Holly Hobbie Bound for Canadian Crafter

This vintage 1970s sewing pattern is on its way to a crafter in Quebec. Try saying that 10 times really fast! I'd love to see her handiwork once she gets a few projects completed. Nice to know there are people who still appreciate a good old fashioned cloth doll. But it is Holly Hobbie and who could resist such sweet innocent charm?

So I did a bit of research - not hard these days. Holly Hobbie is a real person. She was born in 1944 and is or was an illustrator who worked as a contract artist for American Greetings. She wrote a series of children's books called Toot and Puddle and created Holly Hobbie the character using her real name which came to her after she married a guy named Douglas Hobbie in 1964. She lives in Conway, Massachusetts. I wonder if she still writes and draws?

Well turns out the most recent thing she has done is to direct a TV show for National Geographic called National Geographic Kids. In the show, Toot & Puddle live in Pocket Hollow and in each episode they travel to a foreign country. The show lasted from 2008-2009.

Would love to hear your Holly Hobbie memories. And as always you can check out my current items for sale at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TokulVintage