Jordan loves Christmas, and he always wears Holiday Sleepwear to celebrate the season. He loves his comfy Sleep Shirt and Sleep Pants. Cozy felt Slippers complete the outfit. He can hardly wait to wake up on Christmas Day and open his presents. Download Jordan’s Holiday Sleepwear Pattern Here! I am looking forward to seeing all the Kitty Friends and outfits that you create. You can join the Kitty Friends Facebook Group and share your photos and stories with other group members. Jordan’s Holiday Sleepwear Instructions Materials Stretch knit fabrics for shirt and pantsFelt for shoesNeedle for hand-sewingSewing thread to match fabricStraight pinsCraft scissors for cutting out patternSmall embroidery scissors for…
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Tutorial: Olivia’s Holiday Outfit
Now that you have made your own Kitty Friend, you will want to dress her appropriately for the holidays. Olivia’s A-Line Dress, Tights and Shoes showcase her style brilliantly. I chose a festive print for the dress and a solid color for the tights. Her shoes have metallic braid accents. Download Olivia’s Holiday Outfit Pattern Here! I am looking forward to seeing all the Kitty Friends and outfits that you create. You can join the Kitty Friends Facebook Group and share your photos and stories with other group members. Olivia’s Holiday Outfit Instructions Materials: Cotton or cotton-blend fabric for dressStretch knit fabric for tightsFelt for shoesNeedle for hand-sewingSewing thread to…
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The Dickens Dresses
A Tale of Two Hittys begins in the year 1868. During the era, little girls wore bloomers, petticoats, a chemise (loose cotton undershirt), stockings and boots with buttons or laces. Depending on the age of the child, she might have to wear a corset. The dresses were often elaborate with lots of trimmings. For outerwear a little girl needed a coat, and the coat of choice was a paletot (pronounced “pal-uh-toe”). The paletot was a woman’s or girl’s jacket, usually worn over a skirt with a crinoline or bustle. Now, if you remember in the book, Hitty: Her First Hundred Years, Rachel Field describes Hitty’s Dickens outfit: “the watered-silk dress…
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Who is Hitty?
I first read Hitty: Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field when I was a teenager, and I still have the somewhat battered hardcover copy which I purchased used for $1. The edition was printed in October, 1943, and it had the colored frontispiece of Hitty sitting for her daguerreotype, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop. I remember thinking at the time that it was a really good story, and as a young doll collector, I would have loved to have my own Hitty doll. But few people were making Hitty dolls at that time. Above: photo of the real Hitty in the Stockbridge Library Museum in 2024. Courtesy of Beth…
