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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Spring Dress and Purse for My American Girl doll

My American Girl Doll is ready for Spring 2015 dressed in this blue flowered dress complete with purse and cardigan.  I'll be displaying my collection of handmade doll clothes at another local library in June and July and I'm busy making new outfits to add to my growing collection.



The dress is from Simplicity pattern #0107.  A plain shift that is made of just a front and back.  Double fold bias tape is used at the armholes and neckline.

  I used a zipper instead of velcro for the back closure. The hemline is detailed with a flowered trim.



 The sweater was a pleasure to knit.  The pattern is from a Plymouth Yarn book that is out of print.  It is called Dolly Mixture.  The yarn is Plymouth Encore DK.  One of my favorites for doll clothes.  I cast on with the white and continued to knit with the turquoise.  The buttons are 3/8 inch white by Blumenthal.

 

 The purse was fun to make.  I used felt and the purse pattern from Simplicity pattern #A2108.  This pattern is out of print now but I found it several years ago at a Florida Walmart.   I sewed it by hand using embroidery floss. The handle is ribbon and I accented it with the same flowered trim that is on the hemline of the dress.


Here's another outfit for my American Girl doll using the same patterns.  The details of this outfit are on my Knit n Sew Studio blog here.




http://knitnsewstudio.blogspot.com/2015/02/spring-outfit-for-american-girl-doll.html
These 3 piece outfits are now among my favorites.  Plans are swirling around for a few more color combinations and trim details.
 

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