How to sew a jumpsuit for a doll?

Any mother wants to constantly delight her child, especially with regard to things made with their own hands. Having basic sewing skills, you can make beautiful outfits for your daughter's toys from improvised materials. The only problem that many needlewomen have is related to the miniature size of these things. But if you are ready to work, have some interesting design solutions in stock, feel free to get down to business. From this article you will learn how to sew a jumpsuit for a doll yourself.

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Basic rules for sewing doll clothes

If you decide to present such an unusual gift to your baby, then read the main rules that you should follow when making your own jumpsuit for a doll.

Pay attention to the following points:

1. If you already have a finished product pattern, then first of all check what size doll it is designed for (height, thickness). If these measurements do not coincide a little, then you can simply add a few centimeters where necessary, or, on the contrary, remove them.
2. You can sew clothes for dolls of any model - from miniature slender Barbie to chubby baby dolls in the style of Baby Bon. Keep in mind that even outwardly similar toys can vary greatly in size. Therefore, everything should be carefully calculated and measured.
3. Since dolls, as a rule, have small dimensions for the manufacture of their outfits, enough residues of unnecessary fabrics, beads and buttons are enough.

Here are the main recommendations to follow. Now, we will take a closer look at several examples of creating doll clothes.

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How to sew a jumpsuit for a Barbie doll?

The original toys from this series are usually quite high, so a lot of fabric will be required. You can take any fabric - in this matter, be guided exclusively by your own imagination.

To work, prepare the following:

• Printed fabric with any pattern or print.
• Plain material, contrasting with the main fabric, because we will also make an apron from it.
• Elastic braid of small thickness.
• For making fasteners contact tape.
• Non-woven.

In terms of texture, you can also fantasize, since any option is suitable to sew a quality jumpsuit for a doll with your own hands. Patterns for the manufacture of such products, as a rule, consist of:

• front end;
• two sleeves;
• two backs;
• front and back halves for panties.

With this set of parts you can sew the original thing.

Important! Do not forget that when cutting it is necessary to leave small allowances for hem and seams.

Now let's take a look at how to make a jumpsuit for a Barbie doll:

1. Perform shoulder seams.
2. Sew the sleeves into the armhole, draw their cuffs with a drawstring, so that the outfit looks more elegant.
3. Sew the side seams of the sleeves and overalls with a single seam.
4. Process the neck. First, carefully gently iron on the inside of the fastening of the fastener, then cut off the allowances, carefully turn the place of the cut with an oblique trim.
5. Sew panties. You must first sew the step and side seams. Then cut off all unnecessary details. Make a small assembly on the pants, then sew them to the top of the workpiece.
6. Elastic drawstring pad cuffs.

The jumpsuit is ready!

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How to sew a jumpsuit for a Baby Bon doll with your own hands?

One of many little girls' favorite toys is Baby Bon. She so attracts attention due to the fact that she is able to completely repeat the habits of a real child - she drinks, eats, laughs, cries, agooks, sits on a pot. It’s easy to buy clothes for her, but she’s only expensive enough, and not everyone can afford such a waste. In this section, we describe how to sew a winter jumpsuit for a Baby Bon doll.

The scheme for manufacturing the outfit is as follows:

1. First, pick up the necessary fabric, but do not rush to the store right away, you probably have some unnecessary things at home that are already unfashionable and quite suitable for this purpose. You will also need fasteners.
2. Take the measurements from the toy, then transfer all the numbers to the paper. Build a simple pattern in accordance with the received measurements.
3. Fold the material in half face to face, on top lay a pattern of trousers. It is important that the sides coincide completely with the fold, then circle it.
4. Fold the fabric again in the same way, also lay the top of the overalls on top, circle. From all sides, make allowances for the seams one centimeter, cut out all the details.
5. Place the top of the overalls on the wrong side of the fabric and circle. Make centimeter allowances, as in the previous case, only at the location of the fastener the allowance will be 15 mm. Cut out the part. Make the same element with the armhole in the other direction.
6. If the fabric of your choice crumbles, then it must be processed in sections.
7. Fold the front part of the upper part of the product with one of the halves of the back part face-to-face, sew them along the side cut.
8. Fold in half one detail of the leg, sew it at the place of passage of the line of the inner seam. Do the same with the second leg.
9. Fold both legs with their faces facing each other so that the contours of the fold line coincide. On the one hand, sew to the end, on the other hand, go only to the waist level so that you can easily put them on.
10. Fold the upper and lower part of the product with the front sides, combining the upper edge of the bottom and the lower edge of the top. Then flash it.
11. Fold all parts of the back side and the bottom of the overalls at the fastener fastening point, sew both bends perpendicularly.
12. Fold the bottom of both legs, fasten the bend.
13. Using the braid, process the top of the product.
14. Sew Velcro, buttons or buttons on the front.
15. Sew buttons on the shoulders, make loops at the back.

Here is our jumpsuit and ready!

Important! Optionally, you can not make fasteners or supplement it with small sleeves. In this case, it is better to make a pattern from a shirt cut at the waist level. The length of the legs can be different - in the form of breeches or shorts.

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The main thing in making things for toys is imagination and the search for the right materials at hand. And the whole process of tailoring any thing will be fascinating with the expected result, if you approach this matter with interest.