My doll world is centered around friends and cloth. As daughters of accomplished seamstresses my childhood friend and I would design and make clothes for our dolls, much as our mothers did for us. Once while making Barbie clothes I wanted better results and used my mothers sewing machine instead of my “kiddie” model. I promptly sewed over myself and can still see a piece of my mothers sewing machine needle in my finger .
At an auction my sister in law and I found a stack of doll clothing patterns in an old suitcase we won in a lot. I had just purchased a new sewing machine with many complicated features and thought that making some of the doll clothes would be a great way to familiarize myself with my new machine. When the old Simplicity Shirley Temple wardrobe was completed I realized I needed a doll. Having boys the closest thing to dolls we had were G.I. Joe's. I borrowed one from a doll collecting friend and quickly became immersed in doll collecting and learning about dolls.
Many dolls later, I started making doll clothing ( including outfits for G.I. Joe ) and soon after made my first doll. She had a cloth body and painted features. I have worked in many mediums including papermache and polymer clays but I am always drawn back to cloth. I feel I am practicing textile alchemy when I cut flat pieces of cloth and then transform them into a doll. The results of this magic is the wonderful friendships I have made through dolls.

I am a member of UFDC , AADA, IMGA and The Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen. Dolls I have made can be seen in Antique Doll World, Doll Crafter Magazine and Soft Dolls and Animals Magazine