American Girl Doll Aprons

 Welcome to the first apron designs of my collection of reversible aprons for American Girl and other 18 inch dolls.  The first thing that I learned to sew when I was a little girl was an apron.  I still love them.

These aprons are reversible and each one is slightly different. 

 One side of each apron is made with cotton toweling fabric.  In July, I visited a terrific fabric store in Lancaster, Pa.  They had a variety of toweling fabric in vintage prints. 

The other side is a variety of cotton fabric that I've collected.

Creating these aprons is great fun.

This bright red cherry fabric is one of my favorites.

 

I like to display mine on a dress form. If you're interested in purchasing the wire dress form for the aprons, let me know and I will provide you the details.

These aprons are available in my Etsy Shop.  Shipping is always free for the items in the Dressing Our Dolls section of my shop.

 Let me know which one is your favorite. 

An Evening with Dressing Our Dolls

Recently, I held a one hour presentation and discussion about handmade doll clothes.  Using my collection of patterns that date back as far as the 1930's, I showed examples of doll clothes from each decade of the 20th century.  The presentation also included designs that are available today and some of my own designs. 

The event was well attended. Both children and adults brought dolls of their own and were eager to share stories of the clothes that their dolls wear.

My slides include photos of some patterns in my collection and the outfits that I have knit or sewn for them.  Here's an example:

 

I ended the evening by having all the participants take a close look and have their dolls model the clothes in my collection.

The main goal of this program is to encourage individuals to learn to knit and sew.  I totally enjoy this program and am available to bring it to local organizations and groups in New Jersey.