Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
On Wednesday this week, I offered instructions for adding lace to the front of a doll’s blouse or shirt, like you see on my DC Superhero Supergirl doll, in the image above.
To learn more about how to add lace to the front of a doll’s shirt, please click here, and that link will take you to last Wednesday’s instructional blog post.
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The diagram I’ve placed above should help a little bit too.
The skirt my DC SuperGirl doll is wearing uses the same pattern as the one that’s available for Creatable World Dolls, Moana, and other 10 inch dolls. So if my snowman skirt looks familiar, that’s why.
The blouse uses a very lightweight cotton fabric, and I pretty much followed the same directions as the ones for making Skipper a T-shirt — it’s also the same shirt pattern — but before I began to sew the shirt, I attached my lace and ribbon down the front.
Here’s the Skipper shirt I’m talking about:
To make today’s blouse and skirt for your DC Superhero doll, you will likely need one of the following items:
- cotton fabric (both solids and prints) on Etsy
- cotton fat quarters (18 inches by 21 inches of fabric)
- cotton/polyester blend fabrics on Etsy
- jersey fabrics on Etsy
- Gondola Snaps on Etsy (various sizes)
- 1/8 inch ribbon on Etsy OR
- 1/4 inch ribbon on Amazon
- lace trim on Etsy
- rickrack trim
- 1/8 inch elastic on Amazon
- 3/4 inch sew-on Velcro on Amazon
- chopsticks (for inverting doll clothes)
- Dritz fabric pencil
- Fiskars Stitchers mini snips (for clipping seams efficiently)
- Gutermann sewing machine thread
This list comes from my “Buyer’s Guide” page, which is easily accessed from the home page.
Here’s another look at the lovely ensemble I made for my DC Superhero SuperGirl doll, using today’s free doll clothes sewing patterns:
And if you’re interested in using earth-friendly fabrics, please consider buying your fabric from FabScrap. FabScrap is a fabric recycle and reuse service, where you can buy fabrics that would otherwise go into landfills! Watch my FabScrap unboxing video to see what kinds of fabrics they sent me!
To learn more about FabScrap, this page on their website will tell you what a wonderful resource they offer!
Today’s patterns will fit these dolls*:
- Creatable World dolls
- DC Superhero Girls*
- Disney Princess 10 inch dolls
- Disney’s 10 inch Moana dolls
- Ideal’s vintage Pepper dolls
- Momoko dolls
- Petite Barbie dolls
- Project MC Squared dolls
- Rainbow High 10 and a half inch dolls
- Skipper dolls
- Strawberry Shortcake 10 and 3/4 inch dolls
- Vintage 1980’s Skipper dolls
- Vintage Francie dolls
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this page:
- Free American printable PDF sewing pattern for a 9 or 10 inch fashion doll’s skirt and blouse
- Free A4 (international) PDF sewing pattern for a 9 or 10 inch fashion doll’s skirt and blouse
- Tutorial video showing how to make the top (use this link for tips on attaching lace)
- Tutorial video showing how to make the skirt
You may also find these tutorial videos helpful:
- 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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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.
Skipper, Petite Barbie dolls, Creatable World, DC Superhero Girls, 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.
Rainbow High dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Rainbow High 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, Moana, 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 and Rainbow High dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Project MC Squared website or the Rainbow High website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.