Make it Monday: May the Fourth Be With Your 18 inch Doll

May the 4th be with you!! Walmart tends to be hit and miss across most of the country with their fabric selections and sales, especially in light of the recent events. I found this Star Wars fat quarter bundle last summer and the tiny prints are perfect for your galactic doll friends!

Make the top reversible with the easy to sew Popsicle Top pattern. Add a pair of Sandbox Shorts, a Sixth Grade Skirt and you have 4 outfits in just a few hours! I used THIS TUTORIAL to put the shorts’ pockets on the inside.

See more ways to build a quick doll wardrobe with just a few mix and match patterns. Click on the photos below.

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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 a Holiday Doll Skirt for 18 inch Dolls

Do you still need a few quick and easy holiday gifts for girls in your life? Gifts for daughters? Gifts for granddaughters? This pattern is perfect for your girl and all of her friends too! You can download the Sixth Grade Skirt PDF printable pattern from my Etsy Shop today, and stitch up a sweet set of skirts in just an afternoon! These skirts have a hook and loop closure back; they are easily adjusted to different brands of dolls. With a few straight seams, you will love how quickly they go together and how little fabric each one takes! Add a Playtime Peasant Top or a Popsicle Top to complete the outfit.

One Simple Pattern: So Many Different Skirts!

Easy to make holiday doll skirt for your 18 inch doll

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The Sixth Grade Skirt pattern is rated VERY EASY. Even the young, beginner seamstress will be successful with this easy to cut and easy to sew pattern.

Find the Sixth Grade Skirt for 18 inch dolls, 16 inch Animators, 15 inch Bitty Baby®, A Girl for All Time®, Wellie Wishers™, Glitter Girls®, and Hearts for Hearts Girls® dolls HERE.

Use the Sixth Grade Skirt pattern to make a holiday skirt for your 18 inch doll.

Look at this!! The Sixth Grade Skirt can also be worn backwards or to the side, for even more fashion options. Use the hook and loop tape to close it like usual, and add decorative buttons to the edge. Now you have two skirts in one!

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The Easy PDF Printable Sewing Pattern, Sixth Grade Skirt, is easy to sew and fun for dolls to wear this Holiday!

Use this TUTORIAL to make a pretty, lace neck ruffle on a simple Playtime Peasant Top with a simple lace trim to complete the perfect 18 inch doll holiday outfit. See more holiday outfits for dolls HERE and HERE. Add the shiny black boots (part of the Grace Thomas collection from American Girl®) and the outfit is perfect! The Sixth Grade Skirt is available in my Etsy Shop in six popular doll sizes. Find them all and also value bundles HERE.

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Easy to sew, this PDF Skirt pattern for dolls will let you give the girls on your holiday gift list the perfect doll skirt.

Pick out some fun holiday prints and make this cute contrasting skirt. It screams holiday happiness for dolls! You can make an entire skirt with just a fat quarter of fabric (18×22 inches)- in fact, you can probably make two! Look in the Inspiration Gallery to see more ideas for the fun skirts you can make.

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Make your own 18 inch doll skirt with the Sixth Grade Skirt pattern from Oh Sew Kat!

Nellie loves her modern Christmas skirt. Here she wears her tights and Mary Jane shoes, and the Sixth Grade Skirt looks perfect with the Jumping Jack turtleneck shirt. Cut the center panel of the skirt on the bias (diagonal) to give your skirt an interesting twist!

Find the Sixth Grade Skirt pattern and find it bundled with other patterns and save $$ HERE in my Etsy Shop. See more ideas for this fun pattern HERE and HERE, and add pockets using THIS TUTORIAL.

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Make a Halloween Outfit for your Doll this Fall.

Use easy sewing patterns from Oh Sew Kat! to make your doll a Halloween outfit.

It’s time for pumpkins and candy corn and trick or treat parties! Your dolls can join in the fun with a cute outfit or dress made with fun Halloween themed fabrics. Whether you like spooky eyeballs, cute ghosts, scary spiders, or arched back cats, your local fabric stores are full of fun fabric surprises to sew to get your in the Halloween mood.

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Make your 18 inch doll a Halloween dress with the School Dance Sewing Pattern

With three ways to change up the dress front, the School Dance Dress gives your fabric room to shine. Add a bow or belt. With long sleeves and a nice A-line skirt, your doll will be ready for whatever treats come her way. Available in 3 doll sizes here….see more School Dance Dress ideas HERE. Don’t forget to check for multi size bundles to save a few dollars when your purchase more than one size pattern.

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Make a Party Time Peasant Dress with fun Halloween print fabric.

The Party Time Peasant Dress is a quick and easy project. With easy elastic for the neckline and a full gathered skirt it’s a perfect pattern to showcase some fun Halloween prints, like these from Doodlebug Designs. Find the pattern in 5 doll sizes HERE.

Make a Boardwalk Boutique top into a Pumpkin Jumper

For a quick project, you can’t beat the super popular Boardwalk Boutique. Available sized for 5 different dolls, use the long length cutting line and add a ruffle for a cute, quick, halter top jumper. Kelly is wearing it here with a black turtleneck made with the Jumping Jack pattern. Find both patterns on Etsy. See THIS POST to use the Boardwalk Boutique for a fun elf, santa or gingerbread outfit!

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Make a cute School Bell Blouse in Halloween fabric for Wellie Wishers and Glitter Girls.

Michele made these adorable Halloween tops for her 14.5 inch girls when she helped me test the School Bell Blouse pattern. See more ideas for this pattern HERE. It’s available in 3 doll sizes. The black skirts are made with the very easy Sixth Grade Skirt pattern to complete the look.

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Let your dolls play along with the season in cute outfits you make with fun, Halloween themed cotton fabric. You can’t go wrong with any of the patterns you choose. Share your work on my facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/ohsewkat. Happy sewing!!!

See more ideas for Halloween here and here.

Tester Tuesday: Sixth Grade Skirt Sewing Pattern for A Girl for All Time® Dolls

Find sewing patterns for the 16 inch A Girl for All Time® Dolls at Oh Sew Kat!

A Girl For All Time Dolls are some of the newest dolls on the market. They have captured the hearts of girls and collectors alike with their fully jointed bodies (called BJD or Ball Jointed Dolls), their slim, plastic bodies, and their soft, sweet faces. Learn more about them HERE.

These 16 inch dolls are the newest size in the Oh Sew Kat! pattern line up. Every few months, I resize another pattern for these girls and you can find all of them in my ETSY SHOP.

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Enjoy these tester photos from the simple Sixth Grade Skirt pattern. It’s a great mix and match skirt that is quick, easy to sew, and takes very little fabric. You can make a skirt with about a ten inch square!

The Sixth Grade Skirt Sewing Pattern is Available for A Girl for All Time® Dolls.

Shirley made these sweet toile skirts. Find her shop HERE. If these skirts are not available, she offers many other items as well. Bex and Clem think the casual look is perfect for summer days.

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Bex (above) and Clem (below) are wearing their Sixth Grade Skirts with the reversible Popsicle Top. Find both patterns bundled together in value bundle HERE. Juliette A, owner of Somewhere in Time, A Doll, made Bex’s cute outfit and the fun plaid outfit on Clem was made by Michele A.

Sew a simple skirt for 16 inch BJD dolls like Sasha and A Girl for All Time®

Kathy M’s Elinor (below) has sewn her own outfit with the Popsicle Top and Sixth Grade Skirt patterns. Aren’t those tiny cherries the sweetest? Find the pattern bundle HERE.

See more patterns for A Girl for All Time Dolls in my ETSY SHOP and in this POST and THIS ONE. Don’t forget to stop by the Inspiration Gallery!

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My Favorite Doll Clothes Sewing Patterns for Summer

The hot and hazy days of summer are just around the corner. Need some inspiration for summer doll clothes sewing? The warmer weather means shorts, skirts, and bare shoulders and backs. All of these Oh Sew Kat! patterns are quick and easy with full color photographs of every step.

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Best Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern for Summer: HalterAlls for Dolls

HalterAlls for Dolls is a quick and easy sewing pattern. You can easily make one in any size from just one fat quarter of fabric. With 2 basic pattern pieces and some 1/4th inch elastic, your doll will be ready for the summer heat in style. HalterAlls also look great on boy dolls! See more ideas with the HalterAlls pattern in the Inspiration Gallery. and find the pattern in four doll sizes HERE.

Best Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern for Summer: Reversible Popsicle Top

The Popsicle Top is the perfect match for all your shorts and short skirts. With hook and loop tape at the back, it’s quick to sew and can be made reversible for double the outfits. Add pretty lace or trim at the bottom. Click here to find the pattern in 5 popular doll sizes and in some value bundles. Shown here with the FREE Four Season Skirt pattern.

Best Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern for Summer: Sandbox Shorts

The Sandbox Shorts pattern has cute patch pockets and an elastic back with flat front. Check out this tutorial to move the pockets to the inside for another way to sew them. The Sandbox Shorts pattern is available in five popular doll sizes. Find them here. Shown here with a polka dot Popsicle Top.

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Best Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern for Summer: Sixth Grade Skirt

The Sixth Grade Skirt was designed to go with the Popsicle Top pattern to make a cute and easy outfit for summer. In fact, I offer these two patterns as a value bundle here. Use this TUTORIAL to add pockets to your skirt or THIS ONE to add ruffles or lace. See even more ideas for the Sixth Grade Skirt pattern in the Inspiration Gallery. (Shown here with the Popsicle Top.)

So what darling outfits will you make for your dolls this summer? Share your photos on instagram with #ohsewkat or on my facebook page! Happy sewing!

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A Girl for All Time Sewing Pattern- The Sixth Grade Skirt by Oh Sew Kat!

The Sixth Grade Skirt pattern is now available for 16 inch ball jointed dolls like A Girl for All Time®. Some of my AGAT patterns may also fit Sasha dolls, depending on the fit.

Find the Sixth Grade Skirt for A Girl for All Time® Dolls in my Etsy Shop.

This A line style skirt is very quick to sew, but offers lots of options by adding pockets (see this TUTORIAL) or lace (see this TUTORIAL). Visit the Inspiration Gallery for even more ideas.

Find this pattern HERE and the Popsicle Top to go with it HERE.

The Sixth Grade Skirt is a very easy sewing pattern for A Girl for All Time Dolls.

Find the pattern in 5 other popular doll sizes, and also in some value bundles HERE.

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Make an adorable Sixth Grade Skirt for your A Girl for All Time® Doll.

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

Doll Clothes Sewing Inspiration: St. Patrick’s Day Shamrocks

Make Irish themed doll clothes for your 18 inch Doll with Easy Sewing Patterns from Oh Sew Kat!

March is coming in like a lion! As we head towards spring and warmer weather, it’s the perfect chance to pull out your greens and stitch up a festive outfit for your dolls with easy to sew, print at home PDF sewing patterns from Oh Sew Kat!

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Here are a few of my favorite Irish themed outfits for Dolls. All of these patterns are available in multiple doll sizes in my shops. Click the link above to shop the complete collection. Because the shamrock season isn’t quite as long as some of the December holidays, I tend to choose quick patterns that use very little fabric, or mix and match pieces that can work all year, but just add a seasonal component.

Sixth Grade Skirt and Playtime Peasant Top It just doesn’t get any easier than this. Download and stitch an outfit up today!

Four Season Skirts & Popsicle Tops: Add a turtleneck shirt made with the Jumping Jack pattern to a top normally made for the summer outfits, and try the free skirt pattern.

Party Time Peasant Dresses are always a favorite. See more of this dress, along with a cute overdress for it HERE.

The Sugar n Spice and Everything Nice also makes a beautiful (and easy!) Irish princess!

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Don’t forget to pin these images for later! See more ideas for clothes for your 18 inch and other sized dolls in the INSPIRATION GALLERY.

Tester Tuesday: The Sixth Grade Skirt Sewing Pattern

It’s Tester Tuesday!  The Sixth Grade Skirt has just been updated. It was the first pattern I ever published, so I have wanted to update the photos and images for awhile.

Here are some adorable skirts that my Oh Sew Kat! testers made as we tweaked the pattern for the perfect fit.  I had forgotten how easy and fun this skirt is!  If you purchased this pattern, contact me to get your updated copy.

Sophie Pagr made adorable skirts and her photos really capture the essence of summer fun!

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Kathy McMilin added interest and contrast to her skirts. The lace front instructions are included in the pattern.

If you haven’t sewn a Sixth Grade Skirt in awhile, I encourage you to dust it off and give it a whirl. With a velcro close in back, it is easily adapted to fit nearly any brand of doll.

Find a tutorial to add pockets to your skirt HERE.

Find a tutorial to add a ruffled or lace hem trim to your skirt HERE.

Find the pattern in multiple sizes in my Etsy shop and on Pixie Faire.

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Step it Up Series: Make a Sixth Grade Skirt with Ruffle or Lace Hem! Easy Skirt Pattern Hack!

Add a ruffle or lace hem to your Sixth Grade Skirt!

The Sixth Grade Skirt is the perfect skirt to make for your doll all year long.  It takes such a tiny bit of fabric and goes together in a jiffy!  Here’s a way to give your Sixth Grade Skirt a new look! Add a cute hem to your skirt with this easy tutorial.

First, you will need the pattern.  I offer the Sixth Grade Skirt in five sizes:  18 inch, 16 inch Disney Animators, 15 inch Bitty Baby, 14.5 inch Wellie Wishers, and 14 inch HeartsForHearts Girls.  (Because this skirt is fitted and does not use elastic, I encourage you to check the fit on your own doll before you sew on the hook and loop tape, especially if your doll does not have a cloth body.  If you purchased this pattern before June 2018, be sure to get the updated version! (Check your etsy purchase history, contact me, or Pixie Faire.)

Step 1. To keep the skirt’s cute silhouette, you need to remove a little bit from the hem of the pattern pieces.  You can do this after you sew the pieces together, but it’s easier to just cut the seam allowance off the bottom of each pattern piece.  Cut out your skirt and put it together according to the directions.  Before you add the waistband, complete Step 2 below.

Step 2.  To add a fabric ruffle for an 18 inch doll skirt, cut a strip of fabric 2 inches by 27-36 inches.  (27 inches will give a less full ruffle than 36 inches will.)  You will need a thinner, and shorter piece for smaller dolls. Measure the hem of your skirt, and cut the ruffle to 1.5 or 2 times that length.  Pre-gathered eyelet lace also makes a pretty hem!

Step 3.  With wrong sides together, press your ruffle the long way.  The fold will be the hem.  Gather the top, raw edges or use (my new favorite!) a ruffle foot.  With right sides together, pin the ruffle (or your lace or trim) to the hem of your skirt, and stitch with a 1/4th inch seam allowance.  Use an overlock stitch, zigzag stitch, or serger to give the seam allowance a clean finish.  Press it towards the skirt, and top stitch close to the edge.

Step 4.

That was easy!  Complete the skirt according to the directions.  Your Sixth Grade Skirt is complete!

This post is the second post in a series of six posts:

Six Ways to Sew the Sixth Grade Skirt!

1.  Add pockets to your Sixth Grade Skirt
2. Add a ruffle or lace hem to your Sixth Grade Skirt
3.  Check back to see another way to Step it Up!
4. Check back to see another way to Step it Up!
5. Check back to see another way to Step it Up!
6. Check back to see another way to Step it Up!

Each post in this series will feature a new way to “Step it Up” and make your Sixth Grade Skirt just a little more unique.  Find the quick and easy pattern in my Etsy Shop:

Sixth Grade Skirt for 18 inch dolls like American Girl®

Sixth Grade Skirt for 15 inch dolls like Bitty Baby®

Sixth Grade Skirt for 14.5 inch dolls like Wellie Wishers™

You can also make Sixth Grade Skirt for Disney Animator Dolls and Hearts for Hearts.

Share your skirt with ruffles or lace online with hashtag OhSewKat.  Click HERE to see another way to step up your Sixth Grade Skirt.