I’m going to keep this blog post short and sweet. I have recently been given or discovered (usually at second-hand stores) a number of new dolls to design clothing for.
Yesterday was all about the goals I set for myself in 2024, but now it’s time to look ahead. Who should I design doll clothes for in 2025? Please vote by leaving a comment below! You can offer an explanation/reason or just type the doll’s name into the comments.
These dolls are among the “new” dolls in my collection that I’m considering designing patterns for during the coming year:
- a 20 inch vintage Miss Revlon
- vintage Bubble Cut Barbie
- a 4.5 inch Trolls doll
- vintage Ken
- Calico Critters (the rabbit family)
- an 18 inch Fancy Nancy doll
- a 9 and 1/4 inch Fancy Nancy doll
- a 1985 Jem (from Hasbro)
- Uneeda Wendy
- Mrs. Ida B. Wells (from Mattel’s Inspiring Women collection)
- a 12 inch Baby Alive
- vintage Ideal Dodi (friend of Pepper)
- vintage Kevin (see description below)*
Okay, now which dolls should I focus on designing patterns for? Please leave your vote in the comments.
*My Kevin doll is sort of an enigma. His body reminds me of the Malibu Ken doll body from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. But Kevin’s body says 1968.
Does anyone know if they were making Kevin dolls that early? Or did somebody put a Kevin doll on a Ricky body or something maybe? Feel free to comment on this if you know anything about Kevin. I’m open to your thoughts and ideas.
