Hi everyone,
On Friday (January 9th, 2015) we'll a special pattern available as our Freebie Friday Pattern. So, this week there is no voting - just a "heads-up" that a nice pattern is coming your way on Friday - free for one day only.
This week we're featuring the work of Shari Fuller from Thimbles and Acorns.
More About Shari Fuller and Thimbes And Acorns, (in her own words). The name “Thimbles and Acorns” comes from the story of “Peter Pan” and has has an affectionate personal meaning to me. When my daughter was three-years-old, she fell in love with the story and its main character. Her favorite activity was to “be” Peter, and we happily indulged her fantasy world with books, costumes, and other props.
January 4, 2015 marked the 3rd anniversary of Thimbles and Acorns patterns. It has been a wonderful three years, and I am so grateful for each and every one of you that have encouraged, inspired, and supported me. As a special thank you, we are offering our brand new "Carrie" pattern, the companion to the "Mary and Laura"pattern which we offered for our first anniversary. This dress is a reproduction of the one worn by Carrie Ingalls in a picture of her, Mary, and Laura taken in 1880, the year of "The Long Winter". Thank you again, I am looking forward to our next year together!
Here is more information about the pattern:
Born in 1867, Laura Ingalls Wilder had the privilege of witnessing a whole period of American history; the frontier, the woods, the Indian country of the great plains, the frontier towns, the building of railroads in wild, unsettled country, homesteading and farmers coming in to take possession. Later in her life, she began recording these memories in her classic “Little House on the Prairie” books, preserving a first hand account of those significant years in American History.
The “Carrie” dress is a reproduction of the dress worn by Carrie Ingalls in a picture taken around 1880, the year recorded so vividly in her book “The Long Winter”. Now your 18" doll can dress as Carrie in this replica of the Ingalls' dress' by Thimbles and Acorns This PDF pattern includes instructions for a double breasted overdress and underskirt trimmed with bias cut fabric.
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Congrats Shari! We are honored to partner with you! Let's all leave a comment wishing Shari a happy "3 year business birthday".
212 Comments
Congratulations! I loved the series as a kid and am going to get the Mary and Laura version also!
I recently finished rereading The Long Winter, so you can imagine how excited I was when I heard about the Carrie dress. Thank you so much sharing your Dress Designing superpowers with us. Looking forward to Friday!
Some of us just work, others have fun. How wonderful to be able to celebrate three years of doing something that you truly enjoy – creating and sharing your creations with others. Thank you for your generosity as you celebrate.
COngrats on 3 yrs! Wow! What an awesome pattern and for freebie Friday! Thank you so much and I wish you continued success with your patterns!
Congratulations on 3 years, Shari! I love your patterns and your attention to historical accuracy. Thank you for including the Girl for All Time size in your patterns.
I am a HUGE Little House fan. I reread the books at least once a year and The Long Winter is my favorite book of the series. I haven’t made it to De Smit, SD yet, but the highlight of a trip a few years ago was stopping at Laura’s house in Missouri.