American Girl Doll peppermint skirt TUTORIAL

American Girl Doll peppermint skirt TUTORIAL

Ok sugar tartes, as promised here is another tutorial featuring Lily.  Remember her from here?

This skirt is SUPER DUPER easy!  You can make it in less that 1 hour!!  The best part? It is full and twirly and if you little doll could dance, she'd surely pirouette for hours with this little number!

Sometimes little dollies that are pampered with new clothing and accessories whenever they have a whim, can become......a little like......um.......a PRIMA DONNA.  So sadly is the case for Lily.  She was in the middle of her midday nap when I began this project.  So please be patient with us.  And.....Shhhhh!

gather all of your supplies....

you will need:

 fabric for your waistband, and skirt

elastic

scissors

sewing machine 

-or- needle and thread

Make your cuts:

3 X 15 {waistband}

10 X 30 {main skirt)

10 1/4 {1/4" elastic}

Next, iron both of your skirt pieces in half, lengthwise.

Head over to your sewing machine.  At the raw edges run a basting stitch across the length. 

{don't backstitch}

To gather, you simply pull on the the bobbin thread until it bunches up.

{remember to leave long tails at each end so that you can gather the fabric}

The best way to gather for me, is to find the midpoint of each piece and mark with a pin.

Start to gather on one end until the edge of the skirt matches up with the edge of the waistband.

Once the pieces are the same length, then stitch them into place.

Then iron down the skirt and topstitch.  

{I have chosen to leave the edge here raw, but feel free to finish your edge with a zig zag stitch, or a serger}

Grab your elastic, and attach a safety pin at one end.

Run the elastic to the other end.  Making sure that when the tail is at the edge, you pin it in place.  Then make sure to pin it into place at the other end.  Leaving a piece that is sticking out.

Stitch down your elastic so that it stays put.

Line up the sides and stitch together (right sides together).  You can pin it here, but for such a small skirt, I chose to just stitch ;)

Trim the edge up, being carful not to cut any stitches.

....turn inside out...

TADA!  ...and notice how sleeping beauty is wide eyed and bushy tailed once she saw her new skirt!  Oh the life of a doll!

Come back for MORE tutorials coming soon!!