American Girl and Gotz 18
Inch Dolls
Bitty Baby and Medium Baby Dolls
Nightgown Patterns and
Sewing Instructions
American Girl 18 Inch Gwen
in long dress or nightgown |
American Girl Bitty Baby in
long dress or nightgown |
Maxi
Muffin in long dress
Clothes Patterns
for 18 Inch Dolls and Bitty Baby
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Susan Kramer
susan@susankramer.com
Here are pattern pieces for making
dresses or nightgowns to fit 18-inch full body dolls like American Girl and Gotz and 14-inch to 16-inch Bitty Baby in the American Girl
Dolls series, Baby Born or similar baby dolls.
This pattern is my original design and may not be used commercially.
Pattern pieces - quarter inch seam allowance included
Dress or Nightgown front
Cut one on front fold.
Dress or Nightgown back
Cut two pieces.
Sleeves
Cut two with sleeve top on fold.
To make your 1-inch square (2.5cm) grid graph paper
First, take an 8.5x11 inch piece of plain paper and draw 1 inch squares - I do
this by drawing horizontal lines 1 inch apart down the page, and then vertical
lines 1 inch apart across the page.
Next, looking at the .jpg image you want to enlarge, copy what is in each of my
squares into your larger squares.
Seam allowances of 1/4 inch are included.
Sewing Instructions
You’ll need one half yard (one half meter) of
material for the dress.
To finish the neckline, you'll need 10 inches (25cm) of half inch (1.25cm)
gathered lace, and the same amount of a bias strip for finishing neck edge as
in photo. You'll also need 1 yard of one-fourth inch (6mm) satin or cross-grain
ribbon for the dress front trim.
Dress
With right sides of back and front dress facing, sew together at shoulders.
Press seam open.
Baste right side of lace to right side of neck opening, with top of lace
pointing down as in photo detail.
Using the bias strip sew one long edge over the sewing line of lace, turn to
inside of dress leaving one fourth inch of bias strip showing as in photo
detail. On inside turn in bias strip and sew to dress.
To finish back seam of dress, sew together along seam line of center back
leaving about 4 inches open at top as marked on pattern piece. For these two
open edges turn in one fourth inch twice and blind stitch seam. Overlap edges
and sew on a sticky dot for closure. I do not use button closures on doll
clothes that are used by children, to avoid swallowing and choking.
Sleeves
Roll in lower edge and hem by hand or machine. (I sew sleeve and skirt hems by
hand.)
To make ruffle near lower edge of sleeve, gather with a strong thread, (I use
quilting thread for strength), just loose enough to slide over doll’s hand and
lower arm; about 5 inches (12.5cm).
Along armpit edge gather sleeve with basting stitch just inside the one-quarter
inch line to fit armhole and with right side of sleeve facing right side of
front and back dress (which are just joined at shoulders and now lay out flat)
stitch together with one fourth inch seam. Clip curve. Repeat for other sleeve.
With right sides of sleeves and dress facing, sew together sides of dress and
underside of sleeves at the same time. Repeat on other side.
Hem at lower edge of dress
When cutting out your material add or subtract hem
length according to length of your doll. For the dress in this photo which
fits Bitty Baby or 18 inch American Girl doll, I added 2 inches to the pattern
length.
Turn in lower edge one fourth inch twice and blind stitch.
Now decorate the dress as you wish
Top stitch cross grain or satin ribbon in pattern as in photos or anyway you
wish. (A hint to sew ribbon in a straight line is to iron a crease in the dress
material to act as a guideline!)
Have fun making doll clothes!
Article and photo credits Susan Kramer
Email:
susan@susankramer.com |
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