American Girl Doll Tutu Tutorial AG005

 

Now the girls are outfitted!  Isabelle is going to show Kanani some of her dance moves then later, Kanani will show Isabelle some dance moves from Hawaii!  Which one do you like best Olivia??  (Original post HERE).  Very hard decision, I’d say!

American Girl  doll Tutu with ribbon waist Tutorial

I kinda followed Pixie Faire’s idea. The tulle I had was 104” wide so I rolled it until it was manageable to cut.  I cut the uneven pieces off.

I cut 4 strips at 2” wide by 104” long, trimmed off the salvage.

I wanted my tutu to be just over 4” so I cut my cardstock 8.5” long and wrapped my tulle pieces around it.

I cut the top and bottom folds.

I now have 52 strips of 2” wide tulle by 8”.

Tied my ribbon as did Pixie Faire.

Tied the ribbon to my cardstock for easier control.

Fold one 8” piece of tulle in half and slide it under the ribbon.

Put the tails through the loop and pull tight.  Slide it right next to one knot.

Repeat until you have reached the other knot and you are done.  Tie a bow with the extra ribbon under the dolls arm.

 

American Girl Doll Tutu (red) – Elastic Waist Tutorial
 

I used 9 meters of 2” strips for this red one.  I wanted my completed tutu to be about 4” long so I cut my cardstock 8” long and wrapped my tulle pieces around it.

 

 

Cut both folds.  Now you have 4” pieces at 2” wide.
 

Cut ¼” elastic 9” long.  Sew to form a circle.
 

 

I slipped my elastic over a lid to hold it.
 

Tie the netting very loosely to the elastic.
 

 

 If you tie it too tight, the elastic will ‘grow’ – I found that out!
 

Bring tails down.

 

Continue tying until all your pieces are used up.
 

 

Ok Isabelle, you can go show Kanani your dance moves!

 

 

Now the girls are outfitted!  Isabelle is going to show Kanani some of her dance moves then later, Kanani will show Isabelle some dance moves from Hawaii!  Which one do you like best Olivia??  (Original post HERE).  Very hard decision, I’d say!

American Girl  doll Tutu with ribbon waist Tutorial

I kinda followed Pixie Faire’s idea. The tulle I had was 104” wide so I rolled it until it was manageable to cut.  I cut the uneven pieces off.

I cut 4 strips at 2” wide by 104” long, trimmed off the salvage.

I wanted my tutu to be just over 4” so I cut my cardstock 8.5” long and wrapped my tulle pieces around it.

I cut the top and bottom folds.

I now have 52 strips of 2” wide tulle by 8”.

Tied my ribbon as did Pixie Faire.

Tied the ribbon to my cardstock for easier control.

Fold one 8” piece of tulle in half and slide it under the ribbon.

Put the tails through the loop and pull tight.  Slide it right next to one knot.

Repeat until you have reached the other knot and you are done.  Tie a bow with the extra ribbon under the dolls arm.

 

American Girl Doll Tutu (red) – Elastic Waist Tutorial
 

I used 9 meters of 2” strips for this red one.  I wanted my completed tutu to be about 4” long so I cut my cardstock 8” long and wrapped my tulle pieces around it.

 

 

Cut both folds.  Now you have 4” pieces at 2” wide.
 

Cut ¼” elastic 9” long.  Sew to form a circle.
 

 

I slipped my elastic over a lid to hold it.
 

Tie the netting very loosely to the elastic.
 

 

 If you tie it too tight, the elastic will ‘grow’ – I found that out!
 

Bring tails down.

 

Continue tying until all your pieces are used up.
 

 

Ok Isabelle, you can go show Kanani your dance moves!

 

American Girl Doll Tights Tutorial and Top Tutorial AG005

 

 

American Girl Doll T-Shirt Tutorial
 

I understand that Isabelle is a dancer so we best get her outfitted!  Kanani would like to learn to dance too so we will make her an outfit too.  I will get to the tutu’s at a later date.  I started out using the camisole pattern by Dollar Doll Clothes.  I added ¼ “across the top and ¼” on to the fold.  I cut at what she has marked ‘fold line back’ as I did not want any casing at the back.  Again, this pattern was adjusted for 4 way stretch fabric.  I cut ribbing about 6.5” by ¾” wide for the armholes and continued it into straps.  I started at the back then tried it on the doll before attaching the straps to the back.  Then I added a strip of interfacing before adding the Velcro.

 

American Girl Doll Tights Tutorial

 

I couldn’t a ‘free’ pattern for tights so I created one!  I started out using Dollar Doll Clothes pattern for Pants/Pajamas.  I cut ½” away from the fold side as I wanted them to fit tight.  I added 2” to the length and rounded that.  I left the waistband as is.  Cut two.  You must use 4 way stretch fabric!

 

Sew one crotch.  Lay 9” of ¼ or 3/8” elastic on right side and serge.

Sew the other crotch seam.  Sew inside legs.  Adjust length if needed.

Now we can create some tutu's the girls at a later date so stay tuned or better yet, sign up to my Blog so you won’t miss any of my AG posts!

 

 

 

 

 

American Girl Doll T-Shirt Tutorial
 

I understand that Isabelle is a dancer so we best get her outfitted!  Kanani would like to learn to dance too so we will make her an outfit too.  I will get to the tutu’s at a later date.  I started out using the camisole pattern by Dollar Doll Clothes.  I added ¼ “across the top and ¼” on to the fold.  I cut at what she has marked ‘fold line back’ as I did not want any casing at the back.  Again, this pattern was adjusted for 4 way stretch fabric.  I cut ribbing about 6.5” by ¾” wide for the armholes and continued it into straps.  I started at the back then tried it on the doll before attaching the straps to the back.  Then I added a strip of interfacing before adding the Velcro.

 

American Girl Doll Tights Tutorial

 

I couldn’t a ‘free’ pattern for tights so I created one!  I started out using Dollar Doll Clothes pattern for Pants/Pajamas.  I cut ½” away from the fold side as I wanted them to fit tight.  I added 2” to the length and rounded that.  I left the waistband as is.  Cut two.  You must use 4 way stretch fabric!

 

Sew one crotch.  Lay 9” of ¼ or 3/8” elastic on right side and serge.

Sew the other crotch seam.  Sew inside legs.  Adjust length if needed.

Now we can create some tutu's the girls at a later date so stay tuned or better yet, sign up to my Blog so you won’t miss any of my AG posts!