Have you ever tried making doll clothes and given up making them half way through because you found them just too small and fiddly to make? When I first started making doll clothes for my daughter, I thought it would be easy and it would save me heaps of money. After all, I have been sewing for years and I would have a couple of outfits made in a jiffy using all the scraps of fabric that I have kept 'just in case'. Boy, was I wrong!
I don't know how many times I had to redo the sleeves and then I thought I would just attach the elastic directly to the skirt like I did when sewing the kids clothes, but....quartering my loop of elastic and attaching it to this small piece of fabric was a nightmare and I was ready to throw my hands in the air and give up. Why was I doing this to myself? I was a talented Seamstress, but I just couldn't get hang of sewing doll clothes. Just go out and buy some clothes. Sure it would cost a fortune but it would save all this frustration.
I finally decided to ring my friend and ask her where she purchased the cute doll clothes I have seen her daughter playing with. I couldn't believe it when she said she made them herself. She then told me the biggest secret to sewing doll clothes easily was to sew everything flat for as long as possible before sewing the seams. Wow, that made a lot of sense, attaching that elastic to the skirt would be so much easier if I did it before sewing the back seam. This would also make hemming sleeves and the leg of pants a breeze as well as I was having to hand sew these small areas.
Another tip she gave me for when I'm doing puff sleeves, is to attach the elastic directly to the fabric using a zigzag stitch, rather than fiddling around making a casing - this will save heaps of time as well as reducing the amount of bulk as there are no extra layers of fabric.
The next great tip when attaching elastic directly onto say, a sleeve, is to measure the length of elastic and mark with a pencil rather than cutting it. This allows you to gently pull the elastic as you sew, matching the mark with the end of the fabric. Cut the elastic at the mark only after securing the elastic to the fabric. This certainly was a lot easier than how I was presently trying to do it.
Over a cuppa my friend continued to share more great tips for making doll clothes and I couldn't wait to get home to my sewing machine and start creating those beautiful doll clothes I had been dreaming about. This is great news for my wallet too as I will be able to save a fortune and my daughter will have an extensive wardrobe for her favorite doll.
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