I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this one everybody… When you make doll clothes out of seasonal fabrics, do these doll clothes become less fun to play with when the holidays are over?

I remember playing dolls at my friend Rachel’s house when we were kids, and her family actually put her dolls’ holiday clothes away in a closet when Christmas was over. Can you imagine? I didn’t think that was very fair. I thought, “It’s fun to play like it’s Christmas all year long!”

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Recently I made these super cute boxers for Ken, using vintage Simplicity pattern number 9054. They’re perfect for a Christmas gift for a doll collector or a child who plays with Ken dolls.

But these are undergarments. They can be Christmas-y and nobody will ever know it because they’re worn under Ken’s trousers, right?

But what about Christmas dresses?

I used the View C dress pattern from my vintage McCall’s 8531 to make this pretty Christmas dress with rickrack trim. And yes, it’s a Christmas print fabric, but it’s hard to notice that unless you really zoom in close to examine what’s printed on the dress.

These appear to be characters from the Twelve Days of Christmas adorning the tan cotton fabric of this dress.

Without it being bright red and green, though, I think this dress could pass for everyday wear, not just a holiday dress. Don’t you think?

The dress I made using Advance 9938 last Christmas is more obviously a holiday dress, as you’ll see below:

But there’s nothing wrong with that either. Like I said, as a little girl, I loved to play like my dolls were celebrating Christmas, even in the heat of August!

I mean, why not? Play is meant to be creative and fun.

And what’s more fun than the holidays?

Questions: What are your thoughts on using holiday fabrics? Do you enjoy making doll clothes with holiday fabrics? And do the children and/or collectors you make them for appreciate the holiday theme?

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