Every doll needs a pair of winter pj’s so I know your doll will really love my new 18 Inch American Girl doll clothes patterns Winter Pyjamas. It includes a collared, long sleeve shirt with easy Velcro fastening at the front and long pants. If you have just made a pair of pyjamas for your daughter/granddaughter, you may have enough fabric left over to make matching pj’s for her doll. Wow, I can just see how excited your little girl will be going to bed with her doll wearing matching jammies!

Because this includes a pattern for long pants and a collared shirt, try making the pants in …..

If you’re like me and love sewing and craft, you probably enjoy making your own Christmas gifts so sewing doll clothes to give as gifts this Christmas (or any time at all) is a wonderful idea. The giving of homemade gifts is really personal and means so much more to the recipient as they appreciate the special thought and effort that has gone into creating their gift.

Making your own doll clothes to give as Christmas gifts not only …..

This is a question best answered by another question…What colors do YOU like together?

When choosing what fabrics and colours to use for making doll clothes (or when sewing any project at all) I usually spend a bit of time ‘playing’ with color and print combinations to see what I like best, or what achieves the look I want ie. subtle or dramatic, pretty or startling, fun or more traditional?

If you really don’t know where to start when combining colors, you could refer to a …..

Things are certainly starting to cool down in the northern hemisphere so I feel it’s the perfect time to be releasing the first of my winter 18 Inch American Girl doll clothes patterns. This fun Funky Fur outfit will brighten up the bleakest of winter days and keep your doll warm from head to toe.

This is one of the more popular outfits sold on my Rosie’s Dolls Clothes website and so I’m really excited to be releasing this Funky Fur doll clothes pattern today because …..

What a wonderful day to be releasing my versatile Tights 18 Inch American Girl doll clothes patterns.

Essential to all girl’s wardrobes are great mix ‘n match pieces and the same goes for dolls too! This tights pattern creates the perfect mix ‘n match basic for your doll to wear. Wear them under a skirt, with a big shirt or combine with my One Piece Swimsuit pattern for a great ballerina leotard and tight set. Make them shorter and they become ¾ length tights for the ‘in-between’ months or go shorter again and you have a great pair of bike shorts.

The combinations and ……

p>Oh, I know I’m an Aussie but I do love Halloween. We have some American friends up the street and every year they have a fantastic Halloween party which is absolutely the best fun! They decorate the whole house, both inside and out, have scary music playing and organise heaps of games for the kids.

Last year they actually had …..

Halloween is just around the corner and to make sure your dolls don’t miss out on all the fun, I have sprinkled some fairy dust around to create a magic deal on my Halloween costume doll clothes patterns.

For a short time only, I am offering all my Halloween doll clothes patterns in both 18 Inch American Girl and 18 ½ inch Cabbage Patch doll sizes at a super spooky price of …..

I came across a Home Schooling article the other day and this got me thinking about how much fun my cousins must have had growing up on a cattle property in central Australia.  They had ‘School of the Air’ lessons which I guess must have been a bit like home schooling because my Aunty used to teach some lessons and then a couple of times a week my cousins would interact with a teacher and other students over the radio for additional lessons.  (Today, I think most of these lessons are done via computer hook-up.)  This made me feel a little envious of my cousins because they got to do lots of really cool stuff that I could only dream of doing because I went to a ‘normal’ school.  Now that I am an adult, I have total admiration for parents who take the time to educate their children as it must require extreme organization, patience and creativity.

Anyway, this article mentioned that because parents can adapt the teaching to suit the interests of each child, they have a much more successful outcome – the child is engaged in doing something that interests them and so is absorbing the learning so much more fully.  I then realised that my How to Sew Doll Clothes online tutorials would be an ideal teaching tool for Home Schooling parents because it covers basic sewing stitches, differences in fabric types, hems, working with elastic and lots more useful sewing tips.  And the fun part is that the child gets to make new clothes for her doll by using the free 18 inch doll clothes patterns that come with the course.

I was having a reflective moment the other day and I started wondering ‘why do I like sewing so much?’ This got me thinking and it isn’t just one thing but a whole lot of things that give me joy when I’m sewing.

I love wandering through fabric stores selecting fabrics and trimmings – I could do this for hours and hours and I feel just like a kid in a candy store. How many times have I picked up beautiful fabric that is totally not appropriate for the outfit I was looking to buy fabric for, but …..

Every doll needs a versatile bag to carry all her ‘stuff’ in so I’m really excited to be making this cute little doll size beach bag doll clothes pattern available.  It is just the thing for your doll to take to the beach, the Mall or when visiting friends!
Make it ‘yours’ by adding rick rack trim, 1 row of ribbon, 2 rows of ribbon, lace or whatever decoration you like – or have no decoration at all! Make it up in denim, bold …..