New Dress for Zwergnase ASTE

I bought this doll, Aste, at the same time as my previous doll, Thordis.

She is 21.5" tall, and a limited edition of only 50 in blonde (there were also 50 made as a redhead) from 2017.

I just happened to stumble across the last one when I was browsing this shop.

I was really surprised she was still available, since she was a limited edition from two years earlier!

Since I really wanted a blonde Zwergnase, I decided to splurge and get her, along with Thordis from my previous post!  (The shop was having a 20% off sale, so I didn't feel too bad!)

I'm so glad I did!  Isn't she beautiful?

Of course, I had to make her a new outfit.  Her original outfit was nicely made, but nothing special, in my opinion.

Here's a photo (not mine) found on the internet of how she looked when she first arrived.

I think she looks so much sweeter now!

Her pinafore was cut from a soft, cotton, ladies blouse.  It is a simple front and back that ties under the arms and buttons on the shoulders (I used snaps under buttons)  The dress is pretty, quilter's cotton, trimmed with vintage eyelet.

The blouse already had the tucks in it, so I didn't have to do those!

Here she is, with her little sister.  I hand-smocked her pinafore.  I used to smock a lot for my older girls when they were little, but haven't done as much lately.  

Aste's new name here is LIESL.  I've always loved that name, ever since watching Sound of Music.  I am now debating on switching Thordis' name to GRETEL, also from the same movie.  I was going to call her "Adalie", but somehow, it's not really sticking.  And the more I say it, the more I like it!  Sound of Music was (and still is!) my absolute favorite movie of all time.  

So, what do you think?  Do they look like a Liesl and Gretel to you?  

And lest you think I only sew for dolls, here is evidence that I also sew for real people:

My almost 3-year-old granddaughter, modeling the Lulu pinafore pattern from Violette Field Threads.

We went to a tulip farm yesterday, and she had so much fun running among the rows of tulips!

I also made her this sweet dress recently, another Violette Field Threads pattern, Primrose.  Lucky for me, I have a huge fabric stash, so finding fabric to sew dresses during this time when we can't easily go out shopping has not been an issue for me!

I love that my granddaughter LOVES her dresses.  She asks me frequently to make her new ones.  I hope someday I can teach her how to sew!