Love this little outfit? Want to make a similar costume yourself? Here’s the Lifeline of a custom order… I love to take on custom projects. It can be very rewarding. If you’re in the business of sewing doll clothes you may be contemplating accepting custom orders. Perhaps a friend has asked you to make something special and you’re feeling apprehensive. I… Read more »
Your project is nearly done. You decide to finish your hemline by machine and it just looks AWFUL! Maybe the stitching is inferior, crooked or twisted. Maybe it just looks…too plain. Let’s think through some possible solutions. First of all, Not what you expected me to suggest? It’s sometimes quicker and easier to fix it the right way. Take out the… Read more »
Separates for dolls can present a new set of problems. While young girls have little hesitation in putting outfits together, their mother’s and grandmothers seem to struggle when purchasing separates. Many dolls do not own a complete closet of optional separate pieces, either. If you’re sewing for a special customer in your life you may know more about what she has or… Read more »
So, you start with a pattern: Simplicity 4786 And an idea, the coat shown in the middle. Of course I didn’t want to use fleece I had this cool eye-lash fabric in a tie-dyed yellow/pink blend. I should have known it didn’t have the necessary body. When it was finished it was Really Sad Completely limp Un-wearable…as a coat! BUT… Read more »
We all love to pursue new pattern listings, whether in the ‘big books’ at the fabric store or scrolling through a favorite website page or etsy shop. Sometimes the pattern photos seem so perfect that we buy the pattern – along with the supplies to copy it exactly! Other times the pattern photos are a complete turn-off. Perhaps it appears that the… Read more »