This week is going to be about construction. In the last blog, I showed you how to make different styles of skirts. Now I'll show you how to put them together and add matching tops. Once you learn the basics, your imagination can take over to create many different outfits for the doll lover in your life.
For the red shirt:
this is a quick and easy way to make an adorable crop top. Double your desired fabric (cotton works best). Cut out a basic shirt pattern from interfacing. Follow my pictures as an example. Lay the edge of the shirt on the side fold, and the neck and sleeve on the top fold (so the underarm of the shirt is pointing towards the unfolded end). Cut around the edge, sleeve, and neck. DO NOT cut the folds. Unfold the shirt and cut a slit from the edge to the neck on one side only. After you've decorated the edges and sleeves so up the slit as shown.
The Pleated Skirt:
Take your pleated skirt from last week and attach a strip of fabric for a waistband. If you like cut, and press to small lengths for straps. Stitch these to the waistband in the back, cross, and attach in the front by securing snaps, buttons, or velcro.
A Gathered Skirt with lace trim:
This simple skirt is like the one I explained how to make last week but with a cute decoration. Thin strips of lace can be as practical as they are pretty. Sew two rows of thread to gather (see last week's post) when the length is set, sew a thin band of lace to the top for a waistband before sewing up the back seam.
Reversible Outfit:
Reversible doll clothing can be easily made by cutting out two of one pattern with the fabric sides you want to show facing each other. Here, I've attached two pieces of matching fabric together with pins and cut out a simple semi-circle for a wrap around skirt. Lightly zigzag the pieces together before applying snaps to the back. The same can be done with a simple shirt as I've shown below. Use bias trim or lace to cover the zigzags if you choose.
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