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Blue Umbrella Pin Doll
Clothmatters | July 1st 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
Pictured above is the blue umbrella and me pin doll I made. I feel in love with this beautiful fat quarter and thought it would make a great umbrella and dress pattern. The doll pin will be placed on my Etsy sometime this week. read more
The Three Little Pigs and The Big Bad Wolf
Clothmatters | June 30th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
The June theme for Pin Doll Alley's pin doll swap was 'The Three Little Pigs.' I got out my Japanese mascot book and found these adorable little felt characters which measure 3 inches. I photographed the pins around my antique 113 year old hand carv read more
Purple Umbrella Pin Doll
Clothmatters | June 25th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
Here is a pin doll I have been promising Kat Lees for over six months. Last year I saw this purple fat quarter at the fabric store and thought is was cute and put it away in my fat quarter bin. When I was looking for unique fabric prints for my umbr read more
A Bouquet of Flowers
Clothmatters | June 6th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
The May theme for Pin Doll Alley's was 'Flower Bouquet.' I created a bouquet of felt flowers for my swap partner Lori. read more
Puppy Slippers Pin Doll
Clothmatters | May 13th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
The theme for the first pin doll swap at Cloth Doll Artistry was footwear. My partner Molli made me a beautiful pair of victorian beaded boots. Since I had two partners for this swap, I made two sets of slippers one for Mollie and one for Lotus. The read more
Guiseppe the Mop Pin Doll
Clothmatters | May 7th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
I came across this 8-inch pin doll I made last year that was stuffed in one of my filing cabinets. It is Guiseppe the Mop. I was making several pin dolls for an Italian restaurant set design and Guiseppe is one of several characters I created. Even t read more
R2D2 Pin Doll
Clothmatters | April 29th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
The April theme for Pin Doll Alley was 'Eggactly.' Members were asked to create anything having to do with eggs. Well, I thought of making a silly egg person pin for my swap partner Kelly, and at the last minute I decided to create the R2D2 robot fro read more
The Cowardly Lion Pin Doll
Clothmatters | April 22nd 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
I created the Cowardly Lion for the 'Wizard of Oz' pin doll swap on Pin Doll Alley. He measures eight inches tall and has tiny poseable fingers. The whole time I was making him he kept muttering......"I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks... read more
Jackson the Mouse
Clothmatters | March 18th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
I have posted two pictures of the Jackson the Mouse pin doll I created. The theme for Pin Doll Alley's February swap was 'Mice and Cheese.' I was partnered with Yvette and Joanne and wanted to create a unique mouse with a piece of swiss cheese. So I read more
Shop Till You Drop!
Clothmatters | March 16th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
I wanted to share a picture of the pin doll I made for my swap partner Helen Grossman. It was for Kai Naconi's 'Daylight Saving Time' swap. We were challenged to make something that had to do with the time change and my first thought was of shopping. read more
It's A Penguin Party
Clothmatters | February 16th 2008 by Connie McBride Johnson
Here is a picture of four cute and cuddley penguins I made for friends. Two are for Pin Doll Alley's February swap and the other two are for private swaps. Aren't they precious? The baby blue penguin flew to Texas to live with Kai. The purple pengu read more
My Black and White Pins
Clothmatters | December 4th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
The theme for the November swap was 'Black and White' with one accent color. This is the black and white pin I made for my partner Mary using my 'Umbrella and Me' pattern.Pictured above is the pin I made for my partner Heera. It is a polka dotted se read more
Felix the Cat
Clothmatters | November 30th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
I was trying to come up with ideas for Pin Doll Alley's 'Black and White' swap and thought of this little cartoon character made popular in the 1920's. After I finished making the Felix the Cat pin I decided to keep him for myself. Each month I usu read more
My Halloween Pin for Ellen
Clothmatters | November 1st 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Pictured above is the pin I made for my Halloween partner Ellen of Sew Many Dolls, Sew Little Time. The challenge for the October pin doll swap was to create a pin using a Halloween card as the inspiration. Check out Ellen's blog to see her beauti read more
September Pin Doll- Literary Character- Cat in the Hat
Clothmatters | September 23rd 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
September's pin doll theme was literary characters. Since I have a zillion children's books, I decided to make a Cat in the Hat pin for my partner Karen. Cat in the Hat celebrated it's 50th birthday this year. Since the pin is almost seven inches in read more
August Pin Doll- Squirt the Sea Turtle
Clothmatters | September 23rd 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Pictured above is a pin I made for the August pin doll swap 'Insects and Reptiles.' I made the pin for my partner Kelly. I loved the NEMO movie and thought this little creature would be perfect. To hide the pin from Kelly, I made her a pin pouch whe read more
Christmas in July Pins
Clothmatters | September 23rd 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Here is a picture of the pins I made for my July pin doll swap called, 'Christmas in July.' One of my favorite holiday movies growing up was Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. I selected the characters from the Misfit Island, Charlie in a Box and Polka read more
Duncan- The Dog Days of Summer
Clothmatters | August 4th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Here is a picture of 'Duncan- The Dog Days of Summer' pin doll. I made Duncan for Heera who was my partner in the June summertime theme swap. Duncan loves to go snorkling, so he is wearing his snorkle and mask and floating on his life preserver. read more
The Summertime Pin Doll Swap
Clothmatters | July 4th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Our theme for the month of June was 'Summertime.' Heera was my partner and she made me a wonderful girl wearing a beaded halter top, a pair of whimsical capris, a drawstring backpack and purple leather sandals. She had enclosed the doll in a bag she read more
A Beautiful Gift From Heera
Clothmatters | July 4th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
I received a beautiful pin doll from Heera. I was one of several people that left a comment on Heera's blog . To celebrate her 100th post on her blog for a free gift she selected my name and Shashi. I received my gift and she is a beautifully created read more
60 Colorful Cats
Clothmatters | June 22nd 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
Here are all sixty cats grouped together. Each cat measures 5-inches by 5-inches. read more
Cat Template
Clothmatters | June 19th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
This is the template used to make the cats. Copy the pattern to freezer paper and iron onto selected fabric. Sew around the edge of the cat leaving an opening at the cat's stomach area. Turn inside out, stuff and sew opening closed. read more
It's Raining Cats...
Clothmatters | June 19th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
I had tons of left over fabric pieces and decided to make cats out of them. Little did I know that one cat lead to another cat and then another until I had a total of sixty cats! Here are a few pictures with many more to follow. read more
Ellen's Umbrella Pins
Clothmatters | May 7th 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
I received two umbrella pins from my second partner (I have three swap partners) Ellen Haytas aka Auntmoonie. She designed a beautiful beaded parasol and umbrella. Click on the picture to see a close up view. They are gorgeous! Thank you Ellen. read more
Umbrella Themed Pin Doll Swap
Clothmatters | May 1st 2007 by Connie McBride Johnson
The April theme for Pin Doll Alley's swap is "Umbrella." Members were asked to create a pin doll with an umbrella theme. I made three pins for three partners: Mary, Ellen aka Auntmoonie, and Heera. I will post pictures of the pins once the ladies hav read more
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