Do you recognize
this item?
It’s a curtain valance! I used the Basic Dress Pattern by
allthingswithpurpose.com to make this beautiful Victorian dress for the 18”
dolls. All the hard work was done for
me!
I basted some lace down
the center front of the bodice. I cut a
piece of pink fabric 1” wide by 4.5” long, folded the long edges under and
sewed it on top of the lace.
Once you have sewed
the lining to the front and done the clipping and pressing, topstitch around
the neck. Baste armholes. Set this aside.
I liked the looks of mycupoverflows blogspot sleeve
from her dress. Pin the bands to the
bottom of the sleeves. Pink seam and
topstitch. Run a gathering thread across
the top of the sleeves.
Sew in place. Topstitch the sleeves towards the
bodice. Sew the side seams.
I cut my skirt 30”
wide at the waist by 7.5” long. No
hemming required as that was done for me!
Gather the skirt at the waist and attach to bodice.
Serge to clean finish
and topstitch towards bodice. Also serge
the center back seams. Sew center back
seam about 4” from the hem. Add velcro.
Cut two pieces of
ribbon each 16” long. Sew at the side
seams.
Pantalette Tutorial
I used Kirsten’s
Pantalette pattern from agplaythings.com collection, however, I cut 1” off the
bottom in kind of a straight line to make adding the lace easier. I took ½” off the waist back and tapered to
1” off the center front. I am not making
a casing.
Sew center front
seam. Serge lace to bottom of legs. Baste 10” of ¼” elastic to waist then serge
to clean finish.
Sew center back seam
adding a little ‘back tag’. Sew the
inside legs.
Round Petal Flower
Hairpiece Tutorial
I used my 2” punch to
make a couple of circles from cardstock.
I glued them together to make a sturdy template. Trace the circle onto your fabric with a
chalk pencil. Cut out 5 circles.
3814 Fold circles in
half. Tie a knot at the end of your
thread and begin sewing through one half circle along the raw edges.
Carefully pull the
thread to create a petal.
Using the same thread
continue making petals and pulling them closer together until you have five
petals complete.
Once you reach the
end stitch through the first petal to make a flower.
I cut a small circle
from the fabric using a pill bottle as my pattern. Glue an alligator clip and a piece of ribbon
to hold it using Fabri-Tac glue to the circle.
Now glue the outside edges of the circle and attach to hair piece. The small circle gives you something to sew
or glue on embellishments.
Sew or glue a button
to the center.
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