Here are instructions for making shirts to fit 8 inch (20cm) mini baby dolls such as Gotz Mini Muffin, Corolle Mini Calin, and baby dolls with similar body types.
This shirt pattern is for a boy or girl, according to the material you choose and how you complete the outfit.
Click for patterns of shirt pieces. The shirt pattern has the main shirt piece, and a shirt facing piece.
Cut one shirt piece on the fold. Cut one facing piece on the fold.
Facing
Cut out the facing piece on the fold and turn up the long rounded outside edge one eighth inch, one time, and hem all around.
Shirt
- Lay out the shirt piece finished side up. Lay the facing piece over top with finished sides together. The long edge of the facing should be lined up over the shirt front.
- Cut a slit one inch down the front through both the facing and shirt front, starting at the neck edge at center front to form an opening.
- Sew the facing to the neck edge and down around the front opening. Clip curves and turn facing to inside and press seam.
- Roll up sleeve edge one eighth inch twice and blind stitch.
- Line up front to back of shirt, finished sides facing and sew underarm and side seam. Make seam one quarter inch wide.
- The last step is to roll up lower edge one eighth inch twice and blind stitch hem.
It took me 45 minutes to sew the shirt by hand, and depending on the material you use you can make the shirt look like it is for a boy or girl.
And, of course, Floppy, the Cyber Doll House mascot is in the scene as usual, and gives you an idea of just how mini this special baby doll is!
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Baby Doll Shirt Design and Photograph by Susan Kramer
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