May 13

May 13 Doll Dresses in Gingham

Miss Magnolia and Sojourn have started their long journey home. To make up for the fact that they had to stay in the studio a wee bit longer, I made them a simple but timeless cross-over dress in sweet gingham.

Waldorf doll dress in brown and white gingham with ruffles on arm scye — Waldorf Inspired doll dress in brown and white gingham.

The pattern I used is similar to the cross-over dress I made in this free tutorial video. You can see I made the neckline higher, because the dolls are not wearing a shirt underneath. This is very simple to do, you just draw it up from the pattern piece. If you want a pdf of the dress you can find that one over here.

Instead of ties I also used snaps but other than the construction is pretty similar to the dress in the tutorial.

Waldorf inspired doll with pink wool hair wearing a brown and white gingham dress over a white petticoat — Waldorf Inspired doll dress in brown and white gingham.

Waldorf inspired doll with a cross over dress and ruffle on the sleeve made in brown and white gingham — Waldorf Inspired doll dress in brown and white gingham.

To make the dresses more playful for my sweet pink sisters, I added cute ruffles. The dresses are lined on the bodice with pink linen and close with the help of sewn-in snaps. Easy peasy-lemon squeezie 🍋.

I do love it when I get a little bit of time to send the dolls away with a gift. Because they are sisters I made the dresses the same. After all, they each have their own design in their previous dresses, so this way they can be more matchy-matchy, which apparently they like.

I hope you like this little dash of doll clothing inspiration. I am preparing a few more blog posts with clothing ideas, so check back later. In the meantime, you can check this post where I talk about patterns and free tutorials for doll clothes, or just browse my archives for endless clothing ideas.

Tip

If you are a little unsure about how to best finish your doll clothing, I got you covered. There is this little video giving you some of the ways I like to finish the seams on my doll clothes. Let me know what you think 🌼.