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It’s January. Do you know what that means?
It’s summer! — Yes, it’s definitely summer time in the southern half of the planet, so even though I live in the United States, I try to recognize my southern-hemisphere followers and doll clothes sewing fans, every now and then, with a seasonal outfit that suits their seasons.
So today I’m sharing a pattern that will fit 10 inch dolls with a body type like Mattel’s Petite Barbie.
It’s a pattern for sewing a crop top and shorts, so your doll can spend time roller skating on the boardwalk at Armação dos Búzios in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Or she can work on her lovely tan while hanging out with friends along the East London Esplanade, in South Africa!
Or maybe she can feel the sea on her face at Piha Beach, in Auckland, New Zealand!
So yes, it’s summer in the southern part of the planet, so let’s make Petite Barbie some summer clothes, shall we?
I recommend using a stretchy jersey fabric for today’s doll clothes sewing project. You’ll also need some Dritz size 2/0 sew-on snaps for the back of the shirt and a little bit of 1/8 inch elastic for the waistband of the shorts.
Today’s pattern will fit these dolls:
- Disney Princess 10 inch dolls
- Disney fairy 9 inch dolls (like the little Tinkerbell dolls)
- Momoko dolls
- Petite Barbie dolls
- Skipper dolls
- vintage Sunshine Family adult female dolls
- Project MC Squared dolls
- Creatable World dolls
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this post:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a 9 or 10 inch fashion doll’s crop top and shorts
- Tutorial video showing how to make the shorts
- Tutorial video showing how to make the crop top
- Tutorial video showing how to sew snaps on fabric
- Tutorial video showing how to pull elastic through a casing
- Tutorial video showing how to do a whipstitch
- Tutorial video showing how to do a straight stitch
Please note that the tutorials show how to make these doll clothes for other dolls, but don’t be discouraged! You’re watching the right tutorial videos! The step-by-step sewing process is the same for all 9″ and 10″ fashion dolls. And as long as your pattern looks like the one below, you’re using the correct pattern:
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Skipper, Petite Barbie dolls, Creatable World, and vintage Sunshine Family dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Disney Princess and Disney fairy dolls are products offered by the Disney corporation, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Disney Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Project MC Squared dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Project MC Squared website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.