Barbara K. is a folk artist from rural North Carolina and lives in a beautiful 1890's farmhouse, which is wildly appropriate for someone whose main passion is quilt making and more recently the restoration of her 50 year old Raggedy Ann and Andy collection originally made by her beloved Grandma Toots in the 1970's.  Barbara figured she could 'deconstruct' the body parts that needed replacing and use the old parts as a pattern.  However, before embarking on such a drastic surgical option, she launched an internet search and found a reference to a McCall's pattern #6941 offered in our store which included the original face transfer, just like the one her Grandma Toots used.  So just after Christmas 2019, she ordered the pattern and set out on a quest to bring her collection back to its original glory!  Barbara used materials already at her disposal from her many quilt projects, and when she couldn't find any baby blue rick rack, she removed the old apron, brought it back to life and reused it!

"I told one of my sisters about my project and asked if she would like to bring me her family Raggedies as well.  She brought me three more.  The best part of her contribution though was even more special. Stored with her three dolls was a paper bag that had come from Grandma Toots.  Inside that bag was a pair of legs and a pair of arms that had never made it into a finished doll and one unclaimed dress.  There was also a wad of folded up tissue paper which turned out to be the remnants of our grandmother's own McCall's pattern 6941!"