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American Doll Jersey Knit Pants Printable

2/26/2020

My girls love their new faux American Girl dolls. They’re really My Life dolls from Walmart. I’d never let my kids play with, and destroy, a real American Girl doll because of the price point. My frugal bones object way too much. My husband’s object even more (and he’s a total pushover).

Dolls need clothes. Sometimes a simple pattern can go a long way.

When we got the dolls I already owned this pattern book. (Amazon Affiliate link for the book)

I hate seams. The fewer I need to make, the better. So I modified the pants pattern in the book to require less seams.

That minor change made it fit on a single 8.5x11 piece of paper. Score! Here is that pattern for you to enjoy. Click the pattern image below to download and print.

[Note: you must know how to sew on knits because this is not a full pattern with directions. It’s a simple printable only.]

If you make a pair, post a picture in the comments below. Thanks.

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American Doll Circle Skirt Printable

2/19/2020

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My girls love their new faux American Girl dolls. Really the dolls are My Life dolls from Walmart. I’d never let my kids play with, and destroy, a real American Girl doll because of the price point. My frugal bones object way too much. My husband’s object even more (and he’s a total pushover).

Dolls need clothes. Sometimes a simple pattern can go a long way.

When we got the dolls I had spent several months making the girls circle skirts. Their new dolls had to have circle skirts of their own.

Circle skirts are pretty easy — IF you use Jersey knit fabrics. You cut out 1 piece of fabric for the skirt and seam the back closed. Then you attach it to a knit waist band (which is easier than elastic for me for some reason).

The pattern for a circle skirt fits on a single 8.5x11 piece of paper. Score! Click the image to download and print the pattern for yourself.

[Note: you must know how to sew on knits because this is not a full pattern with directions. It’s a simple printable only.]

If you make a circle skirt for your kid’s AG doll (or other 18” doll), post a picture in the comments below. Thanks.

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Valentine’s Card Box for Second Grader

2/13/2020

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EG’s teacher sent home a notice that the class needed to come to school on Valentine’s Day with all the goodies

We didn’t have a box for the cards. The weather turned icky and I didn’t want to go buy stuff…
So I upcycled a box from an Ornament Girl kit into a Valentine’s Box!

I cut a slot in the top — opposite the side that would open. The entire box was then covered in the red tissue paper that came with the kit. I held everything together with packing tape.

I cut out the heart ornament image from the kit and glued it onto the front of the box.

It looked kind of drab.

I got lace, red ric-rac, and my hot glue gun out to create a pretty edge around the heart picture.

That’s it. Done.

Took until 30 minutes from start to finish. Yay for simple, fast, and free projects.

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