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Paper Bag Dress with matching Doll Dress

Rylie has been asking me to make clothes for her doll ever since I made a doll dress for her friend's Bitty Baby as a birthday present. Of course I had to make matching outfits.

It was much easier than I thought.


I used my fancy Brother Embroidery machine that my HM bought me for my birthday to put the cute little birds on. They are called "Tweet Things" from bunnycup.com. If you sign up to be a member (which is free) you get newsletters about awesome deals they hold every month. The "Swirl Stars" by Ann the Gran design I downloaded for free from embroiderydesigns.com. It is free to create an account but they only allow so many free downloads a week. Which is O.K. by me. I can be patient for free.
So I am sure that it fits for a while (she has been eating like she is about to go through a growth spurt) I made the shoulder straps adjustable. I put button holes on the back of the dress for the straps to slip through and tie. For the paper bag effect I used a strip of elastic with ties on each side to tie in the back as well.
Anyone like her leggings? Well, Cheyanne (my teenager) cleaned out her closet. I upcycled one of the long sleeve jersey shirts and cut the sleeves off and added a little bit of elastic to the top so they will hold in place above the knee. It was super easy!


So, I was thinking. What is a blog without some tutorials? I plan on posting a tutorial on the doll dress soon. Also, let me know if you would like to see tutorials on other things. I could use some ideas!

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