Wardrobe Basics for Dolls: Cozy Black Turtleneck

Every now and again, I find myself sitting down to the machine to make my dolls some basic (read boring) pieces for their wardrobe. Shirts, tees, and turtlenecks can be worn season after season and you will find the time you spent to make them was worth it!!

Use the Jumping Jack Sewing pattern to make your dolls some long sleeved, single color shirts. You can put them under jumpers, with skirts, with jeans, and so much more!

Sewing for American Girl Dolls: Wardrobe Basics

The shirt looks great with the Four Season Skirt (Above) and the Twinkle Twirl Skirt too (below).

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Make it Monday: Party Time for Halloween

Use the Party Time Peasant Dress pattern from Oh Sew Kat! and your fun, Halloween fabrics to make your 18 inch American Girl doll a fun and not so spooky outfit!

Halloween Fun and the Party Time Peasant Dress for Dolls

These cute fabrics are made by Doodlebug. They are perfect for some not so spooky Halloween outfits. Use THIS HACK to make the Party Time Dress with long sleeves for the cooler seasons.

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Using the Cricut Maker or Explore Machines to Make Doll Graphic Tees

Use your cricut maker or cricut explore machine to make doll clothes sewing faster, easier and more precise.

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Make graphic tee shirts for your dolls with a cricut or cameo machine.

Use your cricut machine to cut out cute designs and make your own graphic tee shirts and outfits for your dolls! Boy and girl dolls alike love tees with clever sayings and personalization. I find that heat transfer vinyl is much quicker and easier than using my embroidery machine! With a subscription to Cricut Access, I have thousands of designs at my fingertips that can be resized to doll scale with a push of a button. You can create your own logos from graphics, with shapes, or select something ready for you from the extensive graphics library. See more detailed instructions in this POST and this one. I made the pink snowflake shirts with my little Cricut Joy machine. You can do this type of project on any size machine, but you may want to consider the lower priced Joy to see if this is a craft you enjoy.

Luciana’s Easy Up! Jumper has a great surface for a fun message or other design. Below, I tried a pink holographic iron on (HTV) to match the pink shirt. It’s so shimmery in person. There are so many colors and types of HTV on the market right now, it’s easy and fun to customize your own doll tee shirts!

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Too busy to sew right now? Pin these images for later! What other ways can you use your Cricut machine to enhance your doll world? Click each photo below to view the tutorials.

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Easy to Sew: Bloomer Buddies Pattern Hacks

The Bloomer Buddies PDF sewing pattern for dolls (available from Oh Sew Kat! in three popular doll sizes!) is a great basic pattern to have on hand to make quick and easy tops, bloomers, and dresses for your dolls like American Girl. Mix and match the pattern pieces for a full playground mix and match wardrobe. Find the patterns in my Etsy Shop!

The Bloomer Buddies pattern offers a top or dress in three lengths, with or without sleeves (6 options), bloomers in three lengths, with or without elastic (6 more options!) for a total mix and match wardrobe.

In addition to the cute many included options for tops, bloomers, and dresses, you can use this pattern to create all kinds of additional outfits. Click each photo to go right to the Tutorial. All of these outfits were created with the Bloomer Buddies Pattern. See more in the Inspiration Gallery here. Which will you try first?

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Create different looks with a simple to sew top pattern for dolls

These pattern hacks will also work for other sized dolls with minor adjustments. The pattern is available for 18 inch dolls like American Girl®, 14.5 inch dolls like Glitter Girls® and Welliewishers™, and 16 inch dolls like Animators’® dolls.

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Fall Doll Inspiration: Easy Up! Jumper

The Easy Up! Jumper pdf pattern from Oh Sew Kat! is very simple and quick to sew. Because it has a large front, it’s perfect for your fun prints and florals. Pair it with a cozy Jumping Jack turtleneck and she’s ready for anything. Be sure to visit the Easy Up! Inspiration Gallery for more ideas, as well as the Fall Inspiration Gallery!

Fall Looks for Dolls- The Easy Up! Jumper Sewing Pattern

The Easy Up! Jumper can be reversible too! I like to pair holidays together when I do this- Fall to Christmas, or Valentine’s to St Patrick’s Day or Easter. Two outfits for one sew!!

Find the Easy Up! Jumper Pattern HERE. It is available for 18 inch dolls, 15 inch baby dolls, and 14.5 inch Welliewishers.

Sewing Fall Doll Clothes: Easy Up! Jumper and Turtleneck Shirt

Don’t be afraid to try something new. Use a large floral print for a fun and festive dress!!

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Make it Monday: Cozy Blue Turtleneck

Every now and again, I find myself sitting down to the machine to make my dolls some basic (read boring) pieces for their wardrobe. Shirts, tees, and turtlenecks can be worn season after season and you will find the time you spent to make them was worth it!!

I use a lot of bright colors in my sewing, so the turquoise turtleneck shirt gets a lot of use around here! Find the pattern HERE.

Use the Jumping Jack Sewing pattern to make your dolls some long sleeved, single color shirts. You can put them under jumpers, with skirts, with jeans, and so much more!

Sew the Jumping Jack Turtleneck Pattern for Dolls

The Jumping Jack pattern has a reversible jumper, that is worn over a pair of shorts, giving you even more wardrobe basics and mix and match options!

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Sewing for Julie: 70s Style Baby Doll Top

When sewing for Julie, you know that tiny calico prints and baby doll style tops were very popular in 1974. The Bloomer Buddies PDF sewing pattern from Oh Sew Kat! is the perfect match for your 70s girl (and 80s girls too!). In fact, this tiny yellow rosebud print was a find in my mother’s basement, and was used when I was in junior high, as well as for baby dresses for my sister in the early 80s. Such a sweet memory!!!

Make a Babydoll Style Top for 70s Doll Julie

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The Bloomer Buddies pattern has two options: Short sleeves and sleeveless. But with this easy pattern hack, you make make the sleeves long too! It’s looks great on Courtney as well!

Make an Easy Calico 70s Top for your Julie Albright Doll

Just mix up your fabrics a bit, and add some patch pockets. Your Bloomer Buddies top takes on that 70s vibe for Julie right away. Find the details in THIS POST. You can even make her a matching bandana. Find the free instructions HERE.

Click the photos below to see more ideas to sew for Julie and be sure to check out her Inspiration Gallery HERE.

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Step it Up Series: Boutique Style Skirts from the Free Pattern- Four Season Skirt

Make a Four Season Skirt look like high end boutique with just a few changes to this easy “no fuss just cut” pattern. Mix and match fabrics with a contrast hem for a patchwork skirt with lots of twirly goodness.

Four Season Skirt Pattern Hack- Make a Boutique Style Patchwork Twirl Skirt for Dolls

This tutorial is free here on my blog. If you prefer a PDF file to print or save in your files, I offer it for sale in my Etsy Shop HERE for just a few dollars, but the PDF includes 2 more skirt variations and pattern pieces for 5 popular doll sizes. Find the Twinkle Twirl pattern HERE. (Note: the Twinkle Twirl pattern is listed in my etsy shop under the different doll sizes, but the pattern is the same for all of them. You only need to purchase one copy.)

Free Doll Skirt Sewing Pattern- Pattern Hack by Oh Sew Kat!

Kelly (photo above) is wearing her skirt with the Popsicle Top, while Courtney (photo below) is wearing a modified Playtime Peasant Top. Find the tutorial for the ruffled neckline HERE.

Four Season Skirt Pattern Hack: Patchwork Twirl Skirt

This tutorial assumes you understand the basic skirt construction detailed in the Four Season Skirt pattern. Find the free Four Season Skirt pattern here in 3 sizes:

Make a Patchwork Twirl Skirt for your Doll

1. Choose 2 or 4 fabrics to make your skirt.  Cut four pieces total, 5 x 8 inches each.   With right sides together (RST), stitch the short edges together, to make one long piece 5 x 30 inches.  (This is for the 18 inch doll size.  To adapt this for other sizes, divide the total skirt piece measurement by four, then add 1/2 inch to each piece for the seam allowances). Attach the skirt to the waistband as stated in the pattern directions.
2. Add a fun contrasting hem using 1/2 inch double fold bias tape! You can find so many neat bias trims online now, or you can use AD: THIS TOOL to make your own. Sew up the back seam, and then add the bias tape to the hem. Ta da!! (If you prefer flat construction, you can add your bias trim to the skirt before seaming up the back, but sometimes bias trim makes a little bulkier join.)

Choose any fabrics you like to change up the look! This is a great project for your small scraps too!

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See more ideas for the Four Season Skirt here and here, as well as clicking the photos below.

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Make it Monday: Spring Shine Dress for Animators’ Dolls

Use Oh Sew Kat! PDF Patterns to make darling dresses for Animators’ Sized Dolls

The super talented Mireille L. is the seamstress of these knock out Animators’ outfit. Here use of black and white stripes is just striking- what a lucky little girl to receive these outfits for her dolls. The Spring Shine Dress pattern makes a cute top or dress for your doll- it’s available in four doll sizes HERE.

Easy to Sew Spring Shine Dress Pattern for Disney Animators’ Dolls

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Simple Dress Pattern: Sunshine Dress Pattern Hacks

The Sunshine Dress PDF sewing pattern for dolls (available from Oh Sew Kat! in three popular doll sizes!) is a great basic pattern to have on hand to make simple short sleeve dresses for your dolls like American Girl, Welliewishers, and Animators’. The pattern includes three variations for the front, and below you will find links to even more ideas for this basic pattern. Find the patterns in my Etsy Shop!

In addition to the cute many included options for dresses, you can use this pattern to create all kinds of additional outfits. Click each photo to go right to the Tutorial. All of these outfits were created with the Sunshine Pattern. See more in the Inspiration Gallery here. Which will you try first?

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Create different looks with a simple to sew dress pattern for dolls

These pattern hacks will also work for other sized dolls with minor adjustments. The pattern is available for 18 inch dolls like American Girl®, 14.5 inch dolls like Glitter Girls® and Welliewishers™, and 16 inch dolls like Animators’® dolls.

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