Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
Last Thursday I gave you a pattern and tutorial video for making a cute V-neck “holiday top” with a ruffle for a sleeve. This pattern was designed to fit most 18-inch dolls.
Well today I’m combining that ruffle-sleeve top concept with my “schoolgirl skirt” for 18″ dolls to make the outfit you see at the top of this post. But there’s one caviat: today’s pattern is for a round-neck top instead of a V-neck top.
You can follow the V-neck top’s directions to make the round-neck top though. The instructions are pretty much identical, but the neckline will look just a wee bit different in the video tutorial. So please bear that in mind. Other than that, the instructions are pretty much the same.
Today’s free printable PDF doll clothes sewing patterns will fit the following dolls:
- 18-inch dolls like the Adora Amazing Girls dolls
- 18-inch dolls like the Our Generation Journey Girls
- 18-inch dolls like the “My Life As” Dolls
- 18-inch dolls like 18-inch Dolls from American Girl doll company
- 18-inch dolls like City Girls from the New York Doll Collection
- 18-inch dolls like Madame Alexander 45 to 46 cm dolls
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Pattern for 18″ doll round-neck shirt and schoolgirl skirt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the ruffle-sleeve top
- Tutorial video showing how to make the schoolgirl skirt
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How do I measure on paper
Do you mean, “How do I use the measurement tool that’s found on the paper patterns?”
After you print my patterns, just lay a hard ruler down beside the measurement tool. If they match, then you’ve printed the patterns to scale.
I began offering the measurement tool when my followers from outside the US requested one. That’s because their printers use a different type of paper from the paper we use here in the United States.