Rev up your ribbons...She's here!

Please welcome Brigitte Ballerina to the Retro Mama pattern family (and see below for a sale, too!)...

Many of you have been eagerly inquiring about this pattern, so I'm thrilled to announce that she is ready for your holiday sewing!

Your little sugar plums will love this doll--she has a pretty bun for decorating with ribbons, a sweet face with hand embroidered features and a twinkle in her eye, a changeable tulle skirt and tutu (both patterns are included with the doll), and ballet slippers--the shoes are not removable (no panicked searching for slippers under the sofa!), but the ribbons are loose to be tied and retied to her heart's content.

Brigitte is 19" tall, and I recommend her for intermediate to advanced stitchers. This doll does have some tricky parts so I don't recommend her for beginners, but you'll do fine if you are comfortable with making bias tape, quilting, the fussy turning-of-things-right-side-out, and hand embroidery.

As always, you are welcome to ask any questions you may have while stitching up your dolls, and please do share your project photos on my Facebook page so everyone can admire your handiwork!

And...to make your holiday crafting a little bit sweeter, I'm having a sale! Use the coupon code TWINKLE20 for 20% off your order at my Etsy shop through Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Sale is over, thanks so much!

Happy Stitching!