Hazel Erma Jane Butternut

 As I finished up this dolly, I decided to call her Hazel
 after a long time friend of my mother.  This doll
 reminds me of this good-natured, soft spoken lady. 

When I was a young girl Hazel's elderly 

parents were our neighbors.  Her daddy was
 a kind, easy goin' old fella.  He spent lots of time
 puttering around in his shed or working in the
 garden.  He always had a peppermint in his pocket
to pass through the fence.  Hazel is the spittin'
image of her daddy.

 On the other hand, her mother's personality
leaned a little toward the ill-tempered side.  I
recall being on my very best behavior when I
crossed her path.  Even as a child, it was
easy to see Hazel was partial to her daddy.

 I didn't know Hazel's middle name.
It was time for one of our little chats, so I
decided to call and ask.

 
  She could barely contain her giggling as she told me

the story of how she got 2 middle names.  When Hazel
was born, her mother wanted to name her Erma Jane, but

her daddy was dead set on the name Hazel.

 Apparently, this debate over her naming went on
for some time, with neither her mother nor her daddy
willing to budge.  Poor little newborn needed a name
for her birth certificate, so in the end, they agreed to call
her Hazel Erma Jane.

Hazel's parents have both "passed on"
as the old timers say.  When Hazel was going
through some of her daddy's papers she'd found
in their attic, she came upon an old class photo
she'd never seen before.

On the back written in her daddy's hand was this,
 "I am on the fourth row, second from the left,
sitting by my girlfriend, Hazel."

Hazel is a petite 15 1/2 inches tall.
She and her clothing are hand sewn.

Flannel cape, bonnet & vintage maple basket.

I lined the bonnet with sheer cotton.

Her cape is very plain & simple. I
used a black glass button.

This reproduction flannel is the same

front and back.  I just cut out a simple shape.

Basted the edge all the way around.

I used my peel and stick tape as a guide

to make even button hole stitches with  3

strands of embroidery thread.

Button hole loop closure.

Hazel Erma Jane Butternut,
named after her daddy's ole' girlfriend!

 Thank you Hazel for your delightful little story.
Happy Sewing!