Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.*
Today’s doll clothes will fit a wide variety of tiny dolls, but as you can see here, I’ve made this little white cotton short-sleeved top and this colorful elastic-waist skirt to fit a 6 inch Breyer Rider doll. It’s a relatively simple outfit to make, as you’ll see in the sewing tutorial videos that I’ll be linking to in the second set of bullets.
After posting the image at the top of today’s blog post, it occurred to me that my little 6 inch Breyer doll looks like she is sticking her hands in her pocket, but that’s not so. This skirt doesn’t come with pockets. Sorry!
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To make today’s outfit for your 6 inch Breyer Rider dolls, you’ll need some cotton for both the shirt and the skirt, a couple of little size 4/0 snaps, and a tiny piece of 1/8 inch wide elastic.
When I made my little white top, I also used my Fiskars mini snips to clip my corners. If you don’t already own a pair, I think you’ll find they’re fantastic for making tiny doll clothes like this!
Which dolls will these patterns fit?
- Breyer Rider dolls (6 inches tall; 15.25 cm; 1:12 scale)
- Chelsea dolls from Mattel (5.5 inches or 13.5 cm)
- Dawn dolls from Topper (6 and 1/8 inch or 15.5 cm)
- dollhouse-sized dolls (1:12 scale)
- Enchantimals dolls (6 inches or 15 cm)
- Lottie dolls (7 inches or 17.9 cm)
- Pippa dolls from Palitoy (6 and ½ inch or 16.5 cm)
- Strawberry Shortcake dolls (6 and ¾ inches or 17 cm)
Free patterns and tutorial videos for making these doll clothes:
- Here’s the free PDF sewing pattern for making the shirt
- This tutorial will show you how to make the shirt (it shows a different doll, but the shirt is exactly the same)
- Here’s the free PDF sewing pattern for making the skirt (use the longer of the two patterns)
- This tutorial will show you how to make the skirt (again, it shows a different doll, but the steps are the same)
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- 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 press seams open, using a hot iron
- How to sew rickrack
- How to use selvage
- How to attach ribbon to doll clothes
- Tips on sewing with lace
- How to add a ruffle to a skirt
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For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.
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Disclaimer/Credit/Affiliate Marketing Link:
*When you click links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, JoAnn Fabric, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.
To honor the trademark rights of the doll companies mentioned in this blog post, I am including links to their websites here. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned.
Breyer dolls and horses are products offered by Breyer, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Breyer website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Chelsea and Enchantimals 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.
Breyer dolls and horses are products offered by Breyer, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Breyer website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Disney dolls are products offered by the Disney Corporation, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Official Shop Disney website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Lottie dolls are manufactured and designed by Arklu (Ireland) Ltd., in Donegal, Ireland, and Arklu holds the registered trademark (™) for them in the US. Lottie dolls are distributed in the USA by Schylling, Inc. These dolls are distributed in the UK, Ireland, France, and Italy by Bigjigs Toys Ltd. Visit Lottie.com to learn more about these wonderful toys that were inspired by kids.
Strawberry Shortcake dolls are products offered by Shortcake IP Holdings LLC, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Strawberry Shortcake website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Dawn dolls are products offered by Topper Corporation, which once held the registered trademark for them (™). However at the time of this blog posting, these dolls are no longer in production.
Pippa dolls were produced in Great Britain by Palitoy from 1972 to 1980. Palitoy is now a defunct company, and to my knowledge the Pippa dolls have not had a revival. You can learn more about Palitoy on Wikipedia. You can learn more about these dolls at OverZone’s Pippa Dolls Archive or on the Pippa ID Parade.