Doll Sizing

To ensure the highest quality, Rosie specializes in doll clothes patterns for 18 inch dolls such as the American Girl dolls and 18 1/2 inch Cabbage Patch dolls.

Does your doll match one of our standard sizes?

How tall are American Girl Dolls? And how do you measure your doll so you can compare the sizes? If your doll isn’t one of our standard sizes, please check your doll size before shopping for my doll clothes patterns – I wouldn’t want you to make clothes up for your dolly that don’t fit.  The image to the right shows you how to take these measurements for your doll.  You can then check these against our standard doll sizes below. Measure the arm from the top of the arm joint to the wrist, the leg measurement is from the top of the leg joint to the ankle and the inseam is from the crotch to the bottom of the foot.  An easy way to measure around the neck is to use a piece of string, wrap it around the neck, mark where it meets and then place the string along the ruler.  This method can be used for all measurements if you do not have a tape measure.

Variance in doll shapes and sizes

Within the 18 inch doll clothes patterns category there are many brands of dolls that are sufficiently similar to the American Girl doll that they can wear the clothes made from my doll clothes patterns.  Stuffed cloth bodies may vary from doll to doll within the same brand as they are stitched and stuffed individually by hand.  This will mean that outfits made from my doll clothes patterns may be a little looser or tighter on your doll.  The measurements I have listed below are based on the size of my dolls and the doll clothes patterns have been designed around these sizes with some flexibility in mind.  The best way to ensure a perfect fit for your doll when making up a doll clothes pattern for the first time, is to make it with spare fabric or muslin.  This way you can see how well the outfit will fit your doll and make any adjustments before making up the doll clothes pattern in good fabric.

A Great Tip for Resizing Your Doll Clothes Sewing Patterns

Are you are having difficulty finding doll clothes patterns to suit your doll?  I have a great tip that may help you to adjust my patterns, or patterns that you already have, so that they will fit your doll.  To find out more click on this link A great tip for resizing your doll clothes sewing patterns.

Patterns fit: American Girl Doll, Gotz Doll, Maplelea Girl Doll, Sophia’s Heritage, Harmony Club Doll, Our Generation, Journey Girl, Australian Girl Doll and other dolls of similar size.

All American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns fit the Our Generation Doll.

All American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns have alternate cutting lines for the Australian Girl Doll where necessary.  So All American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns will fit the Australian Girl Doll.

Many of my 18″ Doll Clothes Patterns and some of my 18 1/2″ Cabbage Patch Doll Clothes Patterns will fit the 17″ Baby Born doll without adjustment.  When you go to purchase a pattern, please check under the ‘This Pattern Fits’ heading to see if the 17″ Baby Born doll is included.

I have also written a blog,‘My Doll Clothes Patterns Fit the 17″ (43cm) Baby Born Doll’, that lists all these patterns as well as which patterns will fit with just a few small adjustments.

Many of my 18 1/2″ Cabbage Patch Doll Clothes Patterns and some of my 18″ Doll Clothes Patterns will fit the 15″ Bitty Baby and Bitty Twin dolls without adjustment.  When you go to purchase a pattern, please check under the ‘This Pattern Fits’ heading to see if the 15″ Bitty Baby and Bitty Twin dolls are included.

I have also written a blog,‘Doll Clothes Patterns to Fit Bitty Baby & Bitty Twin’, that lists all these patterns as well as which patterns fit with only a few simple adjustments.