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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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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Make it Monday: HalterAlls for Dolls

The HalterAlls pattern, available in 5 popular doll sizes, it super quick and easy and has lots of fun options to make faux overalls for your dolls. It’s the perfect pattern for a quick end of summer project!

Find the Pattern HERE. Find more ideas in the Inspiration Gallery.

Easy Summer Sewing for Dolls: HalterAlls Sewing Pattern

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Quick to Sew: Playtime Peasant Top Pattern Hacks

The Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt PDF sewing pattern for dolls (available from Oh Sew Kat! in five popular doll sizes!) is a great basic pattern to have on hand to make quick and easy tops and dresses for your dolls like American Girl. Find the patterns in my Etsy Shop!

In addition to the cute 3 tiered ruffled skirt and a basic peasant top, 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 Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt 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 peasant 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®, 15 inch baby dolls like Bitty Baby®, 14.5 inch dolls like Glitter Girls® and Welliewishers™, 16 inch dolls like Animators’® and 16 inch A Girl for All Time® dolls.

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Make it Monday: Rainbow Themed Doll Clothes

In honor of pride month, here are some rainbow inspired doll clothes to inspire you!! Both the dresses above and below were sewn with the simple Oh Sew Kat! Party Time Peasant Dress pdf pattern.

I knit this adorable rainbow dress with varigated yarn from Hobby Lobby and the Metropolitan pattern on Ravelry.

Add a splash of rainbow on the Spring Shine Dress with an easy hem band.

Courtney’s 80s world was full of rainbows!! This skirt was made with the Four Season Skirt pattern. You can get it FREE right HERE.

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Make it Monday: Sunshine Dress with OverSkirt

Combine the pieces from the Oh Sew Kat! Sugar n Spice bundle with the Sunshine Dress to make a cute, retro sheath and overskirt for your 18 inch dolls (or any size) like Maryellen Larkin and Melody Ellison from American Girl®.

Mix and Match Oh Sew Kat! sewing patterns – Sunshine Dress with OverSkirt

Make the simple sheath dress with the Sunshine Dress PDF pattern and THIS TUTORIAL to make it without sleeves.

DIY Classic dresses for 18 inch Dolls like Maryellen and Melody

Add the overskirt from the Sugar n Spice and Everything Nice bundle– in matching or contrasting fabric. The doll can wear it frontwards or backwards!

Easy to Sew PDF Patterns for American Girl Dolls

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Make a Hawaiian Dress for 14.5 inch Welliewishers Dolls + Glitter Girls

Make your 14.5 inch Welliewishers™ or Glitter Girls™ dolls a sweet Hawaiian inspired sundress with the Sugar n Spice PDF sewing pattern from OhSewKat!

Welliewishers Hawaiian Dress Pattern Hack from Oh Sew Kat!

To find the measurements to make this same dress for the 18 inch American Girl® doll, click to THIS POST.

Sugar n Spice Hawaiian Dress Pattern Hack Instructions

Step 1. Using the Sugar n Spice sewing pattern, choose the sleeveless pinafore. On your pattern piece, cut off the bottom 1/4th inch of both the front and back (seam allowance). Draw a new seam allowance 1/4th inch above the bottom edge. Cut out your bodice, using the pink neckline.

Step 2. Cut your skirt piece (20 inches by 4 1/2 inches). Cut a ruffle (30 inches x 2 1/2 inches)

Step 3. Follow the pattern to construct the dress, but do not sew the hem.

Step 4. Using a serger or a zig zag stitch, finish the long, bottom edge of the ruffle. Press up 1/4th inch and sew in place. Using a long basting stitch, gather the top, raw egde of the ruffle.

Step 5. With right sides together, attach the ruffle to the bottom of the skirt, adjusting gathers to fit. Top stitch if desired. Finish the back edges according to the pattern.

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Your Welliewishers™ dolls are ready for the Sunshine of the Islands! Make them a few flowing sundresses in lots of bright colors.

It’s simple to make different style dresses with one basic pattern, such as the Sugar n Spice Dress. See more ideas and sizes available HERE in the Inspiration Gallery. Find more Hawaiian dress tutorials here, here, and here.

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Make it Monday: Party Time Peasant Dress for your Doll’s Holidays

All of these dresses were made using the same, simple to sew pattern from Oh Sew Kat!- the Party Time Peasant Dress.

Last minute gift idea: Party Time Peasant Dresses for Dolls

The holidays are upon us!! Do you still need a quick gift for the doll love in your life? The Party Time Peasant Dress is the perfect solution! With an elastic neckline and optional elastic sleeves, you can stitch this beautiful doll dress up in no time flat. Digital PDF patterns mean you can download directly from my shop, print on your home computer, and be sewing without leaving the comfort of your own home.

This popular Oh Sew Kat! pattern is available in five doll sizes: 18 inch dolls like American Girl®, 16 inch dolls like Disney Animators and A Girl for All Time®, 14-15 inch dolls like Ruby Red Fashion Friends™, Welliewishers™, Glitter Girls®, and Hearts for Hearts Dolls, 15 inch baby dolls like Bitty Baby™ and Bitty Twins™, and also the 8″ Caring for Baby tiny doll from American Girl®. Find them all in the Oh Sew Kat! Shop! See the Inspiration Gallery HERE.

Make the dress with long sleeves using this PATTERN HACK. I also made a pieced skirt like the Twinkle Twirl Skirt with a fat quarter fabric bundle from AD: The Fat Quarter Shop.

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Playtime Peasant Top Long Nightgown Pattern Hack by OhSewKat!

Snuggle in and Snuggle up! Fall is on its way and your dolls need new, snuggly nightgowns! Use the simple to sew Playtime Peasant Top PDF Sewing Pattern and a few tweaks to make your perfect doll nightgown in six popular doll sizes.

Make Easy Nightgowns for Your American Girl Dolls

You can make your nightgowns look exactly as you choose. Make the dress shorter and the ruffle longer. Or make the dress long with a short ruffle or just lace at the hem The choice is yours. I made at least one nightgown in each size, so I offer the “starting points” for you. Use them to create your perfect, cozy nightgown for dolls.

This pattern hack requires the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt Pattern. It’s available HERE in five popular doll sizes.

Directions for Playtime Peasant Top Nightgown with Ruffle (All Sizes)

• Cut 2 long sleeves according to the pattern.
• To give your gown more of a flair at the bottom, print a second bodice pattern piece. Fold it in half and tape it to the top, left corner of a new piece of paper.
• Trace the armhole and extend that side edge nearly to the bottom of the page.
• Measure your bodice addition (see below for exact measurement for your size doll) inches below the bottom hem of the pattern piece. Draw a new line, intersecting the side line and continuing on beyond it.
• Measure your width addition (see below for exact measurement for your size doll) from the side line, and make a dot. Connect the dot to the armhole as your new side edge. Cut out your new pattern piece and remove the original bodice piece. Mark the long edge as the center fold. Label your new piece and keep it for next time. Cut 2 of these new pieces, on the fold of fabric, one for the front and one for the back.
• Cut ruffle to measurements as desired, or listed below.
• For Ruffle: Zig zag or serge one long edge, press up 1/4th inch and hem. Gather the top (raw) long edge.
• Assemble the pattern per the instructions, adding the ruffle in place of a hem in Step 11. Optional: Topstitch the ruffle after attaching it.

You really can’t go wrong with how long you make your gown or your ruffle. Below you will find my “starting point” for each size doll. Feel free to experiment and have fun with your own Playtime Peasant Top Nightgown!

18″ American Girl Doll

• Mid Calf Length: Add 1 inch to bodice + 1 inch width
• Mid Calf Ruffle: 3 1/2 inches x WOF (36-44 inches)
• Full Length: Add 3 inches to bodice + 1 inch width
• Full Length Ruffle: 3 1/2 x WOF (36-44 inches)

16″ Animators’ Doll

• For both mid-calf and full length: Add 2 inches to bodice plus 1 inch width
• Mid Calf Ruffle: 2.5 x 24 inches
• Full Length Ruffle: 4.5 x 24 inches

16″ A Girl for All Time Doll

• For both mid-calf and full length: Use pattern labelled Dress Length for bodice
• Mid Calf Ruffle: 3 x 24 inches
• Full Length Ruffle: 4.5 x 24 inches

14.5″ Welliewishers Doll

• For both mid-calf and full length: Add 3 inches to bodice plus 1 inch width
• Mid Calf Ruffle: 2.5 x 20 inches
• Full Length Ruffle: 3.25 x 20 inches

15″ Bitty Baby or Bitty Twins Doll

• Add one inch plus one inch width to bodice
• Ruffle: 3 inches by 30 inches

8″ Caring for Baby Doll

• Add one inch to bodice front and back hem, and create the side lines about 1/th wider than the slant they are on.
• Ruffle: 1.25 by 14 inches

Use the Playtime Peasant Top PDF Sewing Pattern from Oh Sew Kat! To make a Holiday Nightgown

Find the PDF Sewing Pattern HERE. Change up your fabric for the perfect (and quick!) Holiday Nightgown for Dolls. I love the 70s vibe of this plaid fabric. It looks so great on Julie too. Find more ideas for Julie’s wardrobe HERE.

Easy to Sew Nightgowns for Dolls 8-18 inches

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Get Your Doll Ready for the fall with the Back to School PDF Sewing Pattern Bundle

Have you seen the Oh Sew Kat! Back to School Pattern Bundle? This value priced bundle is available only in my ETSY SHOP HERE. Your order will include four pdf pattern downloads- the Sixth Grade Skirt, the Playground Pants, the School Bell Blouse, and the School Dance Dress. Use these four patterns to make a complete mix and match wardrobe for your 18 inch (or 14.5 inch) doll! Find the quick links to all three bundles at the bottom of this post.

Back to School Sewing Patterns from Oh Sew Kat! for 18 inch Dolls

This one pattern bundle offers you two tops, one skirt, one pants, and a long sleeved dress.

Pair the School Bell Blouse with a corduroy Sixth Grade Skirt and tall boots for a great fall outfit. Click the pattern name to check out the Inspiration Gallery for more ideas, or click HERE to find the full gallery.

The School Bell Blouse has two options- an a-line version, or add a short, playful skirt. Here Shirley’s Kendall doll pairs her School Bell Blouse with the Playground Pants.

Your Welliewishers Doll will be ready for School in her DIY Doll Clothes from Oh Sew Kat! Patterns

This pattern bundle is available in 3 doll sizes: 18 inch dolls, 16 inch Animators’, and 14.5 inch WellieWishers. Rapunzel has the School Bell Blouse A line version with bright green Playground pants and a cute beret.

The Back to School Bundle also features the cute School Dance Dress. Use one fabric or many for a beautiful addition to your doll’s cool weather wardrobe options. See more School Dance Dresses HERE and HERE.

Make your own Back to School Doll Clothes with this PDF Pattern Bundle from Oh Sew Kat!

So what else can you do with these four patterns? Check out the Inspiration Gallery too!!

Try these hacks for the School Bell Blouse to make it a dress! Click on each photo to go right to the post!

Choose one of these hacks to add flair to your Sixth Grade Skirt.

You can make the School Bell Blouse and the School Dance Dress in a sleeveless version for even more options! No time now? Pin these links for later!

Quick Links to find the Bundles:

• Find the Back to School Bundle for 18 inch Dolls like American Girl/Our Generation HERE.
• Find the Back to School Bundle for 16 inch Dolls like Disney Animators’ HERE.
• Find the Back to School Bundle for 14/5 inch Dolls like Welliewishers, Glitter Girls, and Ruby Red Fashion Friends HERE.
• Add to your Doll’s Wardrobe options with the Four Season Skirt FREE pattern. Find it HERE.

Find many more individual and pattern bundles to make your own Doll Clothes at Oh Sew Kat!