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Polly Pocket

Polly Pocket is a line of small plastic dolls and accessories aimed at girls. The name comes from the fact that many of the original Polly Pocket toys came in pocket size cases. The current Fashion Polly dolls sold by Mattel differ from those originally sold by Bluebird Toys.

History

Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate. Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll. Bluebird Toys of Swindon, England licensed the concept and the first Polly Pocket appeared in stores in 1989. Mattel held a distribution arrangement with Bluebird Toys for Polly Pocket items in the early-1990s. In 1998, while production lulled, Bluebird Toys endured several hostile take-over attempts until Mattel finally purchased them later that year.

In 1999, Mattel redesigned Polly and created a new series of collectible items. The new Polly doll is slightly larger and has a more life-like appearance than the original dolls. That same year, Mattel also introduced Fashion Polly!, which used the same characters from the new Polly Pocket (Polly, Lea, Shanni, Lila, etc.), but they came in the form of 3 ¾ inch (9.5 cm) plastic jointed dolls. They gave a new spin on fashion dolls; instead of traditional cloth clothing, Polly Pockets used unique "Polly Stretch" garments, rubbery plastic clothes that could be put on the dolls and removed. There are also some boy dolls (Rick, Steven, etc.)


Alternative Meaning

The term "Polly Pocket" (also spelled Polly Pocket) is also used to refer to document wallets.


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Mattel held a distribution arrangement with Bluebird Toys for Polly Pocket items in the early-1990s. It can be used in conjunction with any unit of study (examples would be to make a pictorial quilt that depicts a story the class is reading, or a particular event in history). Bluebird Toys of Swindon, England licensed the concept and the first Polly Pocket appeared in stores in 1989. It requires students to use mathematical, geometric, spatial, artistic and manual skills. Using a powder compact, he fashioned a small house for the tiny doll. Quilting is an excellent educational tool. Polly was first designed by Chris Wiggs in 1983 for his daughter Kate. Such quilts become historical documents for the quiltmaker and his or her loved ones.

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Many quilt guilds meet monthly and feature lectures and other activities. Quilters may also attend Quilt Guild meetings in their local area. They also frequently gather in larger groups (sometimes called "quilting bees") to collectively apply the gridwork of quilting. They exchange fabrics or quilt blocks with each other.

Quilters are cooperative people. See also: Quilt for examples of quilts, and AIDS quilt. Crazy quilting. Shadow trapunto - quilting a design in fine Lawn and filling the pattern with small lengths of coloured wool.

Trapunto quilting, also known as Italian quilting. Sashiko quilting. Specialist quilting techniques:

    . Quilting is very often combined with embroidery, patchwork, applique and other forms of needlework to create patchwork quilts.

    Using the latter enhances the intricacy of detailed quilting. While a majority of quilt tops are pieced, many are made from a single piece of fabric. Binding completes the quilt by finishing the edges with a trim of fabric. The main function of quilting is to hold the three layers together.

    Layering places the quilt's backing, batting, and top in place. Piecing is the sewing of the quilt top. The process of making a quilt involves three steps: piecing, layering, and binding. A quilt using a single piece of fabric as a quilt top is called a whole cloth quilt.

    Designs in the original fabrics can be put together to form new patterns. Quilting can also be used as a form of elaborate decoration, where the stitchery creates complex designs and patterns, with or without the use of colour. The gridwork of stitches traps air in the material, making it much warmer than a single layer of fabric would be, or even the layers separately. The most basic form of quilting is a simple geometric grid sewn either by hand or nowadays by machine.

    they may hang on a wall instead of lying on a bed). In modern times, art quilts have started to become popular for their aesthetic, artistic qualities rather than for functionality (i.e. Quilting is used in the making of a garment called a gambeson. Additionally, there are ancient Egyptian sculptures showing figures which appear to be wearing clothing which is quilted, possibly for warmth in the chilly desert evenings.

    The origins of this method of craft are thought to be in the Crusades, when soldiers needed warmth as well as protection from the chafing caused by heavy armour. Both their trapunto and broderie perse were considered fine needlework. Meanwhile women of the wealthy classes prided on their fine quilting of wholecloth quilts. But in Colonial times most women spent their days spinning, weaving and making clothing.

    There is a common belief that quilting originated in utilitarianism rather than decoration.