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Last week we saw this pretty floral skirt on a Hairmazing Fashion Forward doll.
Well today I’m pairing the skirt pattern with a new halter top pattern, which as you can see in the video at the top of the page, will fit Disney’s Mirabel character doll (11 inches tall) from the movie Encanto.
She’s not the only doll that will fit in this versatile halter top pattern though! Scroll down to the first set of bullets to see which dolls will fit in both the skirt and the halter top.
But as it says in the video, it’s a good idea to know a thing or two about doll clothes pattern alterations, so you can make sure this halter top will fit your doll in the bust.
Never fear, though! If you’re dying to make this halter top for a different doll, but you’re a little shaky about the ins and outs of pattern alteration, I’ve got you covered! Scroll down past the “Difficulty Scale” image below to learn more.
To make Mirabel’s halter top, you’ll need some jersey fabric (AKA T-shirt fabric), snaps, and a half inch wide single-fold bias tape. To make the skirt with a ruffle, you’ll need some cotton fabric (mine is a small-print floral fabric) and some 1/8 inch elastic for the waistband.
*Today’s doll clothes patterns will fit these dolls:
- Barbie dolls (vintage)
- Barbie dolls, both modern and Made-to-Move
- Curvy Barbie
- Disney Princess 10 to 11 inch dolls
- Disney’s Mirabel dolls
- Francie dolls (vintage)
- Hairmazing Fashion Forward Fashion Dolls
- Ideal Tammy dolls (vintage)
- Made-to-Move Curvy Barbie
- My First Barbie dolls (13 inch)
- Queens of Africa Dolls
#Note: the bust sizes of these dolls will vary, so you need to pay attention to the advice I give in the tutorial video above, to make sure you make alterations to the bust that will suit your doll. The key is to keep trying the halter top on the doll with the steps mentioned in the video. This is why the halter top pattern was given four flowers on my difficulty scale (see image below).
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the skirt and halter top shown in the video at the top of this page:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a fashion doll’s skirt with a ruffle and halter top
- Tutorial video showing how to make the skirt (it shows a different doll, but it’s the same skirt pattern)
- Tutorial video showing how to make the halter top (at the top of this page)
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to pull elastic through a casing
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- How to choose fabric
- How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
- How to add a ruffle to a skirt
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Now before I go, let me point out that the halter top pattern has four flowers on my difficulty scale (see below). That means it’s a tricky one for people who are new to sewing because you have to do a little bit of pattern alteration, even if you’re making this halter top for Mirabel.
For anyone who would like to learn how pattern alteration works, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.
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Timely… I just found Mirabel at the thrift store! Loved the movie.
Awesome! 🙂
I think these patterns might fit my 11″ vintage Patsy Anne doll, but she may be a bit chubbier than Mirabel.
If you try them, let us know more. I often get questions like, “Will these fit vintage Patsy Anne?” It would be nice to be able to give people feedback, based on followers who gave these patterns a try!