I love pinterest and all of the awesome ideas it has given me! One day I will get around to trying all of the stuff I have pinned. Key words...one day! It's hard to imagine how I used to organize the things that I would never get around to before pinterest! haha Today though, I decided to try out a tutorial for a drawsting dress for the American Girl dolls that I found on this website right here. Check this out and watch the video, it's great! I tweaked it a little bit and made these 2 dresses you see here for about 5 bucks....and I still have some fabric left over!
If you want to try this pattern out, I would suggest making the drawstrings longer, or using ribbon for the straps. I made the pattern ones, and they were too short. I improvised and ended up using ribbon, but I'm afraid it's going to fray over time...but I was tired of messing with it! Also, the pieces you have to sew to go over the armpit(?) [bottom left picture] were a bitch to sew. I cussed more over those things than anything. If I sewed more often, it may have been easier....but I did finally get it.
The dress on the doll on the right is made exactly by the pattern (except the drawstrings being ribbon). The one on the left is the same, except I added some length to it and added a ruffle. It was a little full looking, so I took a black ponytail holder and put it around the waist to bring it in a little.
I think Grace will be pretty excited about Gracelyn and Alaina's new dresses. I can't wait for her to try to make her own!
Check out my seamstress help in the picture! He is an awesome husband!
{I know that it is fall and I need to change my layout - I am working on it!}
Hope you've had a fun weekend!
