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Frozen Anna
Dress Patterns for 18 Inch Dolls
by Susan Kramer
Inspired by the Disney movie "Frozen"
American
Girl 18 inch doll, Gwen in Anna style
Dress with shiny skirt
Here are instructions for making Frozen's Anna style dresses to fit 18inch
(45cm) American Girl, other American historical dolls, Corolle
dolls, Gotz Precious Day Girl Dolls, and dolls with similar
body types. The model above on the left is my 18 inch Gotz
Precious Day doll, Emily. The model is my American Girl doll, Gwen. The bodice
sits separately over the skirt so they can be interchanged with different sets
of skirts if you wish. Link
to Elsa style dress patterns
This design is my interpretation of the dresses
worn in the Disney film "Frozen."
Under the skirt I made a petticoat and a crinoline. Directions for these are
below dress pattern.
You’ll need one third yard (one quarter meter) of material for the skirt.
For the front and back bodice, you'll need one quarter yard contrasting
material.
Pattern Pieces:
Pattern pieces for bodice: The grid is
1 inch (2.5cm) squares. Pattern pieces include one quarter inch seam allowance.
You may use the pattern for yourself or gifts but not commercially.
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 draw what is in each of my squares
into your larger squares.
Here are instructions for making Frozen's Anna style dresses to fit 18inch
(45cm) American Girl, other American historical dolls, Corolle
dolls, Gotz Precious Day Girl Dolls, and dolls with
similar body types. The model above on the left is my 18 inch Gotz Precious Day doll, Emily. And the model on the right
is my American Girl doll, Gwen. The bodice sits separately over the skirt so
they can be interchanged with different sets of skirts if you wish.
This design is my interpretation of the
dresses worn in the Disney film "Frozen."
Under the skirt I made a petticoat and a crinoline. Directions for these are
below dress pattern.
You’ll need one third yard (one quarter meter) of material for the skirt.
For the front and back bodice, you'll need one quarter yard contrasting
material.
Pattern Pieces:
Pattern pieces for bodice: The grid is
1 inch (2.5cm) squares. Pattern pieces include one quarter inch seam allowance.
You may use the pattern for yourself or gifts but not commercially.
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 draw what is in each of my squares
into your larger squares.
Anna Bodice - 1 square equals 1 inch (2.5cm):
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If
you wish full-size pattern pieces for both Elsa and Anna dresses, click on this
24 page ebook:
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Skirt Material:
Cut fabric 42 inches (56cm) wide and 9 inches (20cm) long for skirt to just
below lower calf or 9.5 inches (24cm) long to just above ankle length. Finished
length is 8 inches (17.5cm). Skirt is gathered to 11 inches (27.5cm) or waist
measurement of your doll.
Sewing
Instructions
Anna Dress
Bodice Sewing Instructions:
Embroidery pattern on front of bodice:
Bodice
front and back sewn together at side seams.
Lining
and front bodice facing and sewn all around outside edge, except at one back
seam left open to turn right side out - then blind stitch closed:
After
turning bodice right side out, but before butting and
sewing shoulder seams together.
Step One:
With
right sides of back and front pieces facing, sew together at underarms. Press
seam open.
Repeat
with lining fabric as seen in photos above.
Step Two:
Sew right side of outside fabric to right side of lining fabric, leaving one
side of back opening unseen so bodice can be turned right side out as seen in
finished dress in beginning photo.
Step Three:
Butt
together finished shoulder seams and blind stitch.
Step Four:
To finish back seam of bodice, turn in open back edge and blind stitch closed,
then overlap waist edge on quarter inch and tack together with a sticky strip -
no buttons, please if children will play with costume.
Anna Top Skirt and Petticoat:
Cut
a rectangle 42 inches wide and 9 inches long so it is not longer than skirt of
dress. Gather waist to eleven inches and sew a satin or cross grain thin ribbon
over with tails long enough to make a square knot. To make
smooth hem fold up lower edge on quarter inch and over lay with same ribbon.
Sew side seam.
Anna Petticoat
Anna Top Skirt
Crinoline:
Cut
a rectangle of nylon net 42 inches wide and 14 inches long and fold up in half
so that hem at lower edge is fold edge.
Gather waist to eleven inches and sew a satin or cross grain thin ribbon over
with tails long enough to make a square knot.
Alternate
top skirt for Anna's costume:
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costume designs and photo credits Susan Kramer
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page created February 27, 2015; updated September 6, 2017