Progress On The Modern Outfit

 Progress has been made on the doll's outfit. The accessories are completed and they are so cute.

The outside of the hat has the blue fabric as I wanted the print to frame the doll's face. I hand sewed rick rack on to the crown and added a button for a bit of detail. 

The purse was also another small item I made to accessorize the outfit. It was more fiddly than hard. I had to buy the silver grosgrain ribbon for the strap but the button, snap, and rickrack came from the stash. 

I chose to start the blouse as it has the most pieces and looked like it would be hard to make. I was fooled as the pattern is well drafted and went together so nicely after I rethreaded my sewing machine. 

The sleeves have little pleats at the bottom. I drew in the lines and took my time sewing them together. Though a bit fiddly, they went together easily. 

I am ready to serge the side seams of the top and insert the sleeves. Once that is done, I can add the tie to the bottom and it will be done. It will take a bit of figuring out but I am sure it will go together fairly easily. It calls for lots of top stitching but I am going to do a lot of hand sewing. This outfit does not call for a lot of top stitching as it is suppose to be a dress up outfit. 

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