I was probably the furthest thing from girly when I was growing up. On any given summer day, you could find me building forts and making mud pies out in the yard. My friends and I would ride bikes all day and play cops and robbers. You might even call me a good old-fashioned Tom-boy! I didn’t start to come into my “girliness” until I was an adolescent. Even so, from the moment I learned I would be having a baby girl, I couldn’t help but think about all the precious little girl clothes and toys and frilly things.
My daughter has always loved all her little dolls and stuffed animals. She is now starting to mimic Mommy and Daddy in showing her dollies affection and really starting to love them. So when she received an American Girl Doll for her birthday, I couldn’t have been more thrilled. Yes, I said “I couldn’t have been”! My daughter is just a year old, she doesn’t know to be excited for all the cute little matching clothes and the cafe and hair salon, so I have decided to be excited for her! Those little matching clothes can get rather pricey though!
I found this incredible fabric the last time I was at the craft store and fell in love with it! I mean any fabric that you don’t have to hem is definitely something worthy of my attention! I, like just about any parent of a toddler, absolutely adore one piece rompers! My son wore one piece rompers for two years (they stop making them after 24 mos. 🙁 ) With the idea of a one piece romper and this super “Ruffled Stretch Knit” fabric, a design was born.
Here are a couple more photos of the outfits and then we will start the super easy tutorial:
You will want to start by measuring your girl and your doll. measure from shoulder to midway down her thigh and around her waist and then the inseam.
Start with a Stretch Ruffled Knit fabric in whatever shade you like. Measure your child’s waste and add two inches to allow for both the seam allowance and comfort.
Materials:
Ruffled Stretch Knit fabric
Matching thread
5/8″ ribbon (I used two different coordinating prints)
sewing machine
scissors
measuring tape