Layered Trim Skirts for 18-inch Doll

  {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 6}

Today it's a layered trim skirt.

Supplies needed:

• 1.5 yards of 1 - 1.5 inch wide trim
• 18 inches by 6 inches of fabric
• 10.5 inches of 3/8 inch wide elastic

 Instructions:

• take the 18 inch by 6 inch piece of fabric, at the top and bottom of the skirt, fold over and press .5 inch and again .5 inch to the wrong side and topstitch

•  take the 1.5 yards of trim and cut it into 3 pieces of 18 inches
• place the first piece of trim along the hem and topstitch

•  place the 2nd piece of trim above the first and topstitch

•  place the third piece of trim above the second and topstitch
• place a safety pin at the end of the elastic and thread it through the casing

•  with right sides together sew the skirt seam with .5 inch seam allowance
• iron seam open
• turn skirt right side out

The white scallop trim was about 2 inches wide, so I only did 2 layers.

Different types of trims come with different price tags. To give you an idea the total cost of the trim for each skirt shown here, it was: $4.50 for the purple faux suede fringe and the pink box pleat, $.38 for the yellow eyelet, and $1.00 for the white scallop.

The t-shirts in these photos were made from newborn onesies, tutorial found here.

Next up, day 7 of 18-inch doll skirt week.

 Quick round-up of all my 18-inch doll creations:

• Popover dresses
• Reversible skirts
• Tea Party dresses
• Doll carrier
• Elastic-waist skirts
• Katie dress
• Newborn onesies to t-shirts and nightgowns
• No-sew tutu
• Petticoat
• Chiffon bubble skirt
• Lace and tulle skirt
• Sequin skirt