McCalls 5835

 So here is something I made for Abby recently. I didn't have enough fabric to make Kaylee a shirt too but I did have enough to make an outfit for each of the girl's American Girl dolls. I love that I now have something to use up those leftovers.

 Here is the pattern I used. I used the blue and red top at the bottom of the pattern. It was a fairly easy pattern.

Wanting to make a matching shirt for the girl's doll I used this pattern. I used the picture on the top right hand side and just eliminated the sleeves. It too had a u shaped neck. I really had a hard time attaching the neck to the shirt.

The outfits also needed shorts so I used this pattern for the shorts.

Here is what the final product looked like. I also made the headband to match.

I also made the sandals on their feet. Our dolls came with shoes but they don't fit. I saw something like this online and I just knew I could copy it. The girls love the shoes!

Here is one happy little girl! She is already asking what outfit I am making for them next!

Sewing for dolls

I have been busy sewing but not all of it is for my girls. I have ventured into the world of American Girl doll clothes. I have to say that it is very different than sewing for a large child. The seams are so much smaller! I thought I would show everyone what I have been sewing.

My niece has an American Girl doll so I decided to sew 12 outfits for her for Christmas. I wanted to do one per month.
The first one is for the month of January. Since it is typically cold I decided to sew a coat and a hat. I used a fleece vest I had that had a stain. The butterfly applique was cut off of an old dress of Kaylee's that she had outgrown.

Here is the pattern I used.

For February I made a pair of pants with a black top.

Here is the pattern I used for the shirt. (The first picture)

Here is the pattern I used for the pants.

For March I made a dress. In this picture the dress was a little long. I did try to hem it up a bit.

Here is the pattern I used. This pattern was slightly disappointing and didn't fit very well.

For April I made this dress. You may remember the fabric from the girl's birthday skirts.

Here is the pattern I used. I tried making the hat but that was a complete bust! It ended up in the trash!

Here is May's dress. The fabric was left over from the girl's Disney shirts. The black shirt is the same one I made for February's outfit.

 Here is the pattern I used. I used the blue dress. This was my favorite pattern.

Here is June's dress. I used the fabric from the girl's Disney shirts.

 Here is the pattern I used.

Here is July's outfit. You may recognize the material. I used it for the girl's 4th of July outfits. I loved how this turned out.

Here is the pattern I used.

Here is August's outfit. Since it is baseball season I wanted to make an outfit that would work for a Cardinal game. The fabric came from a baseball dress I made the girls.

Here is the pattern.

Here is September's outfit. 

Here is the pattern I used. I used the dress in the top left corner. I also used this for the red turtleneck.

Here is October's outfit. I used some material that came from the girls Halloween dresses.

Here is the pattern I used. I wasn't a fan of this pattern and struggled with both the top and the pants.

Here is the outfit for November. The fabric is from the girl's Thanksgiving dresses.

Here is the pattern. I used the dress in the top left corner.

Here is December's outfit. I used material from the girl's Christmas skirts. The shirt is the same as above. It is a pleated skirt.

Here is the pattern. I used the yellow and blue outfit.

So there you have a breakdown of all the outfits I made. I hate throwing away fabric and have been keeping most of my larger left over pieces for just this. Now I can start working my way through my stash. I have to say the whole time I was sewing these outfits, the girls were super excited. I told them after Christmas I would sew them outfits too.