We've put together the ultimate resource guide to this summer's swimsuit trends to sew for your doll! From off the shoulder designs to ruffle details, these trends will make your doll's swimsuit pop! For more trend report fun, be sure to check out our other post about Summer Fashion Trends.
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One shoulder swimsuits are a fun trend that is easy to sew if you have the right pattern! Play up the fun asymmetrical style by adding fun crochet trim or swirly cutouts.
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Ruching is a fun swimwear trend that adds interesting detail and a feminine flare to any swimsuit.
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Ruffles are the perfect detail to make a swimsuit playful and unique- especially because the raw edges of most swimsuit fabric don't need to be hemmed. There are so many different ways to add a ruffle too- on shoulder straps, across the bodice front, around the waistline, the list goes on and on.
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Off the shoulder swimsuits are the perfect option for the fashion-forward doll. Play with contrasting fabrics and interesting textures like mesh for an extra fun look!
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Following along with the trend of high-waisted jeans and skirts, high-waisted swimsuit bottoms are now all the rage too. Fun details like a belt, waistband, or scalloped edge can exaggerate the look.
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What's a great swimsuit without great accessories? Or the pool party to wear it to? Create the perfect holiday in the sun for your dolls with these accessories!
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Which swimsuit style is your favorite for dolls?
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I would love to win the fabric bundle. As far as the swimsuits who could choose, why not make all of them!
I like the high waist bottoms.
I love the off-the-shoulder ruffas and would love to win the bundne.
I love the off-the-shoulder ruffas and would love to win the bundne.
I like the ruffles
Love the runching need to try that one
My favorite is the one shoulder look.
I adore the one shoulder style, so very enticing and cute!
I particularly like the off the shoulder swimsuit.
My favorite swimsuit trend for dolls is the one with ruching. I have to mention my second favorite is all those ruffles.
I love the ruffles and the one shoulder.
For me it’s all about the ruffles. Gives it so much interest and flirtiness! Love them particularly on the bottoms! Too cute!
For me it’s all about the ruffles. Gives it so much interest and flirtiness! Love them particularly on the bottoms! Too cute!
Love the one shoulder!! So adorable! Now, we need matching patters for our human girls :)
I love these off the shoulder patterns I’m seeing. Not seen them before.
I really love the off the shoulder (4) and ruffle options (3).
I love the combo of the off the shoulder an the ruffle! My girls would love that on their dolls as their favorite suits are similar!
swimsuit #4 .
My favorites are the #4 Off the shoulder styles. They are adorable.
I love all the new styles!! Especially the ruffles … and the ruching! ANd I’d love to win the fabric package … I can’t find this sort of fabric in my area. :-(
I like the ruched swimming costume
allemaal zijn ze even mooi maar mijn voorkeur gaat naar de one scholder trend.
My favorite style is the ruching. I love to manipulate fabric.
I must admit I love the look of ruffles for my favorite trend in swimsuits. They are just so “girlie” and I am a sucker for that!!!!
I love the ruffles!
I like the off the shoulder with ruffle.
My favorite trend is #1 the one shoulder. I have not made this style before and am looking forward to giving it my best.
off the shoulder suit with ruffled neckline – great with over skirt !!!!!!!!
I really like the look of the ruffles and the off the shoulder look with ruffles. Really all these swimsuits are adorable.
Ruffles!
I like the ruffles (#2). I think they’re perfect for little girl swimsuits. They are similar to the ones my grand-daughters wear, so they’d be perfect for their dolls!
Thank you!
I like the off the shoulder one with the ruffle.
I love all the bathing suits. I have never made one and this would be a great way to learn.
Love the retro ruching and one shoulder suits
My favorite trend is off shoulder.
Love the look of the high waist bottoms. Definitely an athletic look – great for beach volley ball!!!
I like the ruching and the ruffles.
Love how this swim suit fits.
I like the high waisted bottoms.
Ruffles!
Actually, all the suits are adorable…but my favorite is the off the should suit! I’ve always been drawn to the asymetrica lines! Ooooooh, but the ruffled one is so cute also! AND the ruched one is a hit also! All of them are so-o-o-o cute!
I think the ruffle swimsuits are perfect for the girls!
I think the ruffle swimsuits are perfect for the girls!
I love the high waisted bottoms with ruching. So classy!
My favorite swimsuit trend is the off the shoulder look.
Thanks!
Ruffles are the way to go. I’m not normally a “ruffly” person but I really like this look.
I like them all, but the ruffles are really trendy and so cute! I love Trendy patterns the best! Those fabrics would be wonderful to win!
I like them all, but the ruffles are really trendy and so cute! I love Trendy patterns the best! Those fabrics would be wonderful to win!
I really love the Liberty Jane swimsuit variations. One can make so many different styles of bathing suits. My granddaughter has five 18 inch dolls, so each one could have a different style.
Love the ruffles
LOVE the Little MIss Muffett Spring Bikini pattern!! Adorable!
I like the high waisted style. I also love the ruffles.
I always love a bikini! And retro style suits! I’d love to win fabric…so hard for me to chose knits!
Love the topic this month and can’t wait to try out some of these variations.
I love the ruffles!
I love the high-waisted look (keeps those swim bottoms on the dolls!) and the asymmetrical top. Ruffles too!
Can’t wait to sew swimsuits.
I like the ruffles!
The off-the-shoulder one piece with ruffles is my favorite!!!!!!! It looks so adorable on the dolls!!!!!!!
I like the ruching and the ruffles, but all of the styles are cute. Granddaughter likes the one shoulder.
My favorite is the one-shoulder ruffle swim suit (Splash Zone). Hard to decide.
Thanks.
I made a couple of swimsuit sets earlier this summer. Can’t wait to try some different patterns!
I love these patterns they are so cute!
I really love the ruffles for little girls!
I adore the off the shoulder look, but the girls want their dolls in ruffles. So maybe an off the shoulder with ruffles always fun to try new ideas. Thank you so much for the great giveaways.
I love the dropped shoulder look – so cute!
I like #2 and #5 the best. A combination of the two would look cute. Add a crochet swim over shirt to it and it would be quite the look.
I think they are all adorable but if I have to pick one trend, I am going with the ruffles!
I love the one shoulder. So very cute!
my granddaughter loves all the trends. the fancier the better.
My favorite swimsuit trend is the ruffles!!! I love that these can give a sense of modesty while still allowing for something cute. Plus on a doll, it can hide the arm and leg joints.
I am going with the one shoulder trend because it is something different, fun and just so adorable.
my granddaughter loves all the trends. the fancier the better.
I like the one shoulder trend.
My doll’s favorite trends would be the ruching on one-piece swimwear and the vintage look from the high-waisted bottoms. Swimwear with a nod to bygone days is a must for my doll!
The suit with the ruching is my doll’s favorite, and she likes the the two piece suits, too. But especially the one with the high waist!
I sew for a doll who is a bit smaller than the AG, so I would have to adjust the patterns, but I like customizing things for her!I love making swimsuits for all my dolls. Being an antique (like some of my dolls), I confess to not admiring the connections of arms to body and legs to body of all the beautiful modern dolls. When I make swimsuits, I camouflage this areas with tiny ruffles and trims. Very much like your Rouching Trend picture. My favorite I made featured a 1" ruffle dropped from the waistline, but covering the entire crotch of the doll. The top had the same ruffle on a dropped shoulder, but ruffled top and bottom. It is truly cute, if I do say so myself. And I do.
I am loving the vintage swimwear. The older styles always had a lot of flair
I vote # 3 Ruffles — cute as can be for little girls and their dolls!
I like the Ruffles….for dolls and little girls!
I love them all. How fun to create different looks for your dolls. Can’t wait to experiment.
I adore the off the shoulder look! Very tres chic!
I love the high waist styles the best.
I love them all. My favorite would be the one piece off the shoulder. Thank you for another great give away! Since there is only one give away, why don’t you offer the same bundle at a price also? Bathing suit material is so hard to find.
I like two, which I can’t make up my mind. The one off the shoulder and the one one with the gathering. I really like the colors in the bathing suit package.
I like the trend of ruffles on the two piece swim suits, especially on the edge of the straps.
I like the one piece swim suites the best, especially the one shoulder style.
I like one piece swimming suits, but the high waisted styles look interesting too!
Love the ruching! I’m not sure it works well for 18 inch dolls, but I’m going to find out!
Would love to make a swimsuit for my great granddaughter’s new doll. Am making all sorts of clothes for the doll now but no swimsuit.
I love the ruffles on the swimsuits, very cute!!!
I like the one piece suit with ruffles.
I like the ruffles. I’ve always loved cloths with ruffles and find myself carrying that love on into my doll clothing. All My clothing!
One shoulder suit. Trendy
ruching!
I love the high waist styles.
I prefer the one piece ruched suit. Probably showing my age, but it is flattering to many shapes, comfortable to wear, and actually good for swimming.
3,4,5 are all favorites – hard to pick, and great fabrics as well. Thank you for the weekend offer.
I like the ruffle.
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