American Girl Dress Tutorial. If you happen to be the happy owner of an American Girl doll you will agree with me that they are huge money traps.
Oh, do they know how to appeal to young girls (and mothers living vicariously through their daughters!). However, you can spend mere dollars on cute little dresses, and save your cash for clothing purchases that actual humans will wear. ;o) I'm going to attempt a tutorial of how you can make a dress without having to purchase a pattern. What you need: --1/4 yard of fabric (you can use a fat quarter, but you'll have to shave a few inches off the width of the dress skirt--I've done it both ways, and it doesn't make a whole lot of difference) --coordinating thread --any extra trimmings/ribbons you might want to add --velcro/snaps/your choice of fastener--but you can skip this altogether --sewing machine, fabric scissors, pins, needle for hand-gathering, ruler Cutting: Spread out your 1/4 yard of fabric and measure an 8 inch by 24 inch rectangle--this will be the skirt. Cut that out. Baby Doll Diapers and Accessories TUTORIAL {Guest Blogger: Christina from 2 Little Hooligans}
Hello!
I’m Christina from 2 little hooligans and I’m so excited to be joining all of my fellow craftaholics out there today! I want to thank Linda for inviting me today, it is such an honor for little ole’ me to be here with all of you today. So here’s a little bit about me… I’m a stay at home with three little ones, 3 and under. I live in northern NH in our 1870′s farm house that we have been living in, while renovating for the past 6 years. Now enough about me, Let’s get started, shall we?! Baby Doll Accessories Tutorial (Part 1: diapers, wipes and wipes case) Materials Needed: *Scrap pieces of fleece, felt or any other non-fraying material *Cotton fabric scraps or a fat quarter if you want them to all match *Minky fabric or flannel scraps *1/2″ sew on velcro Make your template shaped like above. Trace the template onto the wrong side of the cotton fabric. Trim off excess fabric and pull right sides out through the opening. Top stitch all around diaper. The finished inside of diaper.
Sewing Basics: 18-inch Doll Clothes ~ Skirt + Top. We hope you enjoy our series of Sewing Basics posts in the next few months!
We have lots of fun and easy tutorials lined up for basic patterns and sewing projects. You’ll learn a ton, and even if you’re a sewing pro we think the tutorials will help you feel successful and productive in your sewing hours. Today Marie shows us how to make some simple, no-pattern 18-inch doll clothes (fitting American Girl-sized dolls). Find more from Marie in her introduction, shop and on her two sites devoted to sewing 18-inch doll clothes. No-Pattern Ruffled Skirt + Floral Fitted Top for 18-inch Dolls Sewing clothes for an American Girl doll (or other 18-inch dolls) can be both fun and rewarding. For this tutorial, I decided to make a ruffled skirt and a floral bandeau top. Ruffled Skirt To make the ruffled skirt, I chose to use a fabric that does not fray. Materials: Knit Shirt (mine was from the dollar store, or you can use an old shirt from your closet)10 ½ inch elasticRotary cutter or scissors 2. 3.