This breezy dress evokes an island vibe with its crossover front bodice, low curved back and tiered gathered skirt. Three sleeve options—elbow-length gathered sleeve, gathered sleeve ruffle, or sleeveless—provide multiple looks for every dawn to dusk activity for an entire vacation week! Make it in a single fabric or a combination of fabrics for a variety of looks. Add sandals or espadrilles and a big beach hat and your 18” doll is “island stylin.’”
This PDF sewing pattern by FROG Princess Fashions is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®. This pattern is modeled on modern, Mattel brand American Girl® dolls with slimmer bodies, but has enough ease to fit many of the older style Pleasant Company dolls. Be sure to compare the pattern pieces to your doll prior to cutting.
Recommended Fabrics: Best suited for woven fabrics such as cotton, poly-cotton, rayon, gauze, light chambray, lawn, seersucker, batiste, bubble gauze, eyelet, distressed, batik, and tie-dye cotton, also calico, gingham, plaid. Not recommended for sheer, stiff, stretchy, or heavy weight fabrics.
Supplies Needed:
Main Fabric:
View A (Sleeveless)
- ¼ yd main fabric or 1 fat quarter
- 1/8 yd lining fabric or 1 fat quarter
View B and C (Sleeve ruffle and elbow-length sleeve):
- 1/8 yd fabric 1 or 1 fat quarter
- 1/8 yd fabric 2 or 1 fat quarter
- 1/8 yd lining or use one of the above fabrics or fat quarters
Notions:
- Matching thread for construction
- Contrasting thread for topstitching or decorative stitching
- Narrow hook and loop tape or three ¼” buttons.
View C:
- 1/8 – ¼” soft elastic
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1/8 or ¼” flat lace for edging OR 1 ½” wide lace for ruffle topper or to replace ruffles as follows:
sleeve ruffle: 9” flat lace
Upper ruffle: 23 ½ ” flat lace
Hem ruffle: 26 ½” flat lace
Suggested Tools (not Required):
- Pinking shears
- Turning tool or hemostats
Skill Level: Confident Beginner
What You Get: One 23 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides full color step-by-step illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A summary of instructions is included to help save on printer ink. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.
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