Dollmakers Anonymous
Dollmakers Anonymous
Catonsville, MD
Our club has been in existence since March 1996!
We meet, usually, on every last Monday at The Catonsville Senior Center, 501
N. Rolling Road in Catonsville, from 9:30 am until 2:00 or thereabouts,
depends on what we are involved in at the time.. We now have scheduled dates
that Include July and August, but these months are not meetings, per se, but
are set aside for UFO gatherings, and who doesn't have them?! ;o)
We are a diverse group of talented ladies in various stages of achievement in
cloth doll making. Ever on the lookout for new and innovative ways to "play
with dolls," we get our information and inspiration from lots of sources. We
have a couple of 'challenges' each year and also include many interesting,
challenging happenings - including fun field trips to many different places,
always including lunch!
Our main objective is to PLAY, CREATE and PROMOTE our beloved cloth dolls!
Contact person: Bunnie Pickett, Newsletter editor/secretary
410-242-4101
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The Dollie Mamas
The Dollie Mamas
Meetings: 3rd Sunday of every month
Site: North DeKalb Cultural Center [The Spruill Center for the Arts]
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30338
Contacts:
Martha Dudley, President: 770-399-6340
or Margaret Edinburgh, Newsletter Editor: 770-425-3161- e-mail:
We have been in operation since 1994 and currently have 26 members. We issue an information filled monthly newsletter. Club dues are $20.00 a year, which mostly covers the cost of the newsletter. We do not currently have associate membership, but hope to do so very soon. Our membership covers the full spectrum of cloth dollmaking from beginners to advanced, people who use patterns to those who design their own dolls or even bears.
We have in club challenges, charity dollmaking (we annually donate a fully decorated doll tree to the Atlanta Festival of Trees, which is auctioned to fund The Egleston Children's Hospital), and a monthly pin swap. We have Christmas in July with doll swaps, and an annual Tea Party, to which we invite all the other local doll clubs.
We have seminars with club members teaching their specialities, ie sculpting (cloth and clays), beading, face painting, etc., and have regular guest teachers. Over the years we have been fortunate to have elinor peace bailey, Christine Shively, Sally Lampi, Virginia Robertson, Dee Dee Triplett, and Barbara Willis.
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Dolls and Friends
Dolls and Friends
The Santa Barbara cloth doll group is official. They choose the name
"Dolls and Friends". We meet the last Monday of the month at Grant House
Sewing Machine Store, in the Magnolia Shopping Center.
Lennie Adams and
Liz Harper
are the co-leaders. My phone number is 805-969-3895.
Lighthouse Cloth Dollmakers
Lighthouse Cloth Dollmakers
Creative Fabrics
Wheeler, OR
We meet on the third Sunday at 2:00
Contact: Cathie
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Folks in Fabric
Folks in Fabric
670 Bromley Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
We are a cloth doll club founded in February of 1999. Our goal is to
share information about the cloth doll process and have fun. Each
meeting begins with a show and tell, followed by a short class or
project presented by different members. We have scheduled an all day
class for the fall with designer Mary Tressler. We meet on the first
Wednesday of each month at 10:00.
contact:
Lucy Landry
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Tulsa Dolling Dames
Quilters Nook Shop
1740 S. Harvard St.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Our club meets at the Quilters Nook shop, on the first Thursday of each month.
We meet at 1:00 in the afternoon.
We are a new club and welcome any and all cloth doll people.
Tulsa Dolling Dames
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Needle Knows Cloth Doll Club
The Needle Knows Cloth Doll Club, New York
Deborah Williams
Email:
We have a lot of plans for the future and wonderful dollmaking
journeys.
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Santa Barbara Doll Funs
Santa Barbara Doll Funs
Santa Barbara, California
We are a great group of about 25 ladies from this area who love all types of cloth dolls--from funky to cute!
Our president is Liz Harper
(805)-969-3895
email:
This is our 2nd year of gathering!
We meet the last Monday night of every month and our program
includes wonderful exchanges, challenges and annual charity projects.
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Fabric Fantasy Cloth Doll Club
Fabric Fantasy Cloth Doll Club
Bakersfield, Ca.
The club is over 13 years old and still going strong. We have seen many changes in our organization during the years but our major goal has stayed the same. To be able to share, socialize and learn from others who are addicted to making cloth dolls too!
Our club meets monthly, usually the second Saturday of the month. We are a very flexible group and our meeting days and times are subject to change. This usually is because we are going on a "Road Trip." If there is a Doll Show or Exhibit with in a 2 hour drive, we're there. We also have mini workshops where we will work on a project together.
Right now we are starting the new year with a pass around doll. Participants make a doll body, each month the doll is given to someone new who will complete an assigned task. In July the wayward traveler is returned to it's mother with it's own unique personality. That means that each doll will have had 6 different members helping mold it into the doll it is. I can hardly wait for the unveiling.
We also have secret pals. We will draw their names in March 2003 and we will reveal to each other in March 2004 by giving a doll made specifically by your secret pal for you. Not to mention each month you will get a little treat.
We end each year with our annual Christmas Potluck/Ornament exchange. The first year we tried this everyone wanted every ornament. Yes, you guessed it; we now make enough ornaments to give each member one so we each go home with a box full of different ornaments.
If you are in our area and would like more information contact me: Rhonda Crosby, at
or (661) 589-0518.
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Emerald Coast Doll
Emerald Coast Doll
Pensacola, FL
Meet at Jo Anns on Fairfield Dr.
Third Suday of the month at 2:00 pm.
Contact: Patti Struck
email:
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Muslin Magic
Muslin Magic
East Helena, MT
Contact Patt Jenk
4180 Downy CT
East Helena, MT 59635
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The Motor City Doll Club
Our Club, The Motor City Doll Club a.k.a. MCDC, meets every 3rd Sunday, from 2-4 P.M., at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren, Detroit, MI 48210-1443.
We take a summer break during the months of July and August. At our September meeting, we have a "Tea Party", with our dolls and invited guest. We are always looking for new members or visitors to network with.
Our Club President is Ms. Nel L. Dent. Nel can be contacted at 16827 Sunderland Rd., Detroit, MI 48219 or by E-mail at NEL7411@aol.com.
We are very excited about our upcoming doll luncheon, "Imagine...", that will be held on June 13, 2009. Our luncheon doll, "Imogene" is a cloth doll, made especially for MCDC, by the doll artist, Sue Sizemore.
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Loosely Woven Doll Club
The Loosely Woven Doll Club is located in Grand Junction, Colorado. We are currently embarking on an international collaborative doll project with a group of artists in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. We welcome new members and queries with interest in our group.
Contact:
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Doll Gatherers
"The Doll Gatherers" are a doll club that meets at the "Community Room" of Howard Hanna / Smythe Cramer Reality in Aurora Ohio. Our meetings are typically the 4th Monday of each month, September - June. We recess in July and August. Programs and extracurricular activities are planned to keep us focused ,educated and entertained in the wonderful world of cloth dolls.
We have been host of two very popular and successful doll conferences, i.e. GALA 2007:"Flowers, Fairies and Fiber Fancies" and GALA 2008 : "Think Pink! It's a Girl Thing". We are currently sketching out a new conference, GALA 2010 (theme to be announced), which should be scheduled for May of the same year. It is our intention to keep the GALA conference ongoing .
As we enjoy and encourage making, exhibiting, promoting and educating the interest of cloth doll art,
The Doll Gatherers invite those interested in further information to contact:
Joan Stephens / P.O. Box 5 / Aurora, Ohio 44202 or Email:
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Garden State Doll Artisans
Neptune NJ
We are the Garden State Doll Artisans. We are a small group who meet the third Friday of the Month at the Neptune Public Library, 2nd Floor Reading Room, in the Neptune Municipal Complex, 25 Neptune Blvd, Neptune NJ 07753. Each of our members is very talented and we share techniques and ideas at each meeting. Some upcoming events in 2007 include a display at the New Jersey Quilt Show and a 2 day class with Patti Medaris Culea. We would love new members so feel free to contact:
Stephanie
or Diane
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Dollirious
Arlington, WA
Dollirious! meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm at Aunt Mary's Quilt Shop, 3323 169th Pl NE, Suite I, Arlington, WA 98223. We are an informal group and welcome cloth dollmakers of all skill levels. Meetings include Show & Tell and a project facilitated by one of our club members. We host pass around dolls and challenges throughout the year. Please email the following for further information.
Beth
or Mary Jean
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