15th Anniversary Challenge - Blanket Swap Received.

 We were delighted to receive a little package in the post today.  Our fabulous quilt from Crystal in the USA (our swap partner) arrived!

It is amazing!  Gosh we weren't expecting such a thing as this.

Isn't it just the best?

Thank you so much Crystal for such a lovely quilt indeed.  It will be treasured for sure.

15th Anniversary Challenge - Part Three: Trunk Chosen

So we  have finally come to a decision about which trunk to use for the Anniversary Challenge.

The slightly larger one was chosen.

Love the pretty roses on the front 

and on the top and the little verse.

Inside fits the little wooden box that will be covered and the 'Museum Dress'  

Opening the box we have what will be suitable as a bed for which ever Hitty is chosen...so far it seems Hitty Madge is a firm favourite. (No surprise there)

Saturday is the day of the Anniversary Tea Party and we are all looking forward to that!

Anniversary Challenge - Part Two: Museum Quality Dress

Hitty Ethel has been hard at work making Hitty Madge a 'Museum Quality' dress for the Anniversary Challenge. 

She has used some lovely fabric that is 100% cotton and combined it with some vintage trim and lace.

We're not convinced by the lace at the bottom hem though and think we might remove it...

15th Anniversary Challenge - Part One.

Much excitement here at Rose Cottage as Hitty Girls at yahoogroups is celebrating 15 years of fun on July 30th and to build up with this there is a really fun Anniversary Challenge over the next few months.

We are going to be giving a favourite Hitty a very special trunk set.

First of all we have to choose a Hitty - now that is a difficult one!

Do I choose Hitty Madge, who is definitely my favourite girl without a doubt, and whom some may considered 'spoiled' as she has rather a collection of special clothes of her own already.  It must be noted though that she does share these clothes at times, until the borrower gets something special of her own to wear.

Do I choose amongst one of my other special Hittys - as yes they are all special really...

Or do I carve one especially for this challenge.  I do have one 'under the knife' as it were, but my carving mojo is not especially active at the moment.

So therein lies my first dilemma.

The first of the challenges is to find or make a suitable trunk.  This trunk  has to be large and roomy enough to contain all the 15th Anniversary fun items we make, swap or collect.

Well Hitty Madge has made a start choosing a trunk...

Looks like she has found two sizes to choose from...

Will it be the smaller one?

She can lie down in it, but there might not be enough room for all her goodies...

Or the larger one?

This might be better:  a special compartment could be made for her to lie in at one size.

She is not sure yet - we do have another trunk in this size, currently used by another 'small person'  but it has quite a nice quote on it so we may 'swap' trunks.

The second of the challenges is to make a museum quality dress.  This dress needs to be of the quality you would imagine Hitty to be wearing in a museum one day.  So it needs to be quite different from her regular dresses.  It should be made from a natural material - so cotton, silk, bamboo, wool etc...

Well Hitty Madge has called in Hitty Ethel, the Rose Cottage dressmaker to help her choose some suitable fabrics.

I think the unseasonal 'Autumnal' weather today might be influencing them in their choice at the moment.

Not sure if all the materials they have pulled out quite fit the 'completely' natural material at the moment.

They might need to keep looking.

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Further challenges are:

Undergarments Swap

1830's to 1860's Bonnet Challenge
Day Dress Swap

Nightgown Challenge
Cape/Shawl Swap

Daycap and Reticule Swap

Quilt Swap

What fun!