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

Sequin Skirt for 18-inch Doll

  {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 5}

Today it's a sequin skirt!

 Supplies needed:

• 12 inches of 4.5 - 5.5 inch wide sequin trim (it's stretchy) at $5.00 per yard, 12 inches would be $1.67
• thin ballpoint needle size 9/65

From the back you can see that it is stretchy

 Fabric preparation:

• Use scissors to remove the sequins that will fall into the seam allowance which is .25 inch

 Instructions:

• use a thin ballpoint needle size 9/65
• use a zigzag stitch 0.5 (stitch width)
• use a long stitch 3.5 (stitch length)
• with right sides together sew very slowly and use a .25 inch seam allowance
• finger press seams open
• turn right side out

 This sequin skirt has no closures. Since the fabric is stretchy, the skirts is just pulled on and off.

Next up, day 6 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

18-inch Doll Skirts Giveaway

 ETA: The winner is #15 Jennifer
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 It's Giveaway Day! Many thanks to Sew, Mama, Sew for hosting this fun biannual event.

The prize: 9 skirts for an 18-inch doll; black chiffon skirt, petticoat, Tinkerbell tutu, turquoise tulle and tissue lame skirt, and 5 elastic-waist skirts

Enter to win:

• Please leave an answer to the following question: Who will you give the doll skirts to?
• One entry per person
• I will ship internationally
• I will pick the winner
• The giveaway will be open until Friday May 16 at 5 p.m. PST, I will pick a winner and email the winner by May 18, and I will ship the items by May 20

Lace and Tulle Skirt for 18-inch Doll

  {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 4}

Today it's a lace and tulle skirt that was inspired by this skirt (a lace skirt with a sheer mesh ruffle peeking out at the hem).

 For the lace skirt:
Supplies needed:

• 18 inches of 3 7/8 inch wide nylon lace trim at $3.78 per yard, 18 inches will only cost $1.89
• 10.5 inches of oval cord elastic which is about 3/16 inches wide

 Instructions:

• This lace trim already came with a casing at the top. Using the tiniest safety pin you can find, attach it to the end of the oval cord elastic and thread it through the lace casing. 
• Sew up the skirt seam with a .5 inch seam allowance.

 For the tulle and tissue lame skirt:
Supplies needed:

• 18 inches by 6 inches fabric that's the same on each side, I used tissue lame
• 18 inches by 4.5 inches tulle
• 10.5 inches of 3/8 inch elastic

 Instructions:

• For the hem at the bottom of the skirt fabric fold over and press .5 inch and again .5 inch. For the casing at the top of the skirt, fold over and press .5 inch and again .5 inch but towards the right side of the skirt (see photo).
• Topstitch hem.
• Place tulle under the folds of the casing (see photos).

• With tulle in place topstitch the casing.
• Using a small safety pin, attach it to the end of the 3/8 inch wide elastic and thread it through the casing.

•  Sew up the skirt seam with a .5 inch seam allowance.

 By making the lace skirt separate, it gives so many more options. Here is what it looks like with the lace skirt on top of a chiffon bubble skirt.

Next up, day 5 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

Chiffon Bubble Skirt for 18-inch Doll

  {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 3}
Today it's a chiffon bubble skirt. These skirts are so light, floaty, and lovely!

 Supplies needed:

• 12 inches of 4 inch wide double layer chiffon ruffle with satin ribbon at $5.99 per yard, 12 inches will only cost $1.99
• a fine sewing machine needle, I used 70/10
• Velcro mini fasteners, 3/8 inch dots (self-adhesive circles), with a package of 56 costing $3.49, that's only $.06 each

 Instructions:

•  With right sides together and using a shorter stitch, sew a .25 inch seam, starting at 2 inches down from the top of the skirt and stopping 2 inches before the end on the other side, backstitching at the beginning and end. A 'U' shaped seam will be made so the seam allowances are inside the bubble skirt.

•  Attach the Velcro mini fasteners to the satin ribbon part at the back of the skirt

• Apply Fray Check to the raw edges of the satin ribbon and exposed raw edges of the chiffon to prevent fraying

 Total cost of one chiffon bubble skirt is $2.05

 Here is what it looks like with a bubble skirt layered on top of another bubble skirt.

Next up, day 4 of 18-inch doll skirt week.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there :)

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

Petticoat for 18-inch Doll

  {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 2}

Today it's a petticoat, slip, or skirt made out of eyelet trim.

Supplies needed:

• 12 inches of 3.5 - 5 3/8 inch wide eyelet trim at $3.79-$5.49 per yard, 12 inches will only cost $1.26-$1.83

When I got home from the store I noticed that 2 of the pieces were 12 inches and 2 of the pieces were 13 inches. With doll clothes an inch can make a big difference, so I sewed them up a bit differently...

 For the two pieces that were 12 inches, starting at 2 inches from the top I sewed a .25 inch seam down to the bottom of the skirt (backstitching at start and end). I ironed the seam open, then topstitched around the opening.

 Then I attached Velcro mini fasteners, 3/8 inch dots (self-adhesive circles), with a package of 56 costing $3.49, that's only $.06 each.

 The other 2 pieces were 13 inches long, so for these first I ironed .25 inches to the wrong side.

I then topstitched them.

 Lastly, I sewed a wide Velcro (5/8 inched wide) strip down almost all of the length of the skirt.

See you later for day 3 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

No-Sew Tutu for 18-inch Doll

 {18-inch doll skirt week :: day 1}

Welcome to a week of 18-inch doll skirts. For day 1 I have a no-sew tutu for you.

Supplies needed:

• 12 inches of 3.5 inch wide sparkle tulle trim with satin ribbon at $4.99 per yard, 12 inches will only cost $1.66

•  Velcro mini fasteners, 3/8 inch dots (self-adhesive circles), with a package of 56 costing $3.49, that's only $.06 each

 Instructions: 

• Attach Velcro mini fasteners to the stain ribbon part of the back of the tutu

•  Optional: Apply Fray Check to the raw edges of the satin ribbon to prevent fraying

 Total cost of one tutu: $1.72

 This is what the tutu looks like individually, the first photo on the top shows 3 tutus layered one on top of the other.

See you later for day 2 of 18-inch doll skirt week :)

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

• Popover doll dresses
• Reversible skirts
• Tea Party doll dresses
• Doll carrier
• Elastic-waist skirts
• Katie dress
• Newborn onesies to t-shirts and nightgowns