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!

 

 

 

Sewing - Children's Draw String Tea Towel Apron

Here is an easy apron even if you aren’t a seamstress. Because the tea towel is already hemmed, much of the sewing work is already done.

Find center and mark with a pin.  Measure 3” on either side of the center pin and mark.

Measure down 10” on each side and mark with pins.  Fold from the top pin to the side pin on each side and press.

Measure and mark a ¾” seam allowance from the folds.  Cut away.

Serge on this line, re-press and topstitch.  Repeat for other side.

 I found this towel a little too long for my 5 year old so I blind hemmed the bottom.  I didn’t really like so much white showing anyways.  I had to add my sewing label, of course!

Cut 3” wide strips of fabric to total 75” long for one continuous tie for a 4 to 6 year old child.  No need to cut on the bias.  Click HERE to see how to join the strips.

Press in half then press each half to the center.

Topstitch both long sides.

 Zigzag across ends.

Feed the tie starting at one side of the apron.

Continue feeding the ties down the other side.

Tie knots in each end so the tie won’t pull out.

Cut a piece of fabric 10” by 12”.

With right sides together, fold to make a piece 5” x 12”.

Sew right sides together with ¼” seam allowance leaving an opening to turn.

Clip corners, turn and press.  Topstitch across the top of the pocket – the opposite end of the opening – I think I forgot to do this!  Find the center of the apron across from the ties.

Lightly press a center line on the pocket. Pin to apron.

Topstitch on to apron.

Sew down center of the pocket.

 

And you are ready to bake!

Here is an easy apron even if you aren’t a seamstress. Because the tea towel is already hemmed, much of the sewing work is already done.

Find center and mark with a pin.  Measure 3” on either side of the center pin and mark.

Measure down 10” on each side and mark with pins.  Fold from the top pin to the side pin on each side and press.

Measure and mark a ¾” seam allowance from the folds.  Cut away.

Serge on this line, re-press and topstitch.  Repeat for other side.

 I found this towel a little too long for my 5 year old so I blind hemmed the bottom.  I didn’t really like so much white showing anyways.  I had to add my sewing label, of course!

Cut 3” wide strips of fabric to total 75” long for one continuous tie for a 4 to 6 year old child.  No need to cut on the bias.  Click HERE to see how to join the strips.

Press in half then press each half to the center.

Topstitch both long sides.

 Zigzag across ends.

Feed the tie starting at one side of the apron.

Continue feeding the ties down the other side.

Tie knots in each end so the tie won’t pull out.

Cut a piece of fabric 10” by 12”.

With right sides together, fold to make a piece 5” x 12”.

Sew right sides together with ¼” seam allowance leaving an opening to turn.

Clip corners, turn and press.  Topstitch across the top of the pocket – the opposite end of the opening – I think I forgot to do this!  Find the center of the apron across from the ties.

Lightly press a center line on the pocket. Pin to apron.

Topstitch on to apron.

Sew down center of the pocket.

 

And you are ready to bake!

American Girl Doll One Piece Bathing suit, Beach Towel and Beach Bag Tutorials AG004

 

I had received the Ballet Basics pattern when I signed up to the Lee and Pearl site.  Since then, they have tweaked it and offered us a free pattern for a one piece swimsuit using fold over elastic.  Here is Isabelle and Kanani modeling for us!  Pretty cute eh?

 

American Girl Doll One Piece Bathing suit Tutorial

I used a 4 way knit fabric.  I did add ¼” on to the side seams – figured it is easier to take it in if it was too big.  Not too much you can do if it is too small.  Anyways, it didn’t need it.  Fit perfectly just as it was!  I had a piece of black fold over elastic with gold dots on it so I used it on the bathing suit that Kanani is wearing.

American Girl Doll Beach Towel Tutorial

I bought a towel, cut it to about 8x15” and serged the edges.

American Girl Doll Beach Bag Tutorial

This was a purchased beach bag.  I cut it down to 11” long by 6” wide.  I serged over a piece of ribbon as it is hard to sew holes.  Turned the casing down about ½”.

Boxed the corners at ¾”.

Inserted 18” of 1/8” elastic so it would fit over the dolls head and tied a knot.  This shows a cord instead of elastic.  Isabelle gets my trial runs.  The cord isn’t long enough to go over her head so I switched Olivia and Erin’s to elastic.  (Original post HERE)

 

I had received the Ballet Basics pattern when I signed up to the Lee and Pearl site.  Since then, they have tweaked it and offered us a free pattern for a one piece swimsuit using fold over elastic.  Here is Isabelle and Kanani modeling for us!  Pretty cute eh?

 

American Girl Doll One Piece Bathing suit Tutorial

I used a 4 way knit fabric.  I did add ¼” on to the side seams – figured it is easier to take it in if it was too big.  Not too much you can do if it is too small.  Anyways, it didn’t need it.  Fit perfectly just as it was!  I had a piece of black fold over elastic with gold dots on it so I used it on the bathing suit that Kanani is wearing.

American Girl Doll Beach Towel Tutorial

I bought a towel, cut it to about 8x15” and serged the edges.

American Girl Doll Beach Bag Tutorial

This was a purchased beach bag.  I cut it down to 11” long by 6” wide.  I serged over a piece of ribbon as it is hard to sew holes.  Turned the casing down about ½”.

Boxed the corners at ¾”.

Inserted 18” of 1/8” elastic so it would fit over the dolls head and tied a knot.  This shows a cord instead of elastic.  Isabelle gets my trial runs.  The cord isn’t long enough to go over her head so I switched Olivia and Erin’s to elastic.  (Original post HERE)

SU235 Special Delivery Owl Card

Another idea from Pinterest!  Inside it says “because you are one of a kind”.  The card front was stamped with SU's Woodgrain stamp.  Sponged the edges of most everything with Early Espresso or Wild Wasabi.  I cut the More Mustard 4.5” high by 3.5” wide.  The small rectangles are cut at 2” high by 1.5” wide.  I made Faux Brads using this method.

Stamps – Priority Post, Punch Bunch, Woodgrain.

Card Stock - White, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake.

Ink - Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi.

Accessories - Owl Builder punch, 1/4" circle punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, unknown flower punch, sponge, mounts, rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Modern Label punch, Bird Builder punch.

Another idea from Pinterest!  Inside it says “because you are one of a kind”.  The card front was stamped with SU's Woodgrain stamp.  Sponged the edges of most everything with Early Espresso or Wild Wasabi.  I cut the More Mustard 4.5” high by 3.5” wide.  The small rectangles are cut at 2” high by 1.5” wide.  I made Faux Brads using this method.

Stamps – Priority Post, Punch Bunch, Woodgrain.

Card Stock - White, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake.

Ink - Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi.

Accessories - Owl Builder punch, 1/4" circle punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, unknown flower punch, sponge, mounts, rhinestones, Crystal Effects, Swiss Dots embossing folder, Modern Label punch, Bird Builder punch.

MDS 158 AG Doll Scrapbook Page - Our Personal Shopper

 

This is page 2 of 11 that I scrapped for Olivia’s American Girl shopping adventure.
Background - Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock - Regal Rose.
Embellishments - Staple & Stitching\Very Vanilla - Stitching Zigzag; Designer Kits\Downtown Grunge - embellishments\Downtown Grunge - frame3 and 2; Brads\Basic Black – brad.
Stamps - Vintage Overlays\Vintage Overlays - texture 12; Extreme Elements\Extreme Elements - stars, Color = BASIC BLACK; School Days II\School Days II - star 3; Jolly Bingo Bits\Jolly Bingo Bits – star; School Days II\School Days II - star 1, Color = REGAL ROSE; Seriously Awesome\Seriously Awesome - rectangle frame.
Punches - Scallop Edge Punch, Fill Color = BASIC BLACK.

 

This is page 2 of 11 that I scrapped for Olivia’s American Girl shopping adventure.
Background - Card Stock\Textured Card Stock\Textured Card Stock - Regal Rose.
Embellishments - Staple & Stitching\Very Vanilla - Stitching Zigzag; Designer Kits\Downtown Grunge - embellishments\Downtown Grunge - frame3 and 2; Brads\Basic Black – brad.
Stamps - Vintage Overlays\Vintage Overlays - texture 12; Extreme Elements\Extreme Elements - stars, Color = BASIC BLACK; School Days II\School Days II - star 3; Jolly Bingo Bits\Jolly Bingo Bits – star; School Days II\School Days II - star 1, Color = REGAL ROSE; Seriously Awesome\Seriously Awesome - rectangle frame.
Punches - Scallop Edge Punch, Fill Color = BASIC BLACK.

American Girl Doll Bikini Tutorial and Sandals Tutorial AG003

These girls want to hit the beach so let’s help them out!

 American Girl Doll Bikini Tutorial

Found this cute bikini by My AG Doll Craft so had to give it a try!  As you can see, Kanani is wearing the short top version and Isabelle’s is longer.  Both are super cute eh?  I did add about ¼” onto the side seams of both the top and bottoms of the pattern – thought it would be easier to take them in if needed.  I found it a lot easier to pull the bikini top on from her feet up rather than over her head so remember that Olivia and Erin!  (Original post HERE).

American Girl Doll Sandals Tutorial

After I had made a practice pair for Isabelle, I didn’t think I wanted to make any more but I did!  They are fiddly to make mainly because you get no cooperation from the girls!  LOL Spotted these sandals on Pinterest with no pattern so this is what I did.  Trace the dolls feet or an existing shoe on to cardboard. Make sure it’s slightly bigger than the doll’s foot. Trace two for each shoe and cut out.  I used glitter fun foam for the tops and plain white foam for the bottoms.

Insert bead through a 2.75" long hair elastic (left side of picture).  Lay 4” of ribbon on top and loop the elastic so that the ribbon is in between (right side of picture).

Pull the elastic tight.  Cut another piece of ribbon about 3” long.  Lay it through the back loop of the elastic (top picture).  Add just a touch of glue to the ribbon without getting any near the elastic (bottom picture).

Press ribbon in half.  Measure about ¾” from the fold and mark with a pin or chalk.  This will be approximately where it will join the back of the shoe.

Now put it on the doll’s foot. 

Wrap the ribbon tightly around the sole of the shoe.  Trust me; you get no cooperation from the doll’s!

I did not want the ribbons overlapping each other so I cut them back.  The less bulk, the better!

Now add a sole to cover the ribbons!

Next week, I’ll have a one piece bathing suit.  As we know, a girl just can’t have one bathing suit!  I will show you page 2 of 11 that I scrapbooked of Olivia’s visit to the American Girl (AG) Doll store this Friday so stay tuned or better yet, sign up to my Blog so you won’t miss any of my AG posts! 

These girls want to hit the beach so let’s help them out!

 American Girl Doll Bikini Tutorial

Found this cute bikini by My AG Doll Craft so had to give it a try!  As you can see, Kanani is wearing the short top version and Isabelle’s is longer.  Both are super cute eh?  I did add about ¼” onto the side seams of both the top and bottoms of the pattern – thought it would be easier to take them in if needed.  I found it a lot easier to pull the bikini top on from her feet up rather than over her head so remember that Olivia and Erin!  (Original post HERE).

American Girl Doll Sandals Tutorial

After I had made a practice pair for Isabelle, I didn’t think I wanted to make any more but I did!  They are fiddly to make mainly because you get no cooperation from the girls!  LOL Spotted these sandals on Pinterest with no pattern so this is what I did.  Trace the dolls feet or an existing shoe on to cardboard. Make sure it’s slightly bigger than the doll’s foot. Trace two for each shoe and cut out.  I used glitter fun foam for the tops and plain white foam for the bottoms.

Insert bead through a 2.75" long hair elastic (left side of picture).  Lay 4” of ribbon on top and loop the elastic so that the ribbon is in between (right side of picture).

Pull the elastic tight.  Cut another piece of ribbon about 3” long.  Lay it through the back loop of the elastic (top picture).  Add just a touch of glue to the ribbon without getting any near the elastic (bottom picture).

Press ribbon in half.  Measure about ¾” from the fold and mark with a pin or chalk.  This will be approximately where it will join the back of the shoe.

Now put it on the doll’s foot. 

Wrap the ribbon tightly around the sole of the shoe.  Trust me; you get no cooperation from the doll’s!

I did not want the ribbons overlapping each other so I cut them back.  The less bulk, the better!

Now add a sole to cover the ribbons!

Next week, I’ll have a one piece bathing suit.  As we know, a girl just can’t have one bathing suit!  I will show you page 2 of 11 that I scrapbooked of Olivia’s visit to the American Girl (AG) Doll store this Friday so stay tuned or better yet, sign up to my Blog so you won’t miss any of my AG posts!