Anyone here make doll clothes?

[bleedingheart]

I am going to make some clothes for my daughter's American Girl Doll. I have fabric remnants as well as some stuff I bought (also remnants...)

I am going to go about this from scratch...since paying for a pattern seems just so wrong...the patterns are just way too expensive.

First up is some purple velvet...

[eleny]

1. Funny you should mention this

Recently, I've accumulated a number of craft blogs to read over the month. Today, I started reading one of a young woman who makes dolls. And just now I printed out some paper dolls for... erm... myself!

I hope you can post some pics of your fabric and your progress.

[bleedingheart]

3. labas Eleny

I am about half way through the doll dress...
darn velvet was shedding so badly that it became a far more complicated project...I have actually lined the sleeves and the skirt of the dress!...have to finish the hems, add the velcro and then some fancy doo dahs to amuse my daughter....

[eleny]

4. Labas!

You sure got right to it! That's starting the New Year off on a good foot.

I've been hunting for free Raggedy doll patterns and found a nice one. Jjust a basic, easy soft doll pattern that could be used for other type faces too. We're leaving on a long trip soon so I can't start it yet. But it's fun to gather patterns and ideas. I can hardly wait to see yours!

[China_cat]

5. Check a fabric store for

Fray-Check. You run a bead of it along the edges of your fabric and it stops the shredding. It's permanent, doesn't wash out and dries quickly. You COULD do the same thing with Elmer's but that does wash out and takes forever to dry.

[bleedingheart]

6. too cool...thanks for the tip...

[politicat]

2. Sometimes....

I write, so I play with toys. Sometimes I make costumes for my dolls to better know who they are.

I find that machine sewing is harder on the little stuff (hems are easy on the machine for dresses, but not pants) than hand sewing is....

And if you know your shapes for clothing, you don't need a pattern. (I.e. what shape a sleeve, or a bodice or a skirt is)

[bleedingheart]

7. I have to say that I am doing more handsewing on the finer aspects

because the cuffs and small work is just too tiny for my machine...