We also worked on a doll dress for the Dancer's American Girl doll. It's a Simplicity, which is not one of the best patterns, but please rest assured I paid no more than 99 cents for it. I bought it in my early sewing days. Next time I will send her searching elsewhere in my pattern stash. The only thing that really has irked me so far is the fact that I had to gather the head of the sleeves although the pattern doesn't call for it. Sewing gathered sleeves into a teeny little armseye is a pain. I should have basted the first one in, like I ended up doing for the collar. I have to fix the first sleeve only a little; the second sleeve will be basted first. At least the Dancer is learning a lot about sewing! It's fun to be sharing this with her.
2 comments:
That is so cool that you're doing that with your daughter. Teaching her to sew is one of the coolest, rarest things you can do for your kids. Skills like that are becoming a lost art. I wish you could teach my youngest...she loves to sew and I've shown her the little bit I know, but she want to do more. :-)
you have such patience X
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