Blog Tour: Me & My 18″ Doll
Hello and welcome to last and final stop on the Me & My 18” Doll book blog tour!
It has been so great to see all the things the other bloggers posted, projects and reviews. I’m grateful for each of them and to all of you following along. I hope the tour has inspired you to sew some lovingly handmade gifts for someone special on your list this holiday season!
If you missed a stop, be sure to see the full schedule at the end of this post to visit those blogs. Each blog is hosting its own giveaway for an eBook version of my book, Me & My 18″ Doll!
Me & My 18″ Doll has a little something for everyone. Inspired by and dedicated to my grandma Mayme, who made many of my clothes while I was growing up and who sent me handmade toys as gifts each year. Me & My 18″ Doll has 2 quilt patterns that are perfect to adorn a little girls room, purses and playful clothing projects, pyjamas and suitcases to make. All the projects include the patterns for both little girls and 18″ Doll sizes. There’s no need to go searching for matching girl patterns–they are included so you can get sewing right away!
Earlier in the tour I released these bonus patterns:
Today, I’m thrilled to share with you another bonus pattern: a Lacy Top variation.
This variation adds lace to the arm openings and a different technique for the waist. I used an eyelet cotton fabric for my top.
It pairs nicely with play shorts and skirts. Shown with the Nature Walk Skirt, page 49.
Here is an eyelet Lacy Top for dolls, shown with the Twirly A-line Skirt project (free for those participating in my virtual launch party. Join my Avery Lane Pattern Sewing group on Facebook for all the details or see this post. Prizes include Fabric Bundles from Clothworks’ new collection Rosewood and American Girl Doll Store gift certificates.
Materials Needed (in addition to the materials listed in the book for View A, page 45)
Girl
½ yard narrow lace, cut into 2 pieces
⅓ yard bias tubing or bias tape for bow
Doll
⅓ yard narrow lace, cut into 2 pieces
¼ yard bias tubing or bias tape for bow
Sewing Instructions
Sew the Top using the instructions on page 46 – 47, with a couple of changes.
Add Lace to Armholes before Finishing the Armholes
- Sew gathering stitches on the lace and gather to fit the armhole.
- Pin and sew the lace to the armholes, with right sides together, tapering the end of the lace 1-2” (girl) or ½-¾” (doll) before the side seam edge as shown.
- After sewing the lace to the top, trim raw edge of the lace to be even with the top fabric.
- Finish the armholes as directed on page 46.
Hem Variation
- Hem the lower edge by folding ¼” twice, pressing after each fold, and sewing across the folded fabric.
- Cut a piece of elastic 1” less than the hip measurement. Girl Only: sew the ends together to form a loop.
- Divide the elastic into quarters.
- Pin the quarter points to the wrong side of the top at the sides, center front, and center back points, 1½” above the hem (girl) or ¾” above the hem (doll).
- Sew the elastic directly to the fabric, using a zigzag stitch and stretching the elastic as you sew to fit the width of the fabric in each quarter section.
Finish by sewing a little bow to one side of the front.
What a pretty top this is for little girls!
Giveaway
Do you love making quilts for your grandkids? Does your granddaughter love American Girl dolls? Would you like to win a digital copy of Me & My 18″ Doll?
Leave just 1 comment to enter…which project from Me & My 18″ Doll will you make first?
A random winner will be chosen November 19th.
Happy Sewing!
~Erin
Catch up with the rest of the Me & My 18” Doll Blog Tour for more bonus patterns and reviews of my new book!
Blog Tour Schedule
Nov. 4 Guest post by Erin on C&T Pub Blog
Nov. 5 Marge Robertson on Mer * made 9
Nov. 6 Dori Troutman on the Red Feed Sack
Nov. 7 Jane Wilkes on Janie Carroll Designs
Nov. 8 Teri Lucas on Terificreations
Nov. 11 Guest post by Erin on Clothworks Textiles
Nov. 12 Cherry Guidry on Cherry Blossoms Quilting
Nov. 13 Tracy Mooney & Lori Baker on the Quilting Company
Nov. 14 Me on Avery Lane Sewing
GIVEAWAY
Be sure to stop by the other blogs to enter their giveaways!