Buttonfly Dress 18" Doll Clothes Pattern

With this swing style, dolman sleeve, hi-lo dress featuring tiny buttons leading into inverted pleats that flow into flare, your doll will be dressed to impress. You get to choose between more flare or more flow with the hemmed or unhemmed sleeve options.  I love a trans-seasonal design, and this is one dress that will “fly” all year long. 

Have fun styling with leggings and boots for winter, just boots in the fall, or some snazzy flats and the lightest of knits for spring or summer. Have fun contrasting and coordinating fabric and buttons! The possibilities are endless with this simple stylish dress.

Practice sewing with a variety of knits! This pattern provides instruction and
practice with using a single fold hem with a double needle, and hemming
along a curved edge. This design calls for a hook and loop closure, and is
unlined.

This PDF sewing pattern by Seams to Streams is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®.  

Recommended Fabrics: knits 

Supplies Needed:

• 1/3 yard of knit fabric
• coordinating thread
• 10 1/4" buttons
• hook and loop fastener
• fusible interfacing for knits (optional)
• hand sewing needle and thread
• single and double machine needles (stretch recommended)
• plain white coffee filter (optional)

Skill Level:  Intermediate

What You Get: One 34 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 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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