A Flea Market Mystery

A few years ago I bought the book Petits Cadeaux Brodés (Little Embroidered Gifts). The embroidery projects in it are beautiful and the photos all have a vintage theme. Ever since the first time I thumbed through it, one of my favorite vintage objects in it has been the tiny doll in the picture above. I'm not sure why, because even though I find them adorable, I've never been especially drawn to vintage dolls.

Well, my sewing and embroidery "to do" list has gotten pretty long and I hadn't looked at this book in a long time (maybe a year?). Then the other night, in search of some embroidery inspiration, I pulled it out. And, as usual, I ended up at this page, smiling at this cute little doll. And that was that. It was time for dinner and the book went quickly back on the shelf.

But guess what I found at the flea market the very next day? The exact same doll. I'd never seen one like her before and I don't know if I'll ever see another one again. Actually, I didn't find her - it's more like she found me. And the strange thing is, this same thing happens every once in awhile. Pretty mysterious, don't you think?
Here she is, all 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) of her, with the new dress I made for her.

P.S. The little boy quilt is coming along - all 35 blocks are finished and sewn in rows. I just have to sew the rows together and hopefully will post about it again pretty soon.