
Please scroll down for the free printable PDF sewing patterns.
For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you chose the Easter egg fabric as your favorite from among these three fabrics, so today I’m sewing Easter clothes for a friend’s granddaughter and I thought I’d share the results and the combination of patterns I’ve used. Here are the different fabrics you were allowed to choose from on Instagram:
Which dolls can wear this Easter halter top and shorts outfit?
- 18-inch (45-46 cm) Madame Alexander dolls
- 18-inch (45-46 cm) American Girl dolls
- 18-inch (45-46 cm) BFC Ink dolls (although I recommend these shorts instead)
- 14.5″ (36.8 cm) Wellie Wisher dolls (although I recommend these shorts instead)
- 15-inch Hearts for Hearts Girls dolls (again, I recommend these shorts instead)
- 18″ (45-46 cm) vintage Crissy dolls (either shorts pattern will work)
- 15 inch (380 mm) vintage Velvet and similar sized dolls (either shorts pattern will work)
- 13 inch Disney princess toddler dolls (once again, I recommend these shorts instead)
- 12-inch baby dolls like the 12.5″ (32 cm) Baby Alive dolls (use my bloomers pattern for baby dolls)
Free patterns and tutorial videos for making this Easter outfit:
- free printable PDF sewing pattern for the 18-inch dolls’ shorts and halter top
- free printable PDF sewing pattern for the smaller shorts
- video tutorial showing how to make the halter tops
- video tutorial showing how to make the halter top with rickrack trim
- video tutorial offering tips on rickrack (zigzag) trim
- video tutorial showing how to make the larger shorts
- video tutorial showing how to make the smaller shorts
- video tutorial showing how to make baby doll bloomers
Although I’ve posted each of these patterns and tutorial videos before, this is the only page where you can get the shorts and halter top downloaded as a PDF, all in one spot. I thought this would be a fun project for Easter, for those of you who do celebrate it.
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The patterns you are downloading today are shown in the images below so you can easily share them on social media:


And here’s a gallery to inspire you. Just look at the many different ways to sew this outfit, and the large variety of dolls it will fit!







Hello. thank you for the tutorial on making pants for 18″ doll. A free pattern is offered, but I cannot find it anywhere on your site.
Could you please help me? Thank you.
Hi Angie. Thank you for leaving a comment. I’m in the process of converting all of my free JPG image patterns to PDF patterns. The pants pattern has already been converted to a PDF on the page that shows a blond 18″ doll wearing denim pants (jeans/dungarees) and a pink shirt with long sleeves.
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Meanwhile, I’ve been trying to decide on what to post this Friday, and since you pointed out that the lilac-colored pants don’t have a PDF pattern yet, I think I’ll post that if I have time. So thank you for pointing this out for me!