18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
Ava is now ready! She’s pretty classy, fun, and modern. A sewing pattern designed for modern 18 inch dolls, such as American Girl Dolls. This pattern includes a super cute top with 2 sleeve lengths and a great fit. Also included are skirt patterns: same …
Recently, a sewing friend requested a tutorial for how to make a frayed hem on a dolly denim skirt. It’s really easy! I designed my Lindsay Skirt with a frayed hem option, but it can be done to almost any straight skirt. I’m using a …
This Ombre Stripe skirt is super cute and it’s a great beginner sewing project! It’s fun and fast to make. I designed this for sewing club students [we’re on sort-of a faux chenille kick], and I thought this would be fun to share on the …
So I’ve been hard at work coming up with projects for my students as usual. Things that I try to keep in mind: how to foster developing sewing skills and keep the projects interesting and appealing. Projects that utilize the same techniques help kids to …
Teaching sewing is one of my favorite things to do. And today was a great day in sewing camp. I have 6 students in my Sew in Style, Sew for your Doll Camp. All finished the Mini Skirt project and we took a picture of …
Naomi sent in a photo this afternoon, after sewing up a skirt for her doll. Naomi used the “Simple Mini Skirt” pattern (page 38) from her copy of Sew in Style. She used a fat quarter of this pretty striped fabric. Naomi expressed that it …
Do you have a favorite skirt? I do. I bought it several years ago in the clearance section at Target. It cost $5 or something like that. I bought it without even trying it on. It has become my go-to skirt for many occasion–end of …
It’s that time again–time to think about spring outfits. This year seems to be all about flirty little skirts. My daughter saw several she likes, but being my daughter, says, “Mom, I bet you can make this for me, huh?” Well, yes, but I love …
A sewing tutorial for adorable skirts for your 18 inch dolls, like American Girl dolls, from re-purposed pants. I may have just found a new way to motivate myself to get my hemming done sooner. An easy upcycle project came to me as I was …
A sweet little skirt pattern tutorial from Avery Lane, make one for a little girl in your life and another for her dolly. These take very little time and are super cute. Great for quick gift giving! ●▬▬▬▬▬●✿ Sweet Little Skirt ✿●▬▬▬▬▬● Here’s what you’ll …