1950s Fancy Dress 18" Doll Clothes Pattern

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This beautiful dress was inspired by the Hollywood beauties from the 1950’s and 1960’s.  The pattern includes multiple fabric options: chiffon overlay, lace/mesh overlay, simplified cotton and solid dress weight options. It includes detailed instructions for techniques that will take the fear out of cutting and hemming difficult fabrics as well as installing a zipper.

This PDF sewing pattern by QTπ Pattern Co is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®.

Recommended Fabrics:  Main fabric: Chiffon, lightweight polyester, lace with minimal or no stretch, lightweight cottons, rayon, voile and satin. Lining and Underlay: Broad cloth or light-weight cotton NOTE: the broadcloth cotton is used for stability, but is still lightweight.

Supplies Needed:
-⅓ yard of main (see suggested fabrics)
-⅓ yard of broad cloth (lining)
-4” or longer doll size or 7”- 8” invisible zipper
-1” x 50” strip of lightweight tulle
-Two-sided ¼” quilters tape (optional)
-Light-weight fusible interfacing (optional)
-Thread
-4” x 1” of hook and loop tape

Tools:
-Freezer Paper for cutting difficult fabrics
(optional)
-Rotary cutter and matt (optional)
-Pinking shears
-Fray-Away® or similar product

Skill Level:  Intermediate

What You Get: One 57 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides full color step-by-step illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.

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