ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldorf_doll)...then Bamboletta dolls (https://bamboletta.com/) . I love them!
To me, there aren't enough cute, cool, modern clothes on the market for little boys and even less when it comes to patterns to make them. Although, I am finding some creative blogs with tutorials and/or patterns for making some of what I am looking for...http://prudentbaby.com/2011/07/baby-kid/make-for-baby-boy-25-of-the-cutest-coolest-free-tutorials-for-boys-clothing-2/, http://thismamamakesstuff.com/tutorial-slim-slack-for-boys/, and http://shwinandshwin.blogspot.com/2012/05/tabby-pocket-shorts-boys-summer.html.
I'm married to my best friend and high school sweetheart, Nathan. We've been married for 29 years and have two adult children. We have the cutest...sweetest grandson, Hendrix. I had no idea how much I would love being a grandmother, or Mimi, to this little guy. He is a thoughtful, quiet little man that I wish I could see every day!
My family is such an important part of my life. My mother, Audrey, taught me to sew when I was nine years old. You name it, my mom could make it on her Singer sewing machine...including a boat topper that my sister and I helped feed through the machine! Growing up she always made my sister and I matching outfits for Christmas. I wore whatever my momma made...including one of my favorites, lt purple and white knickers with purple knee socks!! I was such a nerd!
I grew up making Barbie doll clothes for my sister and I and the rest, as they say, is history. I made most of my daughters clothes as an infant and toddler. I made attempts at sewing clothes for her older brother, but I wasn't too good at creating the things I wanted to make...little suits, dress pants and jeans.
My husband supports whatever I want to do and is a huge encouragement. My daughter, AmyLyn, is the inspiration for the dolls. She and her cousins loved getting them as little girls. I had not made many of them for several years and after her son was born she introduced me to Bamboletta dolls and asked me to make one like them for him. She and I share a true love for all things "dolls"! She's a great mommy to Henri and auntie to Nolen, who she keeps during the week for her cousin. She's going to have to help me better design this blog site...again....I don't have a clue.
My sister, Tami, is full of creative ideas....wish I could keep up with (sew) all of the concepts she comes up with! My son, Jeremy, like my husband, is very supportive. He taught himself to play the guitar as a young kid in junior high school. He's in a Christian rock band (https://www.facebook.com/threefoldchord).
I also have two older brothers and my husband is one of nine children. Combined we have a very large family that mean the world to me. I became a Christian as a teen (http://riverdalebaptistchurch.com/menu/id/17/Plan%20of%20Salvation). God has been so good to me and my family and for that I am so thankful!
