Bandeau Top
This is a quick and easy top to
make. No pattern needed!
Cut a band 3” wide x 13”
long. Fold in half with wrong sides
together.
Pin to doll.
Cut a piece of fabric 5”
long by 15” wide. Pin, with wrong sides
facing out, to the doll at the bottom of the band. Pin the sides to the shape of the doll.
Sew where the pins
are.
Trim with pinking shears
and press. Attach to bottom of
band. Serge or pink edges. Press towards the band and topstitch.
Try on the doll to
determine the hem line. Allow ½” for
hem.
Okay, I now have a
problem! as I was watching my Soaps in
bed one evening, a lady brought her sewing machine over for Mr Service Man to
service. He went into my sewing space and
tells me he found this piece of fabric on the floor so he used it to do his
machine testing! Awwwww! Guess I will have to keep my sewing space a
little neater! Since I don’t feel like
unpicking all his test stitches, I’ll continue with a different top that I've prepped this far.
Cut straps 1-1/2” wide by
14” long. Fold
strap in half lengthwise with wrong sides together. Gently press the fold to create a center
crease. Open the folded strip and lay it
flat, wrong side up. Fold one of the
straps long raw edges in toward the center fold and press a crease into this
folded edge. Repeat for the other long
raw edge. Set aside.
Fold back fabric at center
back to fit doll. Attach velcro. Hem the bottom.
Topstitch and fold strap
in half. Pin to the center front.
Put top on the doll and
pin straps in place at the back.
Topstitch across the top
of the band. Use a small zig zag when
crossing over the back and front straps.
Sew a button at the center
front.
4079A Jean Leg Skirt
This is
so simple. All you need to do is to cut off the end of a jeans leg, add
a 10” long piece of 1/2” wide elastic to turn a jeans leg into a skirt.
I do not
want to add a casing at the waist. The
denim is too bulky. Cut the jean leg at
5.25” from bottom of hem. Sew the
elastic into a circle.
Divide elastic in
half. Pin to half way points on the
skirt. The seam at the back is NOT a
center line so remember that.
Zig zag
baste the elastic to skirt. Use a serger
to clean finish. Zig zag at the bottom
of elastic.
Very cute
eh?
Now add
buttons starting just above the hem then 1” apart.
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