Rosie’s Big List of Sewing Tips

Over the years I have written many blogs where I share some of my secret sewing tips and tricks that make sewing doll clothes patterns so much more fun. Other blogs have been written in response to questions from my customers who needed to know how to fix a problem they were having or want to know how to alter my patterns to fit other dolls.

‘Sew’ to make all this information easy for you to find, I have set up this index page and arranged the blogs in categories. Click on the title you are interested in and you will be taken to the relevant blog entry.

Click the links in this section to see all the tips by category, or just scroll down this page to see them all:

• Resizing and Altering Doll Clothes Patterns
• My Doll Clothes Patterns also Fit…
• Doll Clothes Patterns and General Tips
• Sewing Tips
• Tools and Supplies
• General Tips
• How to Make Doll Clothes From a Sock

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Free Doll Clothes Patterns

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Resizing and Altering Doll Clothes Patterns

• Rosie shows you How to Substitute Lingerie Elastic on her Underpants Pattern

• Make a Cute Playsuit from Rosies Sports Shorts and Fun ‘n Frilly Top Patterns

• How to Alter One Basic Doll Clothes Pattern to Create Over a Dozen Different Outfits for Your Doll Part 1

• How to Alter One Basic Doll Clothes Pattern to Create Over a Dozen Different Outfits for Your Doll Part 2

• How to Alter One Basic Doll Clothes Pattern to Create Over a Dozen Different Outfits for Your Doll Part 3

• How to Alter One Basic Doll Clothes Pattern to Create Over a Dozen Different Outfits for Your Doll Part 4

• A great tip for resizing your doll clothes sewing patterns

• Resizing Doll Clothes Sewing Patterns Continued

• How to Resize your PDF pattern pieces using your home printer

• Resizing Patterns for Wellie Wishers and Disney Toddler Dolls – Part 1

• Resizing Patterns for Wellie Wishers and Disney Toddler Dolls – Part 2

• Resizing Patterns for Wellie Wishers and Disney Toddler Dolls – Part 3

• Resizing Patterns for Wellie Wishers and Disney Toddler Dolls – Part 4

• How to Adjust my Doll Clothes Patterns to Fit a My Child Doll

• Journey Girl Patterns: How to Alter My Patterns to Fit

• How to make a Doll Clothes Santa Suit

• Making my Frill Hat Pattern Just Got Easier

My Doll Clothes Patterns also Fit….

• Boy Doll Clothes Patterns

• Different Sized Dolls Can Wear Clothes Made From The Same Doll Clothes Patterns

• My 18 Inch American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns will fit 20 Inch (50 cm) Australian Girl Doll

• My Doll Clothes Patterns also fit the 17 Inch (43 cm) Baby Born Doll

• Doll Clothes Patterns to Fit 15 Inch Bitty Baby or Bitty Twin – Part 1

• Doll Clothes Patterns to Fit 15 Inch Bitty Baby or Bitty Twin – Part 2

• Doll Clothes Patterns to Fit 15 Inch Bitty Baby or Bitty Twin – Part 3

• Which American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns Fit the Journey Girl Doll

Doll Clothes Patterns and General Tips

• Adjusting My 3 Way Shoe Pattern to Have Real Soles

• Free Petticoat Pattern for 50’s Long Vintage Dress

• How to keep your doll clothes sewing patterns organised

• A great tip when working with doll clothes patterns

• Using plastic templates for your favorite pattern pieces

• Is There Only One Way to Sew Doll Clothes?

• How to Get the Best Out of Rosies Doll Clothes Patterns Videos

• How to Make Mary Janes Using My 3 Way Shoe Pattern

Sewing Tips

• A Great Tip When Using Fat Quarters to Sew Doll Clothes

• Pin direction – What’s the best technique when sewing doll clothes?

• Is your sewing machine eating your fabric when you sew?

• Rosie Takes the Mystery Out of Pleating for Doll Clothes

• Making Tiny Straps the Easy Way

• Why Does My Thread Keep Breaking When I Sew?

• Rosie Solves a Problem with Velcro

• Making Sewing with Knit Fabric Super Easy

• Great Tips When Using Your Serger (Overlocker)

• Sewing Buttons on by Machine

Tools and Supplies

• I answer your questions on ‘Where can I buy…..?

• What to look for when purchasing a sewing machine

• Rosie answers your questions about Velcro

• Do You Wash Your Fabric Before Sewing Doll Clothes?

General Tips

•  A Great Tip for Storing Doll Clothes When Selling Online?

•  What age to begin sewing?

• Is there Money in Making Doll Clothes?

• Secrets to keeping your sewing room tidy

• Recycle your child’s clothes when sewing doll clothes

• When sewing doll clothes the finishing touches make all the difference

• What colors go best when making doll clothes?

• More Tips on How to Make Doll Clothes the Easy Way

• Rosie Shows How to Make a Wedding Bouquet for your Doll

• How to Print my PDF pattern pieces from your iPad

• What to do if you have you Lost your Sewing Machine Manual

• Boys Can Sew Too

• Teaching Your Daughter to Sew Doll Clothes

• Sew Your Own Doll Clothes To Give As Christmas Gifts

• Why I Love Sewing

• Learn How to Sew Doll Clothes is a great Home Schooling Project

• Dakota Shares Her First Experience Sewing Doll Clothes

How to Make Doll Clothes From a Sock

• Peggy Shows How to Make a Doll Dress from a Knee Sock

• An Easy Way to Turn a Sock into a Pair of Doll Tights

• Peggy Shows How to Make a Doll Clothes Top from a Ladies Sock

• A Simple Way to Make a Pair of Doll Socks for Your Doll from a Ladies Sock

• Peggy Shows How to Make a Pair of Doll Clothes Underpants from a Ladies Sock