Dollhouse Dreams

  Raggedy Ann and Andy's Quilted House

 

                                

 

   One day in 1915, as the story goes, Johnny Gruelle’s daughter Marcella brought him an old rag doll. He drew a face on the worn fabric and called the doll Raggedy Ann. Gruelle, a cartoonist and illustrator, wrote a children’s book about Raggedy Ann in 1918. Publisher P. F. Volland arranged to sell Raggedy Ann dolls along with the books, and the tie-in between Gruelle’s Raggedy Ann Stories and the dolls proved a marketing hit. In 1920, Gruelle introduced the Raggedy Andy Stories. In them, when humans weren’t looking, Raggedy Ann and Andy came to life and embarked on many adventures. Gruelle averaged one new book each year for twenty years. The books and dolls have remained popular for the past century. Raggedy Ann entered the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2002. Her brother Raggedy Andy joined her in 2007. The dolls are reunited in this place of honor—where they belong, together of course, for always.


This is my second 1:24 scale dollhouse.   The theme is loosely based on the wonderful children's stories of two dolls named Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.

 

The color scheme is based on the doll's outfits

                                                and a little Americana red, white and blue.  
                                                         Note the quilted roof pattern.

 

 

A close up of the front door and windows

 

 

 

The house is so small its hard to shoot

   the whole thing so you can see it well.

 

 

I've added this photo with a regular chap stick to give you and idea of the size I am working with.
Look at the bed and compare to the chap stick.



 

A cozy living room done in a heart quilt pattern wallpaper

 

 

                      Red gingham walls and a patch heart quilt decorate the kitchen walls
                           The hutch by the window is a magnet and the dishes very tiny

porcelain charms.

 

I am kind of proud of the kitchen appliances because they are so small.  The stove is
actually a magnet and I made the sink and fridge myself.  I had a hard time getting
the camera inside the kitchen to take the photo!

 

Here's Marcella's bedroom on the second floor

 I made the tiny 1" Raggedy and Andy dolls sitting
on the bed as well as all the rugs, bed dressings,

bead lamps and Marcella sitting on the rug in front

of the bed. 



 

 

The bath next to Marcella's room on the second floor

                                               I see that the ironing is all caught up!

 

 

 

 

 

Raggedy Andy's room 3rd floor

 

Raggedy Ann's room next to Andy's room

 

 

 

 

 

The 3rd floor where the dolls Ann and Andy come to life!

 

 

Thanks for Visiting!