Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

Get your doll ready for the 2021 Summer Olympics with this patriotic pattern hack of the Love From Lola Basic Leotard Pattern.

Giveaway Alert! We're giving away one Team Spirit Leotard for 18-inch Dolls AND 3 Doll-Sized Olympic Medals featured in this free craft tutorial

Be sure to leave a comment and tell us:

What's your favorite Olympic Event to watch?

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

Get the Pattern Here:

Basic Leotard PDF Sewing Pattern For 18-inch Dolls Basic Leotard PDF Sewing Pattern For 14.5-inch Dolls

1. Start by placing the Leotard front piece on the center of a piece of paper. Trace around the pattern piece.

 

2. Fold the Leotard front pattern piece in half. Use this to mark where the center front is along the neckline.

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

 

3. Measure and mark 1⁄2 inch in from each side seam.

 

4. Draw a line from the center neckline down to the markings you just made. You should have a triangle shape on the leotard front now.

 Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

 

5. Cut out the triangle-shaped portion of the leotard front.

6. Following the instructions on page 12 of the Basic Leotard pattern cut out the leotard back and the sleeves. You will also need 2 pieces cut to roughly 8 x 10 inches for the leotard front. One of the main fabric and one of the overlay fabric.

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

7. Place your main fabric down with your overlay fabric on top.

8. Center the overlay pattern piece on top. Pin through all three layers to secure the pattern piece in place.

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

9. Stitch the overlay in place following directly alongside the edge of the V shape. Stitch only along the edge of the V shape, do not stitch along the leg and crotch seam.

10. Remove the pattern piece. Taking care cut away the excess fabric leaving 1/8 inch along the stitched line. You will be left with something that looks like this.

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

11. Place the pattern piece marked ‘Basic Leotard Front’ on top and cut out the pattern. Use the stitching line as a guide and place the top of the V at the neckline center.

12. To finish treat this completed piece as the leotard front and follow the steps found on page 7 of the Basic Leotard Pattern to finish the leotard.

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

13. Finished leotard!

This technique can be used to create a variety of different designs on your leotard, or simply omit the sleeves and make a swimsuit instead!

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

Team Spirit Leotard Pattern Hack

ENTER TO WIN A Team Spirit Leotard AND 3 Doll-Sized Olympic Medals

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100 Comments

debbie swanson
debbie swanson

August 03, 2021

i love the gymnastics, they all look so graceful

Mary Cox
Mary Cox

July 28, 2021

I like watching gymnastics, especially Simone Biles. These girls are amazing!

CAROL TREJO
CAROL TREJO

July 28, 2021

I love gymnastics. I was not able to do any of the tumbles and was scared to jump over the horse so in high school I sat them out.. But I loved watching others. It’s incredible what those girls can do.

Cora
Cora

July 28, 2021

My favorite is gymnastics..

Alison
Alison

July 23, 2021

I didn’t get to see Simone Biles at the opening event, but I look forward to seeing a rerun! Maybe by extension that makes me most excited to watch gymnastics. I hope all the athletes and everyone supporting them inside the Olympic bubble will be safe from severe cases of covid.

Melinda Cieslinski
Melinda Cieslinski

July 23, 2021

Please don’t tell my dear d-i-l she’s been competing for many years in Archery, but it’s kind of like watching grass grow . . . shhh you didn’t hear that from me!)

I love watching the gymnastics I think the most! Go Simone Biles!!!

Thanks for the great Hack ;)

Margery Henderson
Margery Henderson

July 23, 2021

We like to watch the gymnastics, swimming, and diving in summer. Looking forward to seeing the new events. In the winter games we like almost all of those events.

Dellasue
Dellasue

July 23, 2021

I enjoy watching the swimming and diving competition!

Marla
Marla

July 23, 2021

Favourite Olympic sport to watch is swimming

Heather Hansen’
Heather Hansen’

July 23, 2021

I made some for a child’s birthday party but using cardboard. Next time I will use this salt clay recipe. Thanks

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

July 23, 2021

Summer is definitely gymnastics and winter is figure skating.

Dianne
Dianne

July 29, 2020

Summer? synchronized swimming or high dive. Winter? oh, skating, hands down!!!

Deborah
Deborah

July 26, 2020

My summer Olympic events favourites are swimming, diving, and boating!!! Ta, Deb.

Alison
Alison

July 26, 2020

I love watching all the swim/diving/water events!

Deb H
Deb H

July 25, 2020

I like to watch gymnastics Especially the freestyle portion

bflynnbuehler
bflynnbuehler

July 25, 2020

Love to watch the ice skating competitions!

Alison
Alison

July 25, 2020

My favourite sport to watch when I was younger was gymnastics because they made it look so amazing . I could barely do a front roll.

Janet
Janet

July 25, 2020

My favorite to watch are gymnastics, swimming and high dive.

Cristy
Cristy

July 25, 2020

My favorite event in the Summer Olympics is definitely gymnastics! Ice skating is my favorite in the winter!

Michele
Michele

July 24, 2020

I love to watch gymnastics, swimming, and diving during the Summer Olympics. During the Winter Olympics, ice skating and skiing are my favorite sports.

jacquie Corrigan
jacquie Corrigan

July 24, 2020

I love watching swimming in summer, figure skating in winter!

Carol Ellis
Carol Ellis

July 24, 2020

My favorite summer event is swimming with rowing coming in second. Ice skating is my favorite winter sport.

Gloria
Gloria

July 24, 2020

I like to watch figure skating and Gymnastics but like to watch them all.

Bobbilin
Bobbilin

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics has always been my favorite! They so strong and yet graceful.

Johnnie
Johnnie

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics is the most watchable sport in the Olympics. A close second is swimming.

Teresa-Jo
Teresa-Jo

July 24, 2020

Modern day sports are exciting, my favourite is diving.

Patty B
Patty B

July 24, 2020

I’ve always loved watching the ice skating events. It’s such a beautiful combination of athleticism and creativity. Only for the young!

Melissa
Melissa

July 24, 2020

Track and field

Laura M
Laura M

July 24, 2020

Figure skating or equestrian jumping or artistic swimming.

Grace W
Grace W

July 24, 2020

Figure skating!

Patty Stanton
Patty Stanton

July 24, 2020

My favorite summer Olympics is gymnastics. And the floor dancing. I love to see how all those different kinds of moves.

Sandra L.
Sandra L.

July 24, 2020

Hesnestly I am no much of a sports person and gymnatics makes me nervous. My granddaughter did it and dance starting at age 3. I like watching Hockey.

Beth
Beth

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics and ice dancing are two of my favorites. Thanks for the contest and pattern hacks.

BrendaK
BrendaK

July 24, 2020

My favorites are figure skating in the winter games and gymnastics in the summer games!!

Clara
Clara

July 24, 2020

My daughter and my grand daughter are both gymnasts. My daughter owns a gym and coaches now. Needless to dsy it sd to be gymnastics

peggy price
peggy price

July 24, 2020

any of the floor exercises.

DellaSue
DellaSue

July 24, 2020

I llike the swimming events.

DellaSue
DellaSue

July 24, 2020

I llike the swimming events.

Margaret I.
Margaret I.

July 24, 2020

My favorite winter Olympic sport would be Figure Skating and my favorite summer Olympic sport would be the Equestrian events. Love the little outfit and the medals. Thanks for the opportunity to win it…

Jessica
Jessica

July 24, 2020

I love to watch gymnastics, diving and swimming in the summer games. Thanks for a chance to win!

Charla
Charla

July 24, 2020

My favorite sport is skiing. It is so graceful and fn to watch.

Rosemary Lann
Rosemary Lann

July 24, 2020

I love gymnastics and volleyball

Karen
Karen

July 24, 2020

Summer Olympics I like to watch all forms of gymnastics, Winter Olympics I like to watch all forms of ice skating.

Karen
Karen

July 24, 2020

Summer Olympics I like to watch all forms of gymnastics, Winter Olympics I like to watch all forms of ice skating.

Rhonda
Rhonda

July 24, 2020

I love the Floor Exercise

Lori
Lori

July 24, 2020

In the Winter figure skating is my favorite. In the summer gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and equestrian events are my favorite.

Lorrie
Lorrie

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

July 24, 2020

Figure skating for the win!

Candy
Candy

July 24, 2020

Summer gymnastics
Winter ice skating

Darlys
Darlys

July 24, 2020

Definitely women’s gymnastics. I always wanted to be a gymnast when I was a little girl.

Connie
Connie

July 24, 2020

My favorite is gymnastics.

Suzi
Suzi

July 24, 2020

Swimming, especially women’s

Lynn
Lynn

July 24, 2020

I love track events in the Summer Olympics and ice skating events in the Winter Olympics

Elizabeth Murphy
Elizabeth Murphy

July 24, 2020

My favorite is swimming

Mary Ann
Mary Ann

July 24, 2020

Winter Olympics – Figure Skating, Summer Olympics – Gymnastics

Sandy Wellman
Sandy Wellman

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics all the way.

Lyn K
Lyn K

July 24, 2020

Gymnastics, both men and women’s. Dedication and practice, much like sewing….lol

Bonnie
Bonnie

July 24, 2020

I like the olympics

Deb
Deb

July 24, 2020

Ice skating—love it!

Susan Botha
Susan Botha

July 24, 2020

Olympics, We love all of the Sports! Field, track, gymnastics, swim, ice skating, tennis a specially when one of our guys or girls compete!

Beth Watness
Beth Watness

July 24, 2020

I love to watch gymnastics, men’s and women’s. The athletes are so strong yet very graceful.

Jeanne
Jeanne

July 24, 2020

Skating, been watching every year!

Kim
Kim

July 23, 2020

My favorites are the winter sports, snowboarding and luge and bobsledding And speed skating.

Lynett
Lynett

July 23, 2020

i love gymnastics, swimmimg and ice skating

Christie E Bradley
Christie E Bradley

July 23, 2020

Figure skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, curling, all of the extreme sports…lol I just can’t pick one! I’m Olympics crazy :)

designdreamer
designdreamer

July 23, 2020

Summer Olympics – Gymnastics for sure! But the last Olympics I had a neice-in-law that competed in the Heptathlon, so of course I watched whatever parts of that that were televised.

Rhonda
Rhonda

July 23, 2020

I love the Floor exercise and the power of the jumps!

Janice
Janice

July 23, 2020

Love the swimming events

Reva
Reva

July 23, 2020

Rhythmic gymnastics is so beautiful to watch!

Jackie Stanley
Jackie Stanley

July 23, 2020

I love the figure skating it always amazing at their new jumps and spinning together.

Vickie McK
Vickie McK

July 22, 2020

I like figure skating and gymnastics.

Carole D
Carole D

July 22, 2020

I enjoy watching gymnastics and ice skating.

Glenda
Glenda

July 22, 2020

I enjoy watching the gymnastic floor event!

Amanda VS
Amanda VS

July 22, 2020

I love Olympic gymnastics and ice skating

Marian
Marian

July 22, 2020

I love gymnastics but also track events.

Susan Nayfield
Susan Nayfield

July 22, 2020

For summer, it is gymnastics – for winter, figure skating and ice dancing.

Sheila
Sheila

July 22, 2020

The 4 × 4 relays in the track and field events.

Connie M
Connie M

July 22, 2020

ice skating

Barb
Barb

July 22, 2020

We all love to watch the Olympics. Our favorites are the skating and the bob sledding. We also like the gymnastics. Thank you for all that you do.

Jeanne
Jeanne

July 22, 2020

I have two favorite events, gymnastics and ice skating.

Carol
Carol

July 22, 2020

My fave event for the Summer Games is beach volleyball. Thanks so much for your generous giveaway.

Jo
Jo

July 22, 2020

My favorite event is gymnastics. It is amazing to see what those people can do.

maryann
maryann

July 22, 2020

My favorite sport to watch is the bob sled.

Denise Darby
Denise Darby

July 22, 2020

I like to watch the swimming ,diving, figure skating, gymnastics are my favorite.

Marylin
Marylin

July 22, 2020

I like to watch diving in summer and figure skating in winter.

anita
anita

July 22, 2020

Swimming is always my favorite summer sport through track & field is a close second. What is the diameter of the juice lid/medal??

Sharon B.
Sharon B.

July 22, 2020

Love the gymnastics! Love this pattern design, too!

Jenni Rose
Jenni Rose

July 22, 2020

Wow! Cool giveaway! In the summer, my favorite sport is gymnastics and in the winter it’s figure skating. Both are so graceful!

Nancy
Nancy

July 22, 2020

My favorite are gymnastics and figure skating

Lori
Lori

July 22, 2020

winter skiing!

Sparkle
Sparkle

July 22, 2020

I enjoy most of the swimming and diving competitions.

Kathy
Kathy

July 22, 2020

Figure Skating

Merri Suzann
Merri Suzann

July 22, 2020

My favorite SUMMER event is Artistic Swimming, WINTER event is Figure Skating

Christa
Christa

July 22, 2020

My favorite is the figure skating.

Debbie
Debbie

July 22, 2020

Gymnastics and swimming. Swimming because it is objective (timed).. Gymnastics because it is daring

vanilla and vinegar
vanilla and vinegar

July 22, 2020

Ice skating!!!!

Angela
Angela

July 22, 2020

My favorite summer Olympics event is gymnastics. It’s so cool to watch!

Doll Lover`
Doll Lover`

July 22, 2020

My fav is the gymnastics competitions.

Val J
Val J

July 22, 2020

I like gymnastics and skating

Florence
Florence

July 22, 2020

I love watching swimming in Summer and skating in Winter

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