I am loving this series on American Girl Doll Clothes! I am having fun taking scraps from other projects in my past and putting them together. The golden satin is from a dress I made in high school. Sarah suggested I add the ribbon to the ballet slippers. I was so excited the way it all came together. Of course with a change of fabric, you could transform this into regular doll clothes and skip the ballet part. The instructions are very straight forward. I hope that you really enjoy making this for your little one.
The instructions are very straight forward. I have included pictures for the darts on the leotard and the interfacing that I added to the shoes because I used satin.
Darts are needed for the opening to fit the contour of the bottom.
What the dart looks like pinned.
A finished, sewn dart.
Now for the Shoes
Cut the interfacing a little smaller the the material your are pressing with the bumps down, so nothing gets on your iron or ironing board.
If you want ribbon, sew it in with the first seam.
Happy Sewing!! ~Julia
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Here is a great way to take one pattern and use it 3 ways. Use scrap fabric or old pieces of jean material. Use my PJ Pant Pattern to complete each of these looks and see detailed instructions. After I printed the pattern, it took me 15 minutes to cut and sew. I am always looking for ways to repurpose my old jeans!! Here's some pictures of how I did it. The possibilities are endless!
When I am repurposing clothing into doll clothes, my main goal is to reuse as many of the original finished edges as possible. The more you can include the more professional the finished product, and the easier it is on you! For this project, I used an old swimsuit and transformed it into one that would fit an American Girl Doll! Download the free pattern HERE
I am loving this series on American Girl Doll Clothes! I am having fun taking scraps from other projects in my past and putting them together. The golden satin is from a dress I made in high school. Sarah suggested I add the ribbon to the ballet slippers. I was so excited the way it all came together. Of course with a change of fabric, you could transform this into regular doll clothes and skip the ballet part. The instructions are very straight forward. I hope that you really enjoy making this for your little one.
