tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post8248172554921750099..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: Susan Anderson is a Genius! + a Topsy Turvy Giveaway!Kristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-71676431261012261332013-04-22T13:00:22.979-04:002013-04-22T13:00:22.979-04:00My favourite toy was a Raggedy Anne doll that my m...My favourite toy was a Raggedy Anne doll that my mother made. That and a crocheted afghan from my grandma went everywhere with me. When the afghan wore out (as they do) my mother said I had to get rid of it or learn to crochet myself a new one....guess what happened :) Would love to win this book. The snowman/Christmas tree would be a huge hit for my little not-so-St. Nicholas. Spinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425193396990441270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-58138816258588222692013-04-22T11:47:24.360-04:002013-04-22T11:47:24.360-04:00My favorite were my barbiesMy favorite were my barbiesMomma-machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685919807295806119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-42012742633568502922013-04-22T09:39:28.822-04:002013-04-22T09:39:28.822-04:00My favorite was Clarence the Clown, which was a st...My favorite was Clarence the Clown, which was a stuffed toe but with a rubber face. I still have him somewhere in the basement and he's 50+ years old.<br />wahoomerryf on RavMarilyn a.k.a. Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01545850027405776087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-49595229978058304512013-04-22T08:59:54.264-04:002013-04-22T08:59:54.264-04:00As a kid, my favorite toy was Legos! I loved build...As a kid, my favorite toy was Legos! I loved building castles then making up stories for the little Lego people who lived in them.KnittingVioletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336318885873032071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-18624142595923651582013-04-22T01:56:11.682-04:002013-04-22T01:56:11.682-04:00My favorite toy was my doll Loes. A very strange, ...My favorite toy was my doll Loes. A very strange, plastic doll with stupid hair. But she meant everything to me...Kitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-39832424440845337192013-04-22T00:36:14.095-04:002013-04-22T00:36:14.095-04:002 little soft fabric dolls, one with purple (!) ha...2 little soft fabric dolls, one with purple (!) hair and one with yellow hair :) i must have named them but can't recall their names. I recently flew the yellow haired doll with me to the USNienkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724327006604593742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-50186361956194069942013-04-21T23:58:57.242-04:002013-04-21T23:58:57.242-04:00I had a teddy bear that was my constant companion ...I had a teddy bear that was my constant companion and my all time beloved toy. That toy brings me joy just thinking about it now.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445450731463587465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-81951473501578298082013-04-21T23:40:37.200-04:002013-04-21T23:40:37.200-04:00My favorite toy was a record player that was a mus...My favorite toy was a record player that was a music box. You put a plastic record on the player that had little notches in the record and it would make the music box play a different tune for each record!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145090704172149053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-39668095086850668952013-04-21T22:53:42.669-04:002013-04-21T22:53:42.669-04:00My favorite toy was a boy doll I called Jimmy. I ...My favorite toy was a boy doll I called Jimmy. I also loved reading Nancy Drew and the Black Stallion Books.<br />I know I would love Susan Andersons new book.<br />Sharon<br />craftysbs@juno.comSharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-11005748410490717022013-04-21T22:47:59.898-04:002013-04-21T22:47:59.898-04:00I would love to win this book! So many wonderful ...I would love to win this book! So many wonderful patterns.<br />Marion<br />shawm@rogers.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-79204439370648155642013-04-21T22:35:57.414-04:002013-04-21T22:35:57.414-04:00My favorite toy as a kid was my American Girl doll...My favorite toy as a kid was my American Girl doll. My sister and I would play with our dolls for hours on end and make all kinds of random things for them. I would SO LOVE to win that book! I have Susan B. Anderson's other books, and the reversible patterns in them are some of the ones I always have friends asking for when I ask what toys they'd like me to make for their kids. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16872477100564120790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-9545362980455986392013-04-21T22:35:20.076-04:002013-04-21T22:35:20.076-04:00I loved my Madame Alexander bride doll!
Mmontemay...I loved my Madame Alexander bride doll!<br /><br />Mmontemayo@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-27893700408910384932013-04-21T22:22:10.926-04:002013-04-21T22:22:10.926-04:00My absolute favorite toy was a little black lamb t...My absolute favorite toy was a little black lamb that had a music box inside that played "baa Baa Black Sheep"!!Pam Gibsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-47314510051346592512013-04-21T22:03:18.195-04:002013-04-21T22:03:18.195-04:00One summer while staying with my Grandmother she m...One summer while staying with my Grandmother she made dolls out of corn husks and silk. Never remembered how she made them but I played with her all summer long and named her Hannah.<br />mmaaggiiee@hotmail.comizzybellarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168158783390540135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-43311360900558159622013-04-21T21:54:01.120-04:002013-04-21T21:54:01.120-04:00my favourite toys were always craft or art supplie...my favourite toys were always craft or art supplies and I remember the year I just knew I was going to make a rug big enough for the living room with my new corking tool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07351574830566930823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-50794768533090590842013-04-21T21:24:25.526-04:002013-04-21T21:24:25.526-04:00Thank you Kristin for the opportunity to win this ...Thank you Kristin for the opportunity to win this sweet book! My favorite toy were my Madame Alexander dolls, "Beth" from Little Women and "Sleeping Beauty". So sweet, still have them.Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845916392378179541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-49498595277470617752013-04-21T21:16:49.438-04:002013-04-21T21:16:49.438-04:00My favorite was a parrot that had a recorder in it...My favorite was a parrot that had a recorder in it. It would repeat what you say. I would love to win this and make them for my almost 3 year old. I love all things Susan has a hand in. I wish I had half of her talents. <br />Bingledue@Cinci.rr.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833922892303108417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-45042142172510763382013-04-21T21:13:46.228-04:002013-04-21T21:13:46.228-04:00Despite my love for my Barbies and other mass prod...Despite my love for my Barbies and other mass produced toys, my 2 favorite gifts ever was the big wooden dollhouse my father made when I was 8 (painted inside and outside, glass windows, carpets, fancy stairs); and when I was 7 my aunt and grandmother made an entire closetful of Barbie outfits (faux fur coat, lacy dresses, pants and skirts, even swimsuits). I wish I still had them, I think I'd still play with them. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-40515180119471321212013-04-21T21:08:23.492-04:002013-04-21T21:08:23.492-04:00Susan's topsy turveys are great! Would love a ...Susan's topsy turveys are great! Would love a chance to win!<br /><br />Rav ID ArrowfeatherCindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-83440642491603138672013-04-21T20:49:54.878-04:002013-04-21T20:49:54.878-04:00My favorite toy was my stuffed Snoopy, who was pre...My favorite toy was my stuffed Snoopy, who was pretty well-dressed with army, Elvis and rain outfits. My little sister got sick all over him, and he had to go in the wash. He never looked the same after that, but I loved him anyway. <br /><br />Thanks for the chance to win this lovely book!<br /><br />KathleenKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662388189074208887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-51631787779645870522013-04-21T20:46:53.166-04:002013-04-21T20:46:53.166-04:00I loved dolls, I had a Chrissy doll, and I still h...I loved dolls, I had a Chrissy doll, and I still have a little cheap squeaky doll, named Baby Plumpie, that my grandma bought for me when I was about 2 years old, at the grocery store, because I loved it so much. That same grandma also made a Holly Hobbie cloth doll for me one year for Christmas, that I just loved.<br />Renae<br />salsathebugs1@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-88575873063229842582013-04-21T20:43:56.379-04:002013-04-21T20:43:56.379-04:00Wow that was a long time ago...I had a red wooden ...Wow that was a long time ago...I had a red wooden cradle that I loved...not sure what became of it....but I found a miniature version that I have for my Grandchildren when they visit.Ontario Dunlopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327709374650708516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-53011470453590247992013-04-21T19:28:13.628-04:002013-04-21T19:28:13.628-04:00My favourite toy was this handmade teddy from my a...My favourite toy was this handmade teddy from my aunt, which I got for Christmas when I was 8, it was made from a flower print fabric, and 3 embroidered dots on his face - which was his eyes and his nose, and a red ribbon around his neck.<br /><br />He was presented in a little bad, and I would carry him around with me - the bag was to keep him 'safe' and it was his home.<br /><br />I still have it, and I went abroad to study and brought him with me! But it has been an inspiration for me to create my own toys and I haven't stopped being "a child" I suppose...I will always love toys!Sarahttp://laydee-sara.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-4113247479700494882013-04-21T17:32:06.289-04:002013-04-21T17:32:06.289-04:00My favorite toy as a kid was a stuff pink kitty do...My favorite toy as a kid was a stuff pink kitty doll. It went with me everywhere and became a security blanket/toy. I still have it to this day, although it's too fragile to be played with anymore. It took quite a beating in its hay day.<br /><br />Rav ID: kellknitKelly K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16760283117756039321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-40096384508520815182013-04-21T16:43:27.323-04:002013-04-21T16:43:27.323-04:00I had a knitting spool,my dad took a empty wooden ...I had a knitting spool,my dad took a empty wooden spool of thread and put small nails around the top and I wound crochet thread from my grandma to knit,which were made into small rugs and other items. When I was 12 I learned to knit with knitting needles. I would like very much to win this book so I can make these reversible knitted toys. CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com