Tester Tuesday: Animators’ Dolls in Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern

It’s Tester Tuesday! Today’s feature is the popular Backyard Bibs PDF sewing pattern by Oh Sew Kat! sized for 16 inch princess dolls like Animators’. These adorable outfits were sewn by the talented Chris Lambrechts. Her fashions use the Backyard Bibs and Playtime Peasant Top patterns by Oh Sew Kat! Both patterns are also available in other popular doll sizes in my Etsy Shop.

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Tea anyone? Isn’t this outfit cute with contrasting waistband and straps, plus a cute bow accent!

The apple of my eye: Add a cute pocket to the front of the bibs. The pocket piece is included in the pattern!

Backyard Bibs is the perfect canvas to show off your own artwork- whether it’s painting, embroidery, applique, or heat transfer vinyl.

Or use the Backyard Bibs just to show off your favorite, cute fabrics. Rapunzel looks like she is ready to play this spring. She’s wearing a Popsicle Top under her shorts bibs.

Thank you to Chris for sharing her wonderful sewing talent with us. What style will you make your Backyard Bibs for Animators?

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

Find the Backyard Bibs in other popular doll sizes HERE. See more ideas for your sewing projects in the inspiration gallery.

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Tester Tuesday: Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern for A Girl for All Time® Dolls.

Be inspired by these Backyard Bibs that were sewn by the Oh Sew Kat! testers. I love how each one looks completely unique!

Inspiring tester photos of the Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern.

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Cat’s Meow by Linda R.

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Anchor’s Away by Michele A. (Shown with the Playtime Peasant Blouse underneath)

Old Glory by Michele A. (Shown with a Popsicle Top underneath)

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Find more ideas to sew the Backyard Bibs pattern in the Inspiration Gallery.

Sew a Captain America themed Dress with the Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern

Are your girls and your dolls into superheros? The Backyard Bibs is an easy pattern to alter to fit lots of fun themes. Today I’m sharing one with you… I often share sneak peeks on my facebook and instagram pages. Be sure to check them out and follow both so you don’t miss a thing. Enjoy these Captain America inspired photos.

Make your doll a Captain America dress with the easy Backyard Bibs sewing pattern.

No time to sew it now? Be sure to PIN these images so you can find them later!

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

Available in five popular doll sizes, the Backyard Bibs is quick to sew with four fun options (two skirts and two pants!).

Captain America themed dress for your 18 inch doll – made with the simple Backyard Bibs pattern by Oh Sew Kat!

I used red, white, and navy blue heat transfer vinyl to iron on the logo on the front of the dress, after cutting it out on my cricut machine. See more information in this POST. The white top under the bibs is made from the Playtime Peasant Top. Find it bundled with the Backyard Bibs HERE. You can use any of the 5 sizes of Backyard Bibs patterns to make fun outfits like this one!

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Your 18″ doll will love playing she’s just like Captain America, a superhero, in her red, white, and blue themed overalls dress.

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Kelly looks amazing in this bright blue dress. She is a Truly Me Doll #63 from American Girl®.

Which superhero is your favorite? See more ideas to use with your Backyard Bibs pattern HERE and HERE.

Find easy to sew doll clothes patterns at Oh Sew Kat! and make your own version of the Superhero Captain America dress.

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Fourth of July Fashions for Dolls with Easy Sewing Patterns by Oh Sew Kat!

The dolls at our house are very patriotic! They love to have new outfits in red, white, and blue to wear to parades and picnics all summer long.

July 4th Doll Clothes: Backyard Bibs

When you go into a fabric store, be sure to check out the batik fabric section. You can find some amazing fabrics that make really unique doll clothes, like this red and blue stars fabric.

Both outfits above were made with the Backyard Bibs pattern. Instead of a full skirt, I just added a tiny ruffle to make a cute, summertime top. Blaire’s shorts were made by American Girl®.

July 4th Doll Fashions: HalterAlls for Dolls

With easy ties and an open back, the HalterAlls pattern makes a perfect parade watching outfit. Make one up in just an afternoon with one fat quarter of fabric. See more ideas in the Inspiration Gallery.

Make a halter top with a patchwork twist- use the Boardwalk Boutique pattern.

Luciana is looking for the picnic in her halter top made with the Boardwalk Boutique pattern and a few five inch squares of fun fabric. Find the tutorial HERE.

Find more patriotic doll clothes ideas HERE and HERE.

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Tester Tuesday: Backyard Bibs for 16 inch Animators Dolls

The fun with Backyard Bibs just keeps going!! Enjoy these wonderful samples from my testing group as they played with the Backyard Bibs for Animators. The pattern has four options (full skirt, slim skirt, shorts, and capris.) . It can easily be modified to be pants- and you can fancy it up with pockets, embroidery, htv, applique etc. Put the bibs over the Platyime Peasant Top to complete the outfit.

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Elsa looks adorable in her bandana bibs! Notice the pocket! These two Elsa outfits were made by Carol G. Find a tutorial to make a doll bandana right HERE.

Elsa is just as sweet in her A Line Skirt bibs.

Freya’s dolls couldn’t be happier in their new outfits!! Jenny (her mom) always has such colorful outfits to share.

Have you sewn up the new Backyard Bibs pattern? Now available in 5 sizes in my Etsy shop- head on over and download your copy today!

See more ideas for the Backyard Bibs pattern HERE and HERE.

Find more ideas for this easy pattern in the INSPIRATION GALLERY.

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Step it Up! Series: Make a Cute Top for your 18″ Doll with the Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern

The Backyard Bibs, a new pattern from Oh Sew Kat!, has a lot of variety built in with four different ways to make it. Now, you can use it in a fifth, new way, and make it into a cute top!

Make the Backyard Bibs into a cute, summertime top for your 18 inch and other sized dolls.

This easy pattern hack will give you even more ways to sew the Backyard Bibs sewing pattern.

This pattern hack will work for all sizes of the bibs. Simply change the measurements to fit your doll. To make your Backyard Bibs top, follow the instructions to make the bib cutting a large ruffle instead of the gathered skirt variation. Gather it and attach to your bibs as directed by the pattern. Wasn’t that easy?

For both of these tops shown in my photos, I folded the ruffle in half (wrong sides together) instead of hemming it. If you want to hem it instead, you will have a thinner strip of fabric to start with. The measurements I used for the 18 inch Doll are:

• For the short ruffle (Stars) use 3 x 30
• For the longer ruffle (Floral & Leaves) use 5 x 24

If your doll won’t wear the Backyard Bibs top over a shirt or blouse, you may want to shorten the straps by 1/4th inch to give a bit more snug fit.

Add a pair of shortie bloomers, made with the Bloomer Buddies sewing pattern, and make a cute dolly swimsuit!

Find the Bloomer Buddies pattern HERE.

Eek! How cute is this? As I was dressing Kelly in this new top, I thought, “Sure would be cute with bloomers.” Well, look at that. I was right. It makes an adorable swimsuit and is made of cotton fabric (easier to sew!).

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

See more ideas to sew with the Backyard Bibs pattern HERE and HERE. Be sure to visit the Inspiration Gallery page!

The Backyard Bibs Easy Overalls Sewing Pattern can also be used to make an adorable Peplum style Doll Top.

This easy pattern hack gives you even more options to use your Backyard Bibs sewing pattern. Download your copy and stitch one up today!

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Tester Tuesday: Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern for A Girl for All Time® Dolls.

Be inspired by these Backyard Bibs that were sewn by the Oh Sew Kat! testers. I love how each one looks completely unique!

Inspiring tester photos of the Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern.

Backyard Bibs PDF sewing pattern for 16 inch dolls by Oh Sew Kat!

Clementine in roses by Michele A. (Shown with the Playtime Peasant Top.)

Pastel Plaids by Shirley F.

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Spring circles by Juliette A. (shown with the Playtime Peasant Top.)

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The Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern lets you make overalls and skirtalls in five doll sizes.

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Find more ideas to sew the Backyard Bibs pattern in the Inspiration Gallery.

Backyard Bibs in Beautiful Blue Bees for Blaire

The Backyard Bibs sewing pattern for 18 inch dolls is so fun to sew! I like to make them two or three at a time.

Backyard Bibs with Playtime Peasant Top PDF Sewing pattern for dolls.

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

I added lace to the hem and made the waistband from a contrasting fabric. Blaire is also wearing a Playtime Peasant Top which completes the outfit. Both the gingham and white look so great I just can’t pick! Maybe white for spring, and gingham for fall!

Sew easy overalls and skirtalls with the Backyard Bibs sewing pattern.

Are your dolls ready for spring? They will be in their cute Backyard Bibs.

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Find the Backyard Bibs sewing pattern for 18 inch Dolls HERE.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top Sewing pattern for 18 inch Dolls HERE.

Find the two patterns bundled together HERE.

See more ideas for the Backyard Bibs pattern HERE and HERE.

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Tester Tuesday: Oh Sew Kat! Fashions in Blue

Sophie is one of my very talented, long time testers. Her sense of fashion and amazing photography give me so much joy. I hope you are as inspired by her cool, blue fashions as I am! Find more of her beautiful work on Instagram under Project_AG_Runway, and find the link to each pattern below the photos.

Sew a soft, ruffled skirt and eyelet top with the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt Pattern.

Find the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt pattern HERE.

The Party Time Peasant Dress features of the waistband and pretty ruffles shine in denim blue.

Find the Party Time Peasant Dress Sewing Pattern HERE.

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The Backyard Bibs Sewing Pattern is the perfect pattern for soft florals and a sweet, eyelet peasant top.

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

Soft and sweet florals make a dreamy Easy Up! Jumper with detailed pocket.

Click Here to Purchase the Easy Up! Jumper for 18″ Dolls

Sweet, blue stripes are perfect for a summer Halteralls romper.

Find the HalterAlls Sewing Pattern HERE.

The Sweet Simple Tee can also be made as a cool, striped tank top.

Find the Simple Sweet Tee pattern HERE.

Thank you again to Sophie for sharing her amazing talents with me. These outfits were all sewn using Oh Sew Kat! PDF patterns. Find all of these patterns and more in my Etsy Shop for 18 inch dolls and other sizes as well.

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Make Ruffled Skirt Bibs for your Dolls by Combining 2 Sewing Patterns

Have you seen the pattern value bundles section of my Etsy shop? I now offer bundles of patterns for more than one size in one listing, with more being added all the time. I also offer quite a few bundles of 2 to 4 patterns that go together…like for summer or school, as well as certain pairs of patterns that were designed as outfits. See the selection of bundles HERE.

Oh Sew Kat! Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern Bundles

Some of these pairs include my first two patterns published, The Sixth Grade Skirt and Popsicle Top available in different doll sizes. You can also find the Easy Up! Jumper paired with the Jumping Jack 3 in 1 set for the turtleneck. My newest bundle pair is the Backyard Bibs and Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt. This bundle gives you the top (which can be made into a dress), the 3 tiered prairie skirt, and four versions of the Backyard Bibs overalls.

Combine the Playtime Twirl Skirt with the Backyard Bibs for a new look!

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Make your doll a set of Ruffled Backyard Bibs with this easy pattern hack.

Create this adorable ruffled bibs dress by combining the two patterns (shown above) in the Bibs and Blouse bundle. Follow the instructions as written to make the bibs, then instead of adding one of the skirt or pants variations, add the two bottom ruffles from the Playtime Twirl Skirt. Go even further by adding all three ruffles if you like! (Just realize that the top ruffle of the skirt goes into an elastic waistband, which the Bibs pattern does not have. You will need to make the top layer longer in order to be full enough for the larger bibs waistband.)

Riley is ready for the spring and sunshine!! Ad: This outfit was made with a fabric bundle sold by Cricut. Check out their bundles for a great fabric bundle selection.

Click here to purchase the Backyard Bibs pattern for Dolls

Find more ideas for making unique doll clothes in the Oh Sew Kat! Inspiration Gallery.