QUILTsocial Issue 12

Tools that will make the assembly of the doll clothes a breeze
Doll clothes pattern for an 18" doll
I found some extra time in my schedule to get one outfit made.
It’s a great use of the sewing machine and my quilting tools so I
thought I would share my experience with you.
It’s been a while, so I’m starting with something simple. A pair
of pants and a long-sleeved shirt. I went through my fabric
stash and found some denim for the pants and a nice pink
gingham for the shirt.
I started by cutting the pattern pieces that I needed from the
pattern tissue. Then I evaluated the tools that I needed to cut
out the fabric pieces. I was certain that if I used flower head
pins, that I’d be able to use my rotary cutters and a ruler to cut
some parts of the pattern.
I also dug out some of my threads that I can use to sew the
clothes and I chose matching threads because some of the
stitching is going to show.
Here are some of the accessories that I will need. Elastic,
velcro (sew-in velcro is my favorite), and look at those teeny
tiny buttons. I wasn’t sure which size I would need for which
application, so I got all sizes. They are so darn cute!!
I used to sew doll clothes years ago and I used to do a lot of
garment sewing years ago as well. Things have changed and
when I went to cut out the pattern, I decided that the rotary
cutter was probably a lot better, faster and easier than scissors.
When I cut the pants out, I didn’t trim excess tissue paper away
beyond the cutting line. That made it a wee bit challenging to
keep the pattern tissue flat.
When I cut the shirt out, I trimmed the excess tissue paper away
prior to pinning the tissue pattern to the fabric and using the
rotary cutter worked like a charm.
Fabrics for a shirt and a pair of pants for an 18" doll
Items for finishing the doll clothes
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