Introducing Nikki, the American Girl doll Mary received from her fabulous Auntie Cheryl for Christmas. Last week Nikki was given several new pairs of shoes and a new nightie in honor of Mary's birthday, but still the girls were clamoring for more clothes for their dolls. So... despite the fact that I have only sewn clothes for myself that didn't involve zippers or buttons (leaving elastic waistband skirts and jumpers) I decided to attempt a dress. The fabric store had Simplicity patterns on sale this week for $1 and I bought several as well as elastic and lace. Why I began with this hard a pattern is beyond me, but after completing it I recovered enough to pull out some of the other envelopes to see what our next project will be."Perhaps a lovely and simple pair of pants?" I enquired.
"No, a tutu for Samantha," Maggie cried, "it is my turn!"
I'm going to need a LOT more practice runs before I can attempt sewing a leotard in stretch fabric for a 18" doll.
St. Anne, pray for me.
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Having experience sewing both doll clothes and little girl clothes, I can definitely say doll clothes are harder to make!
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