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American Girl and Similar Dolls - Short Sleeve Dresses
Guest Author - Susan Kramer

This short sleeve dress is a very easy pattern to sew and a nice addition to your doll's spring wardrobe.

The short sleeve dress will fit 18 inch (45cm) American Girl, other American historical dolls, Gotz Precious Day Girl Dolls, Corolle Dolls, and similar size dolls.

The finished skirt length of 7 inches (17.5cm) falls just below the knee.

18-inch short sleeve doll dress; photo credit Susan Kramer

Our Cyber Doll House pet dog, Floppy, is here in the scene as usual, but at least he's not jumping up begging for attention!

For link to pattern pieces click here.

For link to sewing instructions click here.

Hints and Tips

- I like to use quilting material for dresses because the smaller scaled prints suit the dolls well.

- Make the bodice/sleeve in a lighter solid color. This gives the dress a layered appearance - like a skirt and blouse combination.

- A decorative edging stitch looks nice at lower edge of sleeves.

- Use washable materials and trims. Use velcro closures rather than buttons or hooks and eyes for safety's sake.

- Use contrasting materials and trims - they show off best.

Have fun using this very easy pattern to make your special dolls short sleeve spring dresses!

How to Make Clothes for American Girl, Corolle, Gotz and Similar Dolls - Homepage
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Article and photo credits Susan Kramer

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Content copyright © 2009 by Susan Kramer. All rights reserved.
This content was written by Susan Kramer. If you wish to use this content in any manner, you need written permission. Contact Helen B. Wharton for details.

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