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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Be sure to scroll to the end of this post and leave a comment telling us: What's your favorite swimsuit trend for dolls?
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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My fav is the ruching! Different from my other patterns!
I love the 5th trend! High waist is so cool.
would love to make the ruffled swimsuit so adorable
I like ruffles but I like to cover the cloth parts of the dolls.
I have made the high waisted two piece, but I would like to try the ruffled swim suits
My favorite: off the shoulders!!
Ruffles! Ruffles! Ruffles!
I love the idea of bringing back the old in a new perspective and flair. I’m banking on # 5!
I love the one shoulder swimsuit. However, I recently made seven different swimsuits for my granddarlings’ American Girl dolls. I felt I should let other grandmothers/sewers know that the favorite of the four little granddarlings was anything that was two-piece. And, I had mostly made one-piece suits!! So, I’m off to the sewing room to design/sew more two-piece swimsuits… However, I still think the one-piece suits look much better on the dolls.
The one shoulder is my pick for this week. Thanks for another great give away.
The one shoulder is my pick for this week.
My favorite design swimsuit design trend is ruching. Thank you for the giveaway!
Difficile de choisir parmi tous ces modèles aussi beaux et différents.
Pour autant j’ai une préférence pour le maillot TREND RUCHING.
Le modèle est innovant et tellement différent des modèles proposés pour les poupées.
J’adore…
I actually tested the ruched swim suit for the WW size. My favorite is the off the shoulder #4. I would love to win the bundle.
My favorite swimsuit has lots of ruffles.
I think the off the shoulder one piece is really cute, but so is the the ruched one piece
Hard to choose! I think my first choice pick is the ruffled swimsuits with the high waist ones as a close second.
I personally love the off-the-shoulders look and the ruffles look. So cute! Thanks for this give a way.
Love one piecers and ruffles galore. Four great grand daughters all love AG.
Ruching is my favorite
I like the off the shoulder with ruffles, so cute.
Love the ruffles! Ruching is really cute also.
So many cute styles. I like the high waisted one.
I like the one shoulder. Just too cute.
I like the ruffles. It reminds me of a swimsuit I had when I was a teenager.
I love the ruffles with the one-piece swimsuit. There are so many cute trends this year.
I love the off the shoulder suit constructed as a one piece or two piece best followed closely by the ruched one piece! Thanks for the new pattern too!
My favorite style of swimsuit for the AGD is the “off the shoulder “. If you make the two piece , there are more choices to mix ‘n match. Ruffles can be added in contrasting colors.
They are all so cute!! I love ruched swimsuits, so feminine! And ruffles, they add a touch of fun to outfits.
I love adding ruffles to doll bathing suits. It gives them such a cute little extra bit of style. I just bought some adorable swimsuit fabric last week so I am excited to get sewing.
I thing that the ruching helps to the figure so will go to number 2, even though they are ALL very cute and was hard to choose only one
They are all so cute!!! ..but I would make the ruffled ones first.
I love the bathing suits with the ruffles.
All the different ruffled styles are adorable
I love the off-the-shoulder ruffled bikini tops
I love the ruching!
I love off shoulder swimsuit and it woud make great top for shorts outfit too
I really like the one piece suits with ruching. Definitely feminine.
The ruffles are my favorites.
They are all very cute. I like the ruffles.
I like the one-shoulder swimsuits and the one piece ruched ones.
I really them all but I am thinking that the off the shoulder one will be my first one. I am just having a time finding the fabric that I like…..I hope I find some soon because I need to make at least 4 of them for all my friends that have dolls.
I love the off shoulder ruffle. Very cute and easy to make with the fold over elastic
I have always been a fan of ruffles on swimsuits.
The high-waisted trend is so cute and classic!
They are all cute but I think my favorite in #4 Off the shoulder
The ruching looks terrific. Would like that suit for myself!
Ruffles! Anything with ruffles, that’s my favorite look!
That’s a tough one. I guess I’m going to have to say ruching, followed by the off-the-shoulder suits as a close second. Then again, those high-waisted suits are awfully cute.
I love the ruffles. #3
I like the high- waisted swimsuits.
Marilyn
The swim suits are all so cute. I think my favorite is the Love from Lola Ruched Swimsuit.
All the patterns and examples are too cute to choose just one. But for the contest entry I choose the ruching(and off the shoulder ruffles.)
Sorry, I cannot pick just one. They are equally cute.
The swimsuits are all very cute. I tend to add ruffles to most of my swimsuits, I also like the off the shoulder and high-waisted look.
The Ruffles are so cute!
I’ve been sewing swimsuits for 35 years, first for synchronized swimmers, now for dolls that are given to girls who are hospitalized. Nothing is trendier than swimwear; what’s in one year is out the next. So I stick with basic styles that are feminine, but easy for a child who might be weak or physically disabled to put on her doll. I use a variety of FOE to give my swimwear personality and an “up to date” look. Visit www.stitchinforkids.org to view a few of my creations.
I like swimwear with ruffled details. So feminine, and can hide defects in a wearer’s figure.
I love the ruffles and high-waisted styles.
I love the one shoulder suits, and the high waisted bottoms are so cute and trendy! Also, that pink floral swimsuit fabric is seriously so adorable!
Love both ruching and ruffles.
I like the ruching and ruffles styles of swimsuits. Currently making the two piece from Cutie Pie pattern.
Love the ruffled suit
Love the ruffles! Heading to the fabric store…… ; )
Ruffles
I love all the ruffle trend swimsuits.
I think the ruffle trend is cute for little girls & the dolls, too!
I really like the trend #1, just a nice one shoulder, could easily add a ruffle or simple lace to this.
I love Ruffles! They are just so cute and girly!
So glad to see the delightfully feminine one-piece suit patterns! Shows girls that modesty can still be feminine and flattering.Thanks for promoting so many lovely options and for the opportunity to win the supplies to make some for our favorite girls!
Love them all! If I had to pick one, it would be the ruffles.
Love the ruffles on my girls and their dolls!! Sooooooo cute!!!
Ruffles make everything better, don’t they? But ruching is a close second.
give me RUFFLES!!!!!!
The ruching is my favorite look.
I absolutely love the variety of swim suits. I’m working on several different colors and types of materials for the grand-kiddo’s dolls. Can’t wait to see how they turn out.
Love the ruffles, all dolls need them, my favorite, so cute!
My favorite trend is RUFFLES! They always make a piece of clothing much more feminine. So cute on these swimsuits!
Love the ruffles!
My favorite swimsuit trend is ruffles! To me, the ruffly swimsuits show innocence and a time where a little girl can be a little girl! For older girls, I like the high wasted swimsuit trends. Ruffles would look best on a bitty baby and wellie wishers, but high wasted would be better for the H4H and Girl for all time dolls.
I like the one piece ruching.
I love trend #3 the Ruffles. a classic look, and feminine.
thank you
Ruffles are my favorite! They’re so much fun!
I like ruching and high waisted styles of bathing suits. Practical and pretty
I like the high waist-ed bottoms especially with a rash guard. No sunburn!
I like the vintage ones and please my you make some cute free patterns for 18 inch
I like the vintage ones and please my you make some cute free patterns for 18 inch
I like the one shoulder suit.
In general, I love one piece swimsuits for dolls, so I especially love the ruffles you added to the basic swimsuit pattern! Very cute!!
I like suits with a waistband ruffle. So cute, and a little flirty.
I like the high waisted bottoms style best. I like little girls best in that style also, comfortable and modest.
We like the ruffles and one shoulder.
I love the trend for ruffles on swimsuits!
I would be nice to sew right now since we are home bound. That would give me something to do.
Ruching is so feminine!
Hard to choose but I do like the off the shoulder swimsuit.
I like the swimsuits with the off shoulder ruffles… I like girlie…
I am also a ruffles girl! Cute and feminine.
I like the rufflekini, especially if the top is long enough to come down over the bottom. I just bought my youngest granddaughter one like that and she looks so cute in it!
I like the high waist bottoms – the outfit in orange is adorable. Thank you for another great give away!
Marian
July 10, 2020
I love making swimwear. I don’t use a serger, so I use some modified techniques. I love all the ruffles this year.