Will your foot fit the slipper?

This week we have Cinderella another princess who triumphs over adversity - this time a wicked step-mother and evil step-sisters.  With the help of a fairy god mother Cinderella makes it to the ball meets her prince and lives happily ever after (eventually).

The pattern for Cinderella can be found on the Disney Princesses page of this blog.  There are also other patterns now available for testing or for those who just can't wait.

 

Cinderella 

Next week Jasmine from Aladdin

Sorry it's not Belle

First of all sorry for posting so late and secondly sorry to all those people waiting on Belle for this week.  I had a blonde moment and did Snow White for this week instead.  I promise Belle will be up next week and if I get time I will put her up earlier.

 

Snow White was the first full length Disney Princess movie and has stood the test of time collecting new fans everyday.  She has been recreated many times and in different forms most recently by Kristen Stewart in Snow White and the Huntsmen, but the cartoon version remians my favourite.  Hope you enjoy Snow White.  For thise who had enquired - I will be doing Rapunzel and Merida from Brave.

Snow White

meet the ancestors - Pocahontas

This weeks Disney Princess is very close to my heart.  I am a direct descendent of Pocahontas.  My sister is the family tree expert of my family and has verified our direct lineage from Pocahontas.

The real Pocahontas

The Disney Version

The disney version is sweet but the real story happened this way.

Pocahontas was the daughter of chief Powhatan and her real name was Matoaka. Pocahontas was her childood nickname.  Pocahontas was only 11 when she first met John Smith who was 28.  John Smith was captured by the Indians when he got separated from his expedition.  He was not on his way to meet Pocahontas at the time.  He did not meet Pocahontas until he was to be executed and she rescued him.  John Smith was adopted into the tribe and he and Pocahontas became friends.  She visited often and helped the colonists when food was short.

John Smith was injured in an accident and returned to England but Pocahontas was told he had died.  She stopped visiting after that.  Pocahontas was captured and held hostage.  While being held hostage at Jamestown in 1613, she met colonist John Rolfe, a successful tobacco planter and sincere Christian. She converted to Christianity and married him in April 1614.  She changed her name to Rebecca.

The Rolfes had one child, Thomas Rolfe, whom they brought to England with them. When Pocahontas died on the way back, Thomas was also sick, and was left behind to be raised by relatives. John Rolfe would never see him again.

So here is the pattern for this week - hope you like it.  You can find the pattern on the Disney Princesses page or at fandominstitches.com.

I'll make a man out of you

One of my favourite Disney Princesses is first in my new series - Mulan.  Based on a legendary Chinese woman who takes her fathers place in the army and fights for 12 years before retiring back to her home village.

In the Disney version in typical Disney princess fashion she falls in love and gets her man (Shang) in the end.  She is helped along the way by a cricket and a miniature sized dragon.

Hope you enjoy the first in my new series of patterns Disney Princesses. 

It is a 10 inch block.

You can find the pattern on the Disney Princesses page and also on fandominstitches.com

If anyone wants the pattern for Shang let me know.