McCalls 5533 - 5774 - Romantic Outfit - The gown

I finished the hat. I liked it, but next time I will choose another pattern, as I do not think it fit totally great on the doll's head. But it does look cute. I used McCalls 5533:



Here is a picture of the side of the hat.


Here is the back of the hat.


I added the some ribbon and beads, in the same style of the embelishment that I made for the gown. Just one more detail... Here is a closer picture.


Now this outfit is done. It has three pieces. I hope my niece will like it.

Thanks for looking,
-luiza

The DKNY-Style Cardi-Wrap - Video I found

I published the Cardi-Wrap a while ago. I love it. Today I found a video from DKNY, and wanted to share with you. The video show several ways to wear the wrap (cozy, how they call).
Here is the video.

I made mine with 3/4 sleeve.

Here is an article from one of the Brazilian "Revista Manequim" Blog about the "cozy".


Thanks for stopping by. -luiza

McCalls 5533 - 5774 - Romantic Outfit - The gown

Here is the gown. It look so glamorous on the baby doll. I used McCalls 5553. For the underpants, I used McCalls 5774.



I cut the gown shorter than the pattern, and it was plenty long. I love to make puff sleeves for dolls. Here a closer look at the sleeves.


A closer look of the top:


I added a little detail closer to the neck with beads and ribbon. I chose beads that match some of the colors on the fabric. Here is a closer look.

Finally, another picture of the whole dress. Now, off to make a hat.


What do you think?

Thanks for looking,
-luiza

McCalls 5774 - Romantic Outfit - The underpants

As I mentioned, I am making a whole bunch of outfits for a baby doll to give to my niece. well, I have boys... So, it is being a delight to justify buying pink fabric :-) This set starts with the underpants. I made if from a lovely, and very romantic flannel pattern: roses with a vintage look. The background is off-white.

For the underpants, I am using McCalls 5774:


I liked this patterns. I used it for the green set that I posted before. Here is a closer look at the underpants.


What do you think?

Thanks for looking,
-luiza

Mc Calls 5774 and 5347 - Another outfit - The Hat

I finally finish the whole set. After finishing the dress, I thought something was still missing: the hat! So, I finished it. I really liked it. She looks so cute. I hope my niece will like it too. The pattern I use for the dress was McCalls 5774, and the pattern for the hat was McCalls 5357.





Here is a picture showing the hat closer:


So, take the whole outfit from the from the doll. Here is a picture of the whole outfit: 4 parts.


What do you think?

Thanks for looking,
-luiza

Dress for School Play - Simplicity 3514

I just finished a dress for my son's elementary school play. I love it!!! I wish I was thin... I would definetely make one for me. The play has 2 casts, so I actually had to make 2 dresses.


The pattern is the Simplicity 3514.

It is not a simple pattern for sewing... Because of the fabric, and the pattern, I had to do a lot of "ironing" sewing. Here are some details of the dress. First the sleeve.


The collar.


The play is the Chocolate Factory. The dress is for the girl that "blows up". I had to alter the pattern to make room for the "blowing up". Because the pattern already has a cut on the front, I just added more fabric here. I do not know the term in english. In portuguese is "godet". Here is a picture of the pattern, and what I did to it.


The consequence of doing that is the seam on the side gets to be a problem: bias fabric against non-bias fabric. The front has a lot of stretch, while the back does not... Here is what I mean.


But I loved the end-result: a lot of flair at the botton.

Finally, the explanations on the pattern are confusing. So be aware (either that, or I was too tired and my brain was not working). One thing that comes to my mind is the collar finishing. For all views, the biased tape is what finishes it. Also, one of the markings on the pattern was wrong. Here is the marking for the sleeve:


And here is the marking for the "shoulder" (actually the front yoke)

They do not match. But the marking on the sleeve does match the seam of the yoke to the rest of the front.

Anyway, I really liked the dress. I saw the girls that will be wearing the dresses, and they looked gorgeous!

Thanks for looking.
-luiza

Baby doll Outfit - An overall

I decided to make an overall to be used with the dress shown in the previous post. I used some lace that I got in Brasil. It was perfect!

Here is a closer look at the top:


I decided to do some beading: after all this is not a real baby :-) The idea is to tie up better the ribbon with the green fabric. Here is a closer look:


Thanks for looking.