A Doll's Wardrobe

The 1914 Frock is almost finished. I have one rose left to hand sew down and the buttons. Pictures in the next couple of days.

I have decided to start sewing a Regency dress in June but will be also sewing one item of modern clothing also. I am hoping to make the little girl a wardrobe for her dolls. I'm thinking 6 items. All will be from easy to sew patterns.

1.  Backyard Bibs

I am going with the gathered skirt version.

2. Four Season's Skirt.

For this skirt, I will add a fabric ruffle to it in the same fabric as the skirt. 

3. Cape with Hood

3 & 4. Peasant Top

Both the long and short sleeved top. One in white and the other in a color.

5 & 6

The top and capri pants. 

This will not be coordinated as I am using fabrics from the stash. I only have to buy 1 pattern as I have the rest. The goal is to have them done for Christmas so she has new clothes to play with over the holidays. 

Happy Doll Sewing................................................................

Edwardian 1914 Frock

 Life is taking a huge chunk of my sewing time. Part is organizing our meals and part is making sure the Spousal Unit is safe.

I am working on Keepers Dolly Dud's 1914 Frock. 

I started off following the pattern and putting on lace trim. My lace refused to cooperate so I removed it and did top stitching. I also chose not to have contrasting collar and cuffs so had to dig in the notions stash for something to break up the monotony of the outfit. I really don't have to follow what the designer does. 

While digging in the notions stash I found these lovely little flowers that were gifted to me by a designer in England. They are perfect for the outfit. 

I glued down the ones in the picture though I have moved one up a bit since taking the picture. I will hand stitch down all the leaves with green thread.

I laid down more of the flowers onto the collar and the over skirt. The extra ones on the collar may or may not happen. Decisions!

The sleeves are done with no picture. The cuff is topped stitched and a rose is on each cuff.

The skirt will have the 2 rows of top stitching. I will hem it first with white thread as it won't be noticeable and then top stitch over it. 

The buttons on the back will be plain white ones as I don't have any more of the blue flower ones. 

I am so looking forward to finishing this dress just to see the final results. I didn't have a vision for this dress so it is evolving as I sew it. 

I will post when it is done. Hopefully I can squeeze in sewing time this weekend. I do have to make potholders and a fabric pouch before I can start on the Regency era outfits I want to make. 

Happy Doll Sewing.................................................................

Edwardian Walking Outfit Completed

 The Edwardian walking outfit is done and it turned out just as I had envisioned it would look like. 

The bonus was finding the perfect matching buttons in the button stash. 

The back of the top fits over the pleats in the skirt perfectly. 

All that is needed is a parasol for when she goes for a walk/promenade in the park. 

So, I did some searching for that parasol. 

Umbrella - can be bought here at Amazon. I am going to get a couple for future use. 

Embroidery file - can be bought here. What a surprise to find this lovely file.  

Instructions - are here. This will be a big project as you have to do each panel separately and then soak in a tub of water, let dry, and sew each panel together.  

I'm adding this to my to do list for the summer. I can sew while the Diamond stitches out the panels. 

Happy Doll Sewing...............................................................