Fab Forties

This week our doll family was joined by American Girl Truly Me #55, whom we've named Ellie.

For her modeling debut, she has chosen a purple flowered dress made using the new Crabapples pattern Fab Forties.

This dress features a unique side panel design in a different print from the main dress.  The sleeve is also in this fabric.

A bright purple flowered print was chosen for the main dress and the cuffs.  The side panel and sleeves are in lighter purple print.  The dress buttons down the front.

Ellie paired the dress with a pair of purple shoes.

Want to make this look?  Check out Pixie Faire for the pattern.

Want to see pictures of this look and of Ellie? Check out Flickr and SewDolledUp.blogspot.com.

Sleeveless Good Vibrations

I tested a second, sleeveless version of the pattern Good Vibrations by Forever 18 Inches.

I used the same groovy pink flowered fabric (I just happened to have two fat quarters of the same fabric available).  I was also able to cut this entire look out of one fat quarter.

By overlapping the back seam an extra half inch, I was able to get a cute fit on my Journey Girl doll.

So Alicia, my Journey Girl Kayla doll, is modeling this look.

To see the pictures of this look, check out SewDolledUp.blogspot.com and Flickr.

Good Vibrations

Once again I have been testing out new patterns for Pixie Faire.

This latest one is a sixties style princess line dress, Good Vibrations by Forever 18 Inches. 

I chose a fabric with a groovy flower print in pink.  I was able to cut the entire dress out of a single fat quarter.

This first version of the dress I tested has bell sleeves.

Anna, my Our Generation Girl doll, is modeling the look in the pictures.  The sleeves help minimize the appearance of her broad shoulders.

Watch for the pictures on SewDolledUp.blogspot.com and Flickr.

Pink Party Dress

Inspired by the modern trend of sheer clothes, I designed the pattern for a sleeveless dress with a sheer yoke, a dropped waist  and a short skirt with a flounce of tulle underneath.

For this look a sheer pink fabric with a sequin pattern was paired with a brighter pink satin and a sparkle tulle for the skirt.

The bodice and skirt are overlaid with the sheer pink fabric creating a look with a different shade of pink than either the sheer or the satin.

The pattern was created using the Hearts4Hearts Sloper set which was part of the Liberty Jane Pattern Academy.

Watch sewdolledup.blogspot.com and Flickr for pictures of this look.

Classic in Polka Dots

Alicia has been watching the Freebie Fridays on Pixie Faire.  And a few weeks ago she saw the Sheath Dress.

This dress is fully lined and fastens down the back with an invisible zipper.  Talk about feeling grown up.  Alicia picked out a red polka dot fabric for her look to keep the look a little younger. 

Then because it is January, she decided a jacket was in order.  Alicia chose the Penny Lane Jacket also available on Pixie Faire.  She felt the curves of the jacket and the collar would help balance out the slight slope in her shoulders.

For the jacket, Alicia picked out a solid red.  The jacket features cuffed sleeves and a single button closure in the front.  The slightly more casual feel of the jacket also helps keep the look young and modern. 

While these looks are designed for the American Girl doll, the dress fits Alicia with just a little more fullness through the body.  The shoulder seam on the jacket is a bit off where it would be on an American Girl doll, but Alicia wanted to be able to be able to share the look.  She likes the jacket's look enough, we may have to make the jacket again with an adjusted shoulder so its better tailored to her.

Watch sewdolledup.blogspot.com and Flickr for pictures of this look.