Step it Up Series! Make a Peasant Top into a Ruffle Sleeve Peasant Top or Dress for Dolls

The Playtime Peasant Top is a pattern you can turn to again and again and create all kinds of easy outfits to show off your doll’s style as well as your favorite fabrics.

Add ruffles to the sleeves of the Playtime Peasant Top PDF Sewing Pattern

Use this quick and easy tutorial to create a top for your 18 inch doll in just an afternoon.

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Make an 18 inch doll sized Ruffle Sleeve Shirt with Oh Sew Kat!

This is a super easy pattern hack. You need the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt Pattern.

• To make your Peasant Top into a Dress, add 2 inches to the length for the 18 inch doll
• Optional depending where you want the sleeve hem to fall: Add 1/4th inch to the length of the short sleeve
• Cut your two ruffles twice as long as the hem of the sleeve by 2 1/2 inches wide
• Press each ruffle the long way with wrong sides together
• Gather the raw edges of each ruffle and pin it to the right side of the sleeve hem
• Complete your top according to the pattern directions

Joss looks so pretty in these soft floral prints.

You can also make it into a dress like Grace’s festive outfit below. She is also wearing Luciana’s red belt purse to complete her outfit. To make this dress, I extended the bodice piece by 2 inches to make it dress length and then added the ruffles instead of hemming the sleeves. These green ruffles are a little wider than the ones above, so the sleeves go down to her wrists. Add a belt if you like to complete the look; Grace is using Luciana’s belt purse from American Girl®.

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The Playtime Peasant Top looks so cute with the Sixth Grade Skirt pattern, also available from Oh Sew Kat!

See more ideas for the Platyime Peasant Top in the Inspiration Gallery.

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Purchase the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt PDF Sewing Pattern in 5 Doll Sizes and Value Bundles:

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Pattern for 18 inch Dolls here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Pattern for 16 inch Animators’ Dolls here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Pattern for 16 inch A Girl for All Time® Dolls here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Pattern for 14.5 inch Wellie Wishers™ Glitter Girls® Dolls here (also fits Hearts for Hearts Girls Dolls™)

Find the Playtime Peasant Top for 15 inch Baby Dolls here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top for 18 and 14 inch Dolls Value Bundle here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Pattern in the Holiday4 Pattern Bundle here.

Make it Monday: Sunny Sugar n Spice Sewing Pattern for 18 inch Dolls

Got the winter blues? Shake them away with sunny yellow and floral fabrics and the Sugar n Spice PDF Sewing Pattern from Oh Sew Kat! This pattern is offered in 5 popular doll sizes in my Etsy Shop.

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Make a sunny and bright 18 inch doll Dress

Make a bright and sunny dress for your 18 inch doll.

When I designed the Sugar n Spice Pattern, my vision was to make a slew of solid color dresses and then have mix and match print pinafores to wear over them. This yellow dress is the same one I used for the Belle Princess Dress.

The floral pinafore looks even more special with pretty eyelet lace at the hem. This yellow floral fabric is by Camelot Fabrics. I buy most of my fabric at the Fat Quarter Shop.

PDF Sewing patterns for dolls are easy to use to make 18 inch doll dresses

What are you going to make this week?

Find the Sugar n Spice PDF Pattern HERE.

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Sweet Little Valentines Made with Oh Sew Kat! patterns

Happy Valentine’s Day! Dress your 14.5 inch Wellie Wishers™ and Glitter Girls® dolls in pretty pink Easy Up! Jumpers to celebrate the day of LOVE.

The Easy Up! PDF sewing pattern is a quick sew. It’s easy to sew it reversible as well. Sometimes I’ll choose a seasonal fabric for one side and make the other side non seasonal.

Camille’s dress has tiny hearts on one side, and delicate rosebuds on the other. I also added some lacy trim to the hemline for extra frill. A Playtime Peasant Top in pink or white completes her outfit.

Does your 14.5 inch doll have a new dress to wear for Valentine’s Day?

Find many more patterns for your 14 inch dolls here in my Etsy Shop.

Find the Easy Up Jumper  for 18 inch Dolls like American Girl here.

Find the Easy Up Jumper for 14.5 inch Wellie Wishers Dolls here.Easy Up!

Buy both sizes together: Jumper  Multi Size Bundle:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/714068198

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A Valentine Craft for your Dolls: Easy Bead and Chain Necklaces

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Try this easy craft project to make doll necklaces for your 18 inch dolls like American Girl® and Our Generation®. These necklaces are perfect for Valentine’s Day or for any time of the year. Finish off that special hand made outfit with the perfect jewelry accessory.

Make a simple necklace for your 18 inch doll.

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There are a few different ways to make your doll necklaces. You can string beads on a thin ribbon, string or piece of elastic and tie it in back. You can buy premade bracelets and put charms on them. Or you can buy jewelry wire and add your beads and clasps with crimp beads. Choose the option to give you the look you want. If you want to make a simple wire necklace with clasps, try THIS TUTORIAL on WikiHow.

My beaded necklaces are about 8 1/2 inches finished length. My gold chain necklace is 10 inches. I like this style of chain HERE as I can cut it to the length I want and just add the clasps. They offer it in GOLD too. Another option is to buy inexpensive chain bracelets or anklets at the craft store like this one. You can make your doll necklaces as long or as short as you like.

If you are just starting out, and plan on making a lot of jewelry, this KIT gives you a great assortment of beads, tools, findings and more. This smaller and cheaper KIT also has everything you need to get started.

I purchased boxes of small beads in assorted colors. They are available at most craft stores or you can find some similar pink beads here. I also added some sparkly crystal beads at set intervals on some of my necklaces.

Make an easy charm necklace for your doll.

Add a simple charm to a chain for a super fast and easy accessory. There are so many to choose from and you can change them to fit your doll’s mood. Choose charms that are smaller than your doll’s hand so they don’t look too big.

You will find a very large selection of inexpensive charms at your local craft store. When you use the chain necklaces, it’s super easy to swap out the charm for a different look. Check out this charm assortment on Amazon for a great selection of doll sized charms for necklaces.

Easy 18 inch doll necklaces that can change with the season.

You can also use the standard ball chains for easy necklaces as well. The clasps are easy to move around and charms easily slide on and off to change them out.

Grace and Blaire are both wearing their necklaces with turtleneck shirts made with the Jumping Jack PDF Sewing pattern from Oh Sew Kat!

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Sewing Doll Clothes for Valentine’s Day- Oh Sew Kat’s Favorites

Love is in the air!  Oh Sew Kat! PDF sewing patterns are the perfect choice to make a heart covered outfit for your favorite 18 inch or 14 inch sized doll.  (Patterns are also available for Animators, A Girl for All Time® and 15″ baby dolls. Be inspired by these pretty fashions that are some of Kat’s favorites!! Click HERE to go right to my pattern shop.  Download and sew up some love for the doll lover in your life today!

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Make your doll a sweet new outfit for Valentine’s Day.

The classic Sugar n Spice Dress:  Every holiday I can pull out the white underdress I made one day, and add a pretty, holiday themed apron or pinafore.  Easy to sew and fewer clothing pieces to store.  🙂  See more photos HERE. Need the pattern? Grab it bundled with the dress up accessories in three sizes HERE.

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Use easy sewing patterns from Oh Sew Kat! to make an 18 inch doll dress for Valentine’s Day.

Party Time Peasant Dress:  Quick and easy and fun to play with fabrics.  See more photos HERE. Find the pattern in 5 sizes HERE. Add lace to the neckline with this easy TUTORIAL.

Blaire’s dress (below) and Grace’s dress (above) were both made with the same pattern. This pattern is available in 5 sizes!  See more ideas for the Party Time Peasant Dress HERE and HERE.

Wellie Wishers and Glitters Girls dolls love new dresses for Valentine’s Day too.

The Party Time Peasant Dress is also available sized for 14.5″ dolls like Wellie Wishers and Glitter Girls. See more ideas in the Inspiration Gallery.

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Try this fun version of the School Bell Blouse Dress!  I used THIS pattern hack to make this pretty dress for Blaire.  See more photos of Blaire HERE.

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Girls: Make a sweet dress for her favorite 18 inch doll

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Kelly looks so lovely in her Sugar n Spice pinafore with bright tights and a Jumping Jack turtleneck shirt.  Don’t be afraid to mix and match your sewing patterns!  See more photos of this lace and glitter dress HERE.

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Because sometimes Valentine’s Day falls in the summer months where you live…Sonali has a Doodlebug fabric Boardwalk Boutique to let her show off her lovebugs.  (And also because sometimes girls that play with dolls don’t care how cold it is outside, am I right?) This pattern is super quick to sew and a favorite with little girls everywhere!  Did you see this pattern used to make an elf, Santa, and gingerbread trio?  Or as a gorgeous MAXI DRESS?This pattern really does work all year long!

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Ruffles and ruffles- ruffles are perfect to show your dolly love!  This Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt is the perfect showcase for your favorite mix and match Valentine fabrics..  No closures- and quick and easy- your doll can wear this outfit by dinner time!  This pattern is available in 5 popular doll sizes HERE.

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And finally, Kailey is rocking the casual look with her Backyard Bibs skirt variation and a Playtime Peasant Top underneath. This pattern works wonderfully throughout the year and is so quick and easy to sew! Find more Bibs ideas in THIS POST and THIS ONE.

Sweet and special Valentine’s Day gifs for girls: Make a special outfit for her doll with easy Oh Sew Kat! PDF patterns.

So many choices!! What will your doll be dressed in this Valentine’s Day?  Tag OhSewKat online to share the love with me!  Happy Sewing!!!

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Make it Monday: Boy and Girl Backyard Bib Outfits for Bitty Twins™

Make Bitty Baby™ and Bitty Twins™ cute, matching overalls outfits with the Backyard Bibs PDF Sewing Pattern

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The Backyard Bibs PDF sewing pattern from Oh Sew Kat! is available in 5 popular doll sizes, including for the very popular Bitty Baby™ and Bitty Twins™ 15 inch baby dolls from American Girl®.

Use this simple sewing pattern for boy dolls and girl dolls- with 2 pants and 2 skirt options, you’ve got all of your bases covered. Add a fun pocket and mix and match coordinating prints for sweet twin outfits. These outfits were made with the Urban Zoology cotton prints from the Fat Quarter Shop.

The Backyard Bibs PDF Sewing Pattern is available in 5 popular doll sizes, from 18 inches to 14.5 inches. See them all HERE.

Bitty Baby and Bitty Twins Sewing Patterns from Oh Sew Kat!- Make your own baby doll clothes today.

Make boy doll clothes with the Backyard Bibs sewing pattern too!

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Make your Bitty Baby or Bitty Twins a cute overalls outfit with the Backyard Bibs PDF Sewing Pattern from Oh Sew Kat!

These bitties are wearing their Backyard Bibs with either a Playtime Peasant Top (you can purchase the patterns together in a value bundle) or a Simple Sweet Tee. The Backyard Bibs also looks great with a Jumping Jack Turtleneck Shirt, or even as a swimsuit as in this post!

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Find more sewing patterns for 15 inch baby dolls HERE and see more ideas for the Backyard Bibs pattern HERE and HERE.

Step it Up Series: Tank Top Tee Shirt Pattern Hack

Joss Kendrick™, the 18″ doll of the year for 2020 from American Girl® is a surfer girl and a cheerleader. She has a pair of pajamas that are simply a pair of pants with a tank top. Use this tutorial to take the Simple Sweet Tee shirt pattern by Oh Sew Kat! and with a few adjustments, make your Joss doll some cute tank tops for bed, or cheer practice, or just to play on the beach!

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Make a cute tank top for your 18 inch doll with the Simple Sweet Tee Shirt pattern from Oh Sew Kat!

Method 1: Simple Tank Top

• Supplies Needed: Simple Sweet Tee pattern, ruler, knit fabric, fold over elastic (8.5 inches). Print out the Simple Tee Shirt pattern pieces- front and back. Do not cut them out. Always check the one inch box to make sure you printed correctly, even if you have used the pattern before.
• Measure up 1/2 inch from CF and make a dot. Measure up the neckline seam line (dotted line) two inches, and make another dot. Connect these two dots with a tiny amount of curve. From the second dot, make a straight line down to the armsye corner. Cut out your new pattern piece.
• Flip the front pattern piece over onto the back and trace the new armseye, extending the top edge (CB) up one half inch.
• Cut out the two pieces from your fabric, with the front on the fold as before.

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• Fold each armseye in 1/4th inch and stitch in place. This fabric is a pair of girls’ leggings I bought new at Kohl’s. It’s got a lot of stretch to it so I used wonder tape and my walking foot to make the sewing easier.
• With RST together, stitch the side seams.
• Cut 8 inches of 1/2 inch fold over elastic. This will form the neckband, connecting the sides in the process. Find the center of your elastic and pin it to the right side of the center of the shirt. (Follow the instructions in the Simple Tee pattern for the elastic- start with wrong sides together, then flip to right side and topstitch.) . Leave a gap of 3/4 inch between front and backs for the shoulders.

• Fold the elastic to the outside and top stitch in place. The ends of the elastic will hang off either end by about 1/2 inch. Steam the elastic if it stretched out when you sewed it.
• Finish the back seams, trimming off excess elastic.
• Fold up hem by 1/4th inch and stitch in place.
• Try the top on your doll and attach the hook and loop tape to both back edges as directed by the pattern.

Method 2: Contrasting Trim

Another variation would be to sew the side seams first, and then either fold the armseyes in as one long seam, or even add fold over elastic to each side of the armseyes for more contrast. Then add the neck elastic to cover the edges. You will need about 6 1/2 inches per side of FOE plus 8 inches for the neck.

• If you plan to use this method, add a little bit of a curve to the under arm portion of your pattern, so you won’t have such a severe “V” to add the elastic to. Cut 1/4 inch off the center front and the center back lines. (If you fail to do this, the top will be too wide. (Ask me how I know… you can cut the center line and add a seam to make it the right size, like I did. I then covered it with ricrac to hide the seam before adding the neckline elastic.)
• Sew side seams and press open
• Cut Fold Over Elastic to two 6 1/2 inch pieces. Following the method in the Simple Tee pattern, attach the wrong side of the elastic to the wrong side of your top, fold it over along the fold line, and topstitch from the right side.
• Add the neckband in the same manner, with 8 inches of Fold Over Elastic. Start pinning at the middle of the top with the middle of the elastic and butt the FOE edges right next to each other, without a gap. Stitch as above and trim off any extra at the edges.
• Finish the back edges and add hook and loop tape according to the pattern directions. Press up 1/4th inch at the hem and stitch.

Make Joss a cute tank top with thise easy Simple Sweet Tee Pattern Hack

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Find easy sewing patterns for 18 inch doll clothes in the Oh Sew Kat! shop on Etsy.

Make it Monday: Playtime Peasant Top Pajamas

What are you making this week? How about some 18 inch doll pajamas in a fun, cozy flannel fabric. I know there are lots of news dolls out there. They need some fun PJ or nightgowns for a good night sleep! And what’s great about these two sewing patterns, they make awesome (and easy!) outfits for clothes too! Let your imagination run wild- what will you make with the easy Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt pattern paired with the super easy Boardwalk Boutique Capri style pants?

Make 18 inch doll pajamas with easy sewing patterns from Oh Sew Kat!

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You can easily make this pajama top with the Playtime Peasant Top pattern. Use cozy flannel and add a cute bow. I made the pants with the Boardwalk Boutique pattern – so easy! I just left off the ruffle. You can also use the Bloomer Buddies pattern like I did in THIS post. The Boardwalk Boutique pattern (as well as the Playtime Peasant Pattern) are part of the Holiday Bundle 4 pattern bundle. Get four patterns at once and have lots of sewing options!! You can make all the outfits in THIS POST with this one pattern bundle!

Quick and easy pajamas for 18 inch dolls- Try the Playtime Peasant PDF Sewing Pattern from Oh Sew Kat!

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Easy Sewing Pattern to make Pajamas for your Doll- Find Oh Sew Kat! patterns on Etsy!

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Find more ideas for the Playtime Peasant Top pattern in the Inspiration Gallery. The Boardwalk Boutique makes fun outfits all year long as seen in THIS POST and in THIS ONE.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top & Twirl Skirt sewing pattern for 18 inch Dolls like American Girl here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top & Twirl Skirt sewing pattern for 16 inch Slim Dolls like a Girl for All Time™ here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top & Twirl Skirt sewing pattern for 16 inch Animators Dolls here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top & Twirl Skirt sewing pattern for 15 inch Dolls like Bitty Baby and Bitty Twins here.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top & Twirl Skirt sewing pattern for 14.5 inch Wellie Wishers Dolls here. (Also fits Hearts for Hearts Girls Dolls.)

Try a free skirt pattern for your American Girl® Doll by clicking the green button below to sign up for my monthly sewing inspiration for dolls. It has no pattern pieces- just cut two rectangles and sew!! (You will also get two other doll size skirts- 14.5 inch and 16 inch. ) Perfect beginner project!

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Make a Cheer Bow for your 18 inch Joss™ Doll

Make a doll sized Cheer Bow with this easy tutorial

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Joss Kendrick™ is the American Girl® Girl of the Year for 2020. She’s a ten year old girl living in Huntington Beach, California. She loves to surf with her friend and surf sister, Sophia, and her brothers. In her story, she tries out something new- cheerleading. She finds that she can be both a cheerleader and a surfer in the process. Her cheer bow is an important part of her story. Here is a quick tutorial to make a felt cheer bow for your Joss doll or any of here friends. I used my cricut machine but you can cut the pieces by hand as well.

Find a full selection of easy PDF sewing patterns for 18 inch dolls and other sizes in my Etsy Shop to make your own surf outfits and cheer uniforms too!

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Easy Cheer bows for dolls using Cricut designs

Supplies: (due to the use of hot glue, young children should be supervised to make this project.)

• colored felt or faux leather (I use assorted felt from Amazon and faux leather from Cricut. You can also buy GLITTER VINYL for this project.)
• electronic cutter (like a cricut machine) or sharp scissors
• glue gun
• hair clip, hair tie or headband to attach bow to (I like these alligator clips from Amazon.)
• tool to push the hot glue and keep your fingers safe

1. Choose your bow design. You can use any image or design that will produce a 3D bow. In Cricut Access, choose a bow design that makes a 3D bow. You can also find an svg file on etsy or even google. You will know it is a 3d bow because it will import as pieces that might not look like a bow yet. I used the “short bow topper” without the band for the loops (duplicate the loop layer and make one smaller than the other so you have two), and the “cute little bow” as my base layer.

2. Cut your design from felt. I like felt because it’s inexpensive and easy to work with. Be sure to try leather or sparkly faux leather. You can use one color or many. Keep all of your pieces together and size them to your preference. (My cheer bow is about 3 1/2 inches across the base layer.)

3. Heat up your glue gun, and place glue in the center of the larger loop layer. Glue both ends to the center, holding it down until the glue cools with a tool or the hair clip.

4. Do the same for the smaller loop layer.

5. When the layers are completely cool, stack them on top of each other with more glue.

6. If you are layering your bow on a solid base with tails, like I did, glue the center band to the center of your bow, and wrap it around the back, securing the edges.

7. Glue the entire bow to the base with tails. When it cools, glue your clip to the back side. Add little sparkles or sequins for decoration with more glue if you want.

8. Put Joss’ hair in a high ponytail and make sure her cheer bow stands up tall so she can fly high! (Be sure the hot glue cools completely before you put it in your doll’s hair.)

There are many bow designs to choose from. It’s easy to make them bigger, smaller, with tails or without. Alternate colors and try different materials. If you make a smaller bow without the tails, you will wrap the center piece around all the layers, including the base layer and the clip and secure it with hot glue.

Easy craft for 18 inch dolls: Make Cheer Bows with a Cricut Machine

I also made Joss’ practice shirt. I found this design in Cricut Design Space Library and added it to a simple, sparkly tee shirt. Find more information on how to do this in THIS POST.

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Happy Heart Doll Outfits for Valentine’s Day

Are your dolls ready to show some love this Valentine’s Day? In this post I will share with you some of my favorite Valentine’s Day outfits for dolls. Sometimes I’m all pink and sometimes all red. This holiday, choose both! Click on the links below each photo to read more about it.

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Make Valentine’s Day Dresses for Your Dolls with Easy Sewing Patterns by Oh Sew Kat!

Sugar n Spice and it’s Valentine Nice! When you make the Sugar n Spice dress it’s a great idea to start with solid colors for the underdress. Each season, adding a pinafore, overskirt, or corset lets you change the look with much less to sew and to store. See the Easter version HERE. I used the same concept below for Riley’s bear skirt, but used a ribbon instead of a fabric waistband. See more photos HERE.

Beary Nice in Sugar n Spice!

DIY your own Valentine outfits for dolls with easy sewing patterns by Oh Sew Kat!

Party Time! Camille is rocking this pink and red Party Time Dress. The Party Time Dress is quick to sew but gives lots of dolly wow. Add some ruffles or lace, and try a contrasting waistband.

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Your dolls will be ready for Valentine’s Day in sweet doll clothes you sew yourself.

Free Skirt Pattern to help you spread the Love! Join my email list by clicking the green button below and get this Four Season Skirt pattern FREE for 18 inch, 16 inch, and 14.5 inch dolls. It has no pattern pieces so it stitches up for every season in minutes and can be made lots of different ways. See more skirt ideas HERE and HERE.

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Grace (above) and Blaire (below) are ready for Party Time in their Party Time Peasant Dresses! Have fun mixing and matching your fabrics for your own unique look on this quick to sew doll dress. Change it up with lace or bias tape at the hem. See more photos of Blaire’s dress and more HERE.

Make a sweet Valentine outfit for your dolls with easy sewing patterns by Oh Sew Kat!

Below, Blaire’s cute baby doll dress is made using my School Bell Blouse pattern. I shortened the bodice and added a gathered skirt. So easy to make a completely different style from a pattern you already use and love.

Make this cute polka dot dress with a blouse pattern with this easy pattern hack of the School Bell Blouse.

VISIT THE OH SEW KAT! INSPIRATION GALLERY TO SEE MORE DOLL CLOTHES IDEAS.

What pattern are you sewing this Valentine’s Day? See many more Valentine ideas HERE and HERE.

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