High Fiber—Written and Printed...But Will It Sell?

It was very exciting when the books arrived. I was phone banking for Reclaim Our Vote when they arrived in two boxes that were hard to lift. This is only about half of them. 

I was very nervous when I looked through one copy, but everything seemed to be OK. Then I went to Amazon to check the listing. Here it is. I took a screen shot. The release date is December 1st, which is when my St. Jude fundraising page starts.

I decided to keep it under $15. All the the royalties will go to St. Jude. I'm looking into setting up a nonprofit now, so I don't get taxed on money I'm not keeping.

Other than that, I mostly spent the week phone banking to get people to vote and making a few things for Pippa so I could provide my current patterns in a size to fit these dolls. I tested my "Pippa's Wonderland Turtle" turtleneck sweater by making her one in another color.

I hadn't taken photos of the construction process for the pajamas, so I made a blouse using the same pattern, only opening in the back instead of the front, and took photos of the construction. Then I reworked my pleated skirt pattern. It's a little more difficult sewing on this smaller scale. 

I have no idea how people make Barbie clothes. I usually sew the underarm sleeve seams before hemming the sleeve, but I did it the other way around for this project. You could probably do it, but I was afraid I would mess it up, and I wanted to finish quickly.

Now I'm making a nightcap for Pippa so I can have a knitted item to go with the pajama pattern. That will allow me to make it available on Ravelry. I'll have to figure out something to go with the skirt and blouse pattern.

I'm still trying to find things that fit this doll. She's close to the size of a Wellie Wisher, but taller and a bit bigger around, so buying things made for those dolls and hoping they will fit this one is rather hit-and-miss. I ordered the pastel T-shirts from Emily Rose through Amazon, and the fit isn't bad. It's a little snug, but it looks as if it's supposed to be that way, and the Velcro is completely overlapped in the back.

The church choir continues to have Wednesday night rehearsals, but through Zoom.