The adorable collection of Welliewishers™ dolls hit the toy market with a bang. They are hard plastic dolls, made by American Girl® with adorable outfits and stories (and even a TV show!) aimed at the 3-6 year old age group. We saw an upsurge of smaller patterns and even some new doll lines (Ruby Red Fashion Friends). Glitter Girls are exactly the same size, but offer a cheaper alternative and are available on Target and AD: Amazon.
Oh Sew Kat! offers 31 PDF sewing patterns and value bundles that are perfect for your 14-15 inch dolls. Enjoy this easy reference post to see all of them at once! Click HERE to go right to the shop.
Sewing Patterns to Fit 14-15 inch Dolls like Welliewishers™
Click on the photo to go right to the pattern. Find lots of ideas for each pattern in the Inspiration Gallery.
Oh Sew Kat! Dress Patterns for Welliewishers™ and Glitter Girls®:
Although my patterns are not specifically made to fit the newer, 15 inch Ruby Red Fashion Friend BJD dolls, there do have a similar shape and you can alter the patterns shown here to make them fit. I’ve collected a list of those changes in THIS POST.
Meet the newest Animators’ doll- Moana. I’ve had a lot of questions about the fit of Oh Sew Kat! clothing on Animators dolls, but also about Moana, because she has a little larger body than the usual Animators’. Her feet are definitely bigger!! But those eyes- she is just plain adorable. I’m also a big fan of her movie and her story, so maybe that helps. 🙂
Make your own Doll Clothes for the new 16 Inch Moana Animators’ Doll
Oh Sew Kat! offers 26 patterns and bundles for the 16 inch Animators’ dolls made by Disney®. The Animators’ series is not consistent across the years and dolls, some are a bit bigger or smaller than others. (For example, Anna is a full inch shorter than Elsa!) But I found that OSK patterns have enough ease and give to still fit every Animator doll I have tried, as well as Moana. Click HERE to go to the Animators’ Section of the Oh Sew Kat! Etsy Shop to see the full line of patterns available. These patterns often also fit Baby Galoob dolls as well.
I pulled out some of my Oh Sew Kat! pattern samples that I have made over the years, and tried many of them on my new Moana Animator Doll. These are all of the same outfits that are shown in the photos in my patterns here on the blog, and in my shop, and you will see them on the other dolls like Anna, Elsa, Ariel, Belle, and Rapunzel. I am happy to report that I did not have any trouble with any of the patterns I tried. Shoes, however, were a little different story. If Moana is wearing shoes, they are regular 18 inch doll size shoes. She did not come with shoes and her feet are very wide. Here are the patterns I tried and every single one fit just fine.
PDF Sewing Patterns for Animators’ Dolls and Moana
Above -Moana fits perfectly in the Spring Shine Dress! It’s a simple dress with pretty flutter sleeves (or leave them off) and a fake button front (no buttonholes required- it closes with hook and loop tape in the back!). It also makes a super cute top (instructions also included.). You can find it HERE.
Make Your Own Doll Clothes for your 16 inch Moana Animators’ Doll
The Bloomer Buddies will quickly become a favorite pattern due its mix and match options and versatility. Make it with or without sleeves in three lengths (top, tunic, dress) and add bloomers in one of three lengths (shortie, shorts, capri) for lots of different play clothes options! Moana looks adorable in polka dots!! Find this pattern HERE.
Moana Animator Doll – Sewing Your Own Doll Clothes
Above – The School Dance pattern has options to make the front of the dress in three ways- straight center (shown ladybugs above), princess seam center, and without a center at all. Basic long sleeves plus a-line skirt equals a classic dress!
Doll Clothes for Animators (Moana) with easy to sew, Oh Sew Kat! Patterns
Above – The Party Time Peasant Dress is super quick to sew. I love to make it with holiday fabrics and it easily moves from season to season. See the Inspiration Gallery HERE and purchase the pattern HERE.
Below- Moana is wearing a short sleeved peasant top, which is really a wardrobe staple. Her 3 tiered prairie style skirt lets her wander the beach or dance the night away. Find the Playtime Peasant Top and Twirl Skirt pattern HERE.
Be sure to visit THIS POST to see Moana in more (different) Oh Sew Kat! fashions, and find the full catalog of Animators’ sized patterns HERE.
I fell in love (ha ha, see what I did there?) with this Valentine fabric bundle I purchased from the ad: FAT QUARTER SHOP. They have the best selection of bundles and I purchase nearly all of my fabric online. Their selection varies from year to year, so this particular one might not be available, but this is a similar one HERE. Look for bundles that have a few different colors and then mix and match to your heart’s content. (Ha ha! Okay, okay, I’ll see myself out.)
Courtney’s lovely Valentine Skirt was made with the Twinkle Twirl Skirt PDF pattern. The pattern is quick to sew and you can choose fabrics and trims.
Valentines Day Doll Clothes- Fun Fabrics!
Kira’s simple skirt was made with a striped type print which was in the same fat quarter bundle as the prints on Courtney’s skirt above. It’s a quick sew when you use the Everything Nice overskirt pattern. Find it in the Sugar n Spice pattern bundle.
Mix and match a Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle
Grace’s Party Time Peasant Dress also came from the fat quarter bundle. I purchase premade gingham bias trim for the fun hem. See THIS POST for long sleeve instructions for this quick to sew dress.
Have a little fun mixing and matching fabrics you love! Oh Sew Kat! PDF sewing patterns for doll were made for it! Kendall is wearing the Twinkle Twirl Skirt. Purchase one pattern and get five doll sizes included!
If you’ve been around my blog here for a minute, you will know that the Party Time Peasant Dress is my go to sewing pattern for all the holidays. I love to mix and match the holiday fabric prints and this dress looks good on every doll and in every color!
Sewing Pattern for 18 inch Dolls: Party Time Peasant Dress by Oh Sew Kat!
It’s quick to sew and I just keep going back to it season after season. Here are some of my favorites for Valentine’s Day- notice how different they all look from each other despite all being from the same sewing pattern! Find the Party Time Peasant Dress pattern in six popular doll sizes HERE. See this post for information on making the dress with long sleeves.
Below, I added some lace to the neckline and the hem. See more information in THIS POST.
You can easily create fun Valentine’s Day themed outfits and accessories for your 18 inch dolls like American Girl, as well as other popular sized dolls with these simple patterns and easy tutorials.
Valentine Craft Tutorials for Dolls
Pull out your pinks and reds to show your dolly love today! Click the photo to go right to each project/tutorial.
PDF Party Time Peasant Dress Hack- Make a Cute Elf Dress for the Holidays
If you’ve read my blog for very long, you know by now, that sometimes a pattern hack is hardly more than changing colors when you sew. That is nearly true of this adorable elf dress. The Party Time Peasant Dress is a quick sew. I used THIS TUTORIAL to add a small ruffle on the neckline (the tutorial shows the top, but it works the same way for this dress. Simply add your ruffle, then add the elastic and finish the back according to the directions. I followed the skirt cutting measurements from the pattern as if to add lace, but added the striped band instead. How cute did this turn out????
It’s been awhile since I’ve stitched up a cute holiday outfit. I’m so happy with how this green elf dress came together. The Party Time Peasant Dress is so quick and easy to sew; it looks amazing in all kinds of holiday fabrics. See more ideas for this versatile dress pattern in the INSPIRATION GALLERY HERE.
Easy to Sew Holiday Doll Clothes- Cute Elf Dress
Be sure to spend some time in the Oh Sew Kat! Christmas Inspiration Gallery to see what myself and others have sewn for the holidays. I hope you find something to inspire you this holiday season.
DIY Holiday Doll Clothes for your American Girl Doll
When you purchase this doll above (Evette Peeters) from the American Girl® store, she comes in an orange dress with a black leather belt. It’s the perfect accessory for your Santa and Elf outfits!! If you don’t have a belt, you can stitch a metal buckle to the waistband, or use gold or glitter HTV and your CRICUT or Scan n Cut machine to add a buckle like I did in THIS POST. The dress looks cute with or without it if you ask me!
Make an Elf Dress with the Party Time Peasant Dress PDF Pattern
I find it so hard to resist all of the cute Halloween fabrics that fill the quilting shops and online fabric stores this time of year. When my daughter was young, we would pick our favorites each year and create a holiday twirl skirt in lots of fun colors, with wide eyed spiders and grinning ghosts. Now just the dolls get to wear fun Halloween themed fashions these days, but the colors are fun to sew and bring a little more fun to the season.
Halloween Fun for your 18 inch Dolls- Easy To Sew!
Grab your favorite Oh Sew Kat! PDF Sewing pattern in your favorite doll size and mix and match your fabrics to create your own one of a kind outfit. Add some fun striped socks (I make mine from dollar store socks) and tennis shoes or boots to complete the look.
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.
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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