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Bodysuit Pattern
to Fit American Girl 18 Inch Dolls,
Gotz Precious Day, and Similar Full Body Dolls

18 inch American Girl doll in bodysuit
18 inch full body
American Girl
doll in bodysuit
Gotz Pleasant Day doll in body suit
18 inch full body Gotz doll in bodysuit


Clothes Patterns for 18 Inch Dolls and Bitty Baby



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Here are instructions for making a one piece bodysuit to fit 18inch (45cm) American Girl, Gotz Precious Day, and other 18 inch full body dolls with similar body types.

The bodysuit can be used as underwear to keep the doll's cloth skin clean as it just cover the cloth parts of the doll.

Also it can be made up in print or flowered fabric as light weight summer wear outdoors.

Supplies needed:

You’ll need one quarter yard (one quarter meter) of material.


Two sticky dots for front shirt and back shirt closing, (no buttons for kids doll clothes, please).


Bodysuit Sewing Directions:

This is a very easy to make bodysuit pattern with just 1 piece.  The pattern piece is below. Cut 4 pieces of the pattern. 2 for front and 2 for back.

Sew center front seams together beginning 2 inches below bottom tip of diagonal neckline.
front opening of bodysuit

Sew center back seams together beginning 2 inches below bottom tip of diagonal neckline.
back view of body suit
Place good side of front and back toward each other and sew underarms all the way to bottom hem on both sides.

Sew front to back at shoulders.

For all hems roll edges in 1/8 inch twice and blind seam: Lower legs, lower sleeves and all the way around front center up to neck, around neck, down to back center, up to neck around to front and back to starting place.

To finish sew a sticky dot on center of front and back opening.

Having openings in front and back makes the body suit easy to put on and take off.


Pattern Piece:

The pattern is traced onto 1 inch (2.5cm) squares of graph paper. You can try printing out the patterns and see if the squares are 1 inch square, then cut out the pattern.

Pattern piece includes 1/4 inch seam allowance unless noted differently..

These pattern is my copyright but you may use it for personal use and gifts but not commercially.


Body Suit Pattern:


bodysuit pattern for 18 inch full body dolls



Article, pattern and photo credits copyright 2009 Susan Kramer



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Patterns for dolls
Page 9 -
Old Fashhioned Dress Pattern for 18 Inch Dolls Like American Girl
Page 9a - Cap Sleeve, Short Sleeve Dress Pattern for 18 Inch Dolls Like American Girl
Page 9b - Christmas or Festive Short Sleeve Dress Pattern for 18 Inch Dolls Like American Girl
Page 9c - Bitty Baby, Maxi Muffin and other Medium 14 to 16 Inch Baby Dolls Dress and Apron Patterns
Page 9d - Small 12 to 13 Inch Baby Dolls - Very Easy Cap Sleeve Dress Pattern

Page 9e - Mini Dolls 6.5 to 8 Inch Tall Like American Girl and Tonner - Very Easy Dress Pattern
Page 9f - Mini 8 Inch Baby Doll Like Gotz Mini Muffin - Pants and Shirt Patterns
Page 9g - Cap Sleeve Dress to fit Bitty Baby, Maxi Muffin and other Medium 14 to 16 Inch Baby Dolls
Page 9h - Boy Shirt and Pants to fit Bitty Baby and other Medium 14 to 16 Inch Baby Dolls
Page 9i - Bodysuit Pattern to fit Bitty Baby, Maxi Muffin and other Medium 14 to 16 Inch Baby Dolls
Page 10 - Tutu and Bodice Ballet or Dance Costume for 18 Inch Dolls Like American Girl
Page 10a - Slim 15 to 18 Inch Specialty Dolls - Sleeveless, Short Sleeve and Long Sleeve Dresses
Page 10b - Bodysuit Pattern to fit 18 Inch Dolls like American Girl and other Full Body Dolls

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