October 16, 2026

I put on the thread guidelines for Homily’s face just now. Hopefully, I’ll get it embroidered today.

October 20, 2026

I finished Homily’s dress just now and am pleased with how it turned out. I was afraid the sleeves would be hard to put on, but I don’t think they’re too difficult. They sure look cute. Now she just needs shoes and a face, maybe an apron.

October 22, 2026

Homily has shoes as of today. I tried to make old-fashioned two color boots like in the illustrations, but it just wasn’t working, so I made the regular shoes per Ann’s pattern. I also made her an apron last night. Next to tackle her face and she will be done.

October 23, 2026

I started Homily’s face at 10 PM last night and finished at 10:45. Whew! It turned out well. I wound up giving her green eyes like Eva’s drawing and a bit of a crooked smile to match that too. I only had to take out the green part on one eye, but that was really hard. I’m not sure why it was so difficult to remove.

I couldn’t find the hickory nut dyed fabric to pull a thread for her nose, and I didn’t think I would like the shiny look of embroidery thread, so I used a thread from some avocado dyed fabric instead.

October 23, 2026

Well, I said they were finished last night. I got brave just now and blushed Homily and Arrietty’s cheeks. I think it went OK. I rubbed some pink Prismacolor pencil on a piece of paper and picked it up with a Q-tip, just barely applying the tiniest bit to the cheeks. I practiced first on a bit of muslin before I went for it.