I haven't forgotten about the doll's outfit. It has been on my mind a lot lately and I finally got to work on it. 

The fabrics were pressed and put on the grain. I dug through my patterns and chose the 1930's Tea Party Dress by Keepers Dolly Duds. I love this dress. 

I put the pattern pieces onto the fabric so I could see how much fabric I would have left over. 

As I stood and looked at the pattern on the fabric, I realized I need 5 yellow buttons which I don't have. I also have a lot of fabric. I also thought about being historically correct and pondered over my hat choice. 

A bit of research and I found that the hat I chose is known as a Cartwheel hat. They were worn in the countryside rather than in the city as the brims were huge. They were considered casual. A smaller brimmed version worn in the city was the picture hat. (hats) My first choice was the hat in the top right hand picture but it is too casual. 

The dress is not casual but one which would be worn as a good dress. More reading and I found the cloche kept coming up over and over again. It was popular in the 1920's but was worn a lot in the 1930's. I chose to make the cloche from Keeper's Dolly Dud's Downtown 1920's dress.

The hat will be in the black honeycomb fabric and the trim on the side in the bee fabric. I will add a bee button to it for fun. 

The shoes will still be in the black and white honeycomb fabric. I am also looking at a bolero jacket to complete the outfit. 

I have started to sew the dress together. I am focusing on accuracy. I have drawn in the seam allowances and am gluing the seams together. I'll keep you posted on that. I am enjoying the process as I do love to be an accurate sewer. 

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