Jess has a new dress

I know it's nowhere near Halloween, but as it turns out Jess has my proclivity to love everything Halloween. I had some left over fabric in my closet and this dress just turned out so cute! I used Kirsten's school dress pattern to make it. Enjoy!

Front :)

Back

Hat! Jess loves this hat!!!

Sewing Swap!

So on the AGPT board we do sewing swaps at different times of year and we just did the Halloween one! Now, not everyone has received their outfits yet, and since my swap partner still hasn't gotten hers, I still won't post the outfit I made.

I'm a jerk so here's a sneak peek of what I made!

However, what I *WILL* do is post what I received!
The person who had me as their swap partner was Curiouser! She's amazing! We filled out a little questionnaire and we list dream outfits (by no means does this guarantee getting a dream outfit) but I listed possibilities of a Bride of Dracula and a Slytherin Hogwarts uniform. Now you're really only supposed to make one - but my partner loved both ideas and she made them both!!

Here Jess is wearing the Bride of Dracula outfit :)

Sleeping

From the front:

Back and close up sleeve 

Boots and socks

Obey!

And my second outfit is Tempe wearing her new Slytherin uniform!

Slytherin Rules!!

Tempe with her wand!


Socks and shoes (seriously if it weren't for sewing swaps, my dolls would all be barefoot!)


Hood up with wand, cauldron and cat!

Ready for school!

Princess Peach!

So I finally finished my Princess Peach dress. I've only been working on it since last Halloween...
Well I just decided it needed to be done so I did it.

Here's Jess modelling the pink monstrosity!

Front:


Side:


Back view:

This view is if you let it puff open.


This view is if you try to hold the peplum more closed.

Close-up of the lace:

The rundown

So I made 6 outfits in total for the little girl I spoke of earlier. I finished the last outfit tonight. A very cute set of PJs!

I've got Samantha and Jess modeling outfits for you. The little girl said she wanted something lime green so I made 2 dresses in that color.

So first the baby doll dresses. I had a simplicity pattern for these 2 dresses(same pattern, different color dresses)
First up: Jess is modeling a lime green and white dress


Followed by Jess in Pink:

2 dresses in 1!

I  had to think about this a little. Somehow I didn't anticipate how cute Jess is in a Hawaiian print...

Since this dress has both a dress and pinafore, both could quite easily be worn separately.

Just the pinafore:

I was using a fat quarter so when I did the back.. I admit I didn't pay attention and I thought I had the stripes the right way.. but I still stand by it's cuteness factor! Plus it's the back...

Then the dress:

I used the same white flowery fabric as the green dress. It's a great accentuation to most other fabrics!
Truthfully I just can't get over how damn cute Jess is in this pink dress! This print really suits her.

P.S. You really have to get the right angle on Jess when taking pictures or she looks evil - like a super villain - it's kinda funny if it weren't so scary!

Next up is Samantha modeling a Lime Green Princess dress!
I used the Disney Princess Simplicity pattern ... but honestly I could make this pattern with my eyes closed now.



I used some mint colored brocade for the bodice of the dress and accented the dress with dark green ribbons. The back is closed with Velcro - of course. I love the look! I also love the color :D

The fourth dress was kind of a mash-up of patterns. I have this pattern for Colonial/Victorian clothes(6 patterns in the set) I liked this dress, but wasn't too thrilled with the top of the dress so I improvised!
Samantha is modeling this beautiful purple dress:


It's really long and I love it! I added some lace and ribbon to the bottom - totally works! I also added ribbon to the collar since I didn't line the top. This is also a 2 piece dress. I made an apron for it also.


Sam is amazingly cute in this dress! She wanted to keep it but I had to tell her no.

And my last outfit - and so far most complicated of the 6 outfits - A set of Ghost Pajamas!
I have a lot of this fabric left and I think I might just have to make a second set of ghost pjs! This is sooo cute!



I think these are just the most darling pjs ever!! The pants were super easy... like making any pair of pants!
The top... now that was a bit complicated!

Samantha is usually my pin cushion doll when I make clothes. Hey, she insists on being the first one in everything!

Today's Creation

Renaissance Costume!

Samantha looks good in green!

Fit for an American Girl Doll :)

I was asked by my mother-in-law to make a few dresses for a little girl she knows. The girl has a bunch of American Girl dolls and I decided why not? It's what I do after all!

I made this dress from a green tablecloth and silver & black brocade. Accented it with some silvery ribbon... I'm terrible with the ribbon around the sleeves. I had to zigzag it on and some parts slipped. I know it looks ugly... I'm thinking perhaps adding a second layer of ribbon? We'll see...
I cut out the pattern last night - the bodice was made from the Disney princess doll pattern, but the skirt was just a rectangle with a train, I just kind of cut on instinct. I added a chunk of the brocade to the skirt for some additional color. The sleeves though - I had to look at my Renaissance fair dress to see the shape of the sleeve and cut it like that. Seems to work! The bodice is lined with the green. I also added a length of cord in the front. Again - just for flair. 

Front and back views:

The back is closed with Velcro. I use sew in Velcro for all my AG outfits(only exception is Victorian skirts and parts of the Hanfu outfits.)

Side back view. You can see the skirt has a small train. I think it just looks very pretty!

Hard to tell it was once a tablecloth!

Please Say "Hi"... American Girl

American Girl Dolls

I currently own 4 AG dolls. Samantha, Tempe(was Felicity), Elizabeth and Jess(GOTY)

These dolls are 18in tall. I have certainly made the most clothes for them. I like making anime inspired outfits for them as well :)