I've managed to fit in a lot of sewing projects this summer! Not only did I sew several new outfits, I also learned to make my own Sculpey clay mini buttons and made some little hats out of carboard. Here are a few of my creations.
Row 1 of Pictures: I wanted to make a hat (or two) for my dolls. I could have tried making one with jute string and glue, which would have looked like a straw hat, but finally opted to make one from carboard. I cut out the pieces, hot glued them together, painted it and hot glued the trimmings onto it (also used some Tacky glue). The feathers are chicken feathers. :) I made another for myself and one for my sister as well. I also created a hat box and a little magazine. Row 2: I decided my sister needed a fancy dress for her special doll (and we were making yellow dresses for a yellow-themed doll wedding), so I made this one. I used part of a cloth napkin and a small scrap of cream fabric. To get the pattern for the bodice, I placed masking tape on the doll's body, then traced the pattern pieces off of it. I pretty much made it up as I went along (I usually do) and I'm pleased with how it turned out. It doesn't open in the front, that is just for decoration. It actually has a closure in the back. I enjoyed the challenge of making the dress from scraps (even though I had more of the yellow fabric, I stuck with the piece I had). Row 3: I found this idea on a website. Why buy tiny buttons when you can make your own, with stuff you already have? I wanted them for a particular dress I was making, but I made plenty of extras in different colors. It was fairly easy, but getting them to be the same size was difficult. I punched the holes with an embroidery needle and I can actually sew them on with a regular needle (that was a relief). Picture farthest to the right is the dress I needed the buttons for. I meant the dress to be for my sister's Stacey doll, which is smaller, but the dress ended up too large. Thankfully, it fits another doll, so it wasn't a loss! (And the puffed sleeved shirt under the dress is another summer sewing project) Row 4: These pictures are of a doll which my Grandma wanted me to make clothes for. (Ah, perfect!) She already had stockings and a petticoat, which I did not bother taking off. The doll has rubber legs, which means if I took the stockings off, I would have a LOT of trouble getting them back on. Also, that straw hat is attached to her head. (She is the Sound of Music Barbie, by the way......) I made a green vest (with buttons!), patterned with the tape and trace method, a cream shirt with puffed sleeves (modified patterns), a blue skirt, and a lavender long-sleeved shirt (modified patterns). I find that having basic patterns is very helpful. I have an idea and then modify the basic patterns to fit my idea. That way I'm not starting totally from scratch. And those are some (not all, haha) of my summer sewing projects.
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