DOLL CLOTHES
The clothes shown were made for a Barbie doll but you could make these for a Bratz doll, High School Musical doll, or any doll of that type. The dress was made from an old sunbonnet that no longer fit my granddaughter. The visor was cut on the diagonal and didn’t need any hemming as it was already finished with purple seam-binding tape. I just folded the edges and put some sticky-back Velcro on each side to hold the skirt together. The top was made from one of the bonnet’s ties---again already hemmed so all we had to do was wrap it around the doll and tie it. My granddaughter made the little purse from an iron-on patch stuck together with Velcro. For the handle we used a piece of braid trim which sticks to the Velcro too. She also made the belt out of a piece of sequined material by just cutting a piece and putting Velcro on each side.
You can find scraps of old clothing and make cute doll clothes for next to nothing using Velcro or even a stapler---we made a pair of shorts for her boy doll out of an old beige pillowcase scrap. We cut out a front and a back, sewed up the seam inside the legs, and attached Velcro to the sides so the shorts are easy to take on and off. We made a little pocket and stapled it to the back of the shorts---my granddaughter’s idea! To make a shirt for the boy doll, I told her to go look in the closet where we keep rags. She came back with an old pair of my husband’s pj pants in navy check. Just a small piece made a shirt. If you don’t know how to sew very well, you can use the doll clothes you have as a pattern, or use paper doll clothes as a pattern. Cut the clothes bigger than you think you need so they will be easy to put on and take off the doll. You can have a lot of fun doing this and save a lot of money too!
The clothes shown were made for a Barbie doll but you could make these for a Bratz doll, High School Musical doll, or any doll of that type. The dress was made from an old sunbonnet that no longer fit my granddaughter. The visor was cut on the diagonal and didn’t need any hemming as it was already finished with purple seam-binding tape. I just folded the edges and put some sticky-back Velcro on each side to hold the skirt together. The top was made from one of the bonnet’s ties---again already hemmed so all we had to do was wrap it around the doll and tie it. My granddaughter made the little purse from an iron-on patch stuck together with Velcro. For the handle we used a piece of braid trim which sticks to the Velcro too. She also made the belt out of a piece of sequined material by just cutting a piece and putting Velcro on each side.
You can find scraps of old clothing and make cute doll clothes for next to nothing using Velcro or even a stapler---we made a pair of shorts for her boy doll out of an old beige pillowcase scrap. We cut out a front and a back, sewed up the seam inside the legs, and attached Velcro to the sides so the shorts are easy to take on and off. We made a little pocket and stapled it to the back of the shorts---my granddaughter’s idea! To make a shirt for the boy doll, I told her to go look in the closet where we keep rags. She came back with an old pair of my husband’s pj pants in navy check. Just a small piece made a shirt. If you don’t know how to sew very well, you can use the doll clothes you have as a pattern, or use paper doll clothes as a pattern. Cut the clothes bigger than you think you need so they will be easy to put on and take off the doll. You can have a lot of fun doing this and save a lot of money too!
