On Friday (June 8th) we are offering a free doll clothes pattern from designer Craig Sharp of Sharp Dressed Dolls. Be sure to vote now and return on Friday to get your free copy!
More About Craig In His Own Words: "I currently live in a pastoral community in southern Tennessee. My mother worked in the garment industry and my father worked as a sewing machine mechanic, one could say sewing is in my blood. My first job at the age of 16 was working in the cutting room of a garment manufacturing company. Growing up my mother made most of my and my brother’s suites. She encouraged my love of textiles and couture finished garments. I begin sewing for children when my youngest niece, Hailey was born. I always made her coordinating church dolls to go with the outfits that I designed for her. Soon, I submitted me first pattern to Sew Beautiful Magazine, an international periodical. Since that time many of my designs and editorials have been featured in Martha Pullen’s magazines and heirloom doll clothing books. I have taught doll fashion and heirloom sewing at many fabric shops and clubs around the middle Tennessee area."
The Gloria Dress Designed To Fit 18 Inch Dolls Such As American Girl®:The Gloria Dress is the fourth pattern in a series of seven in the Tribute Collection. The design features an extended waistline dress with three bodice variations: A V-neck front with a diamond cutout in the back bodice, a V-neck front with a full back, and a scoop front and back bodice. Each bodice may be made sleeveless or with one of the two sleeve patterns provided (a short puff banded sleeve or the half chevron sleeve). The chevron sleeve may be lengthened or shortened if you choose. The dress has two skirt styles: a straight hem and a shaped chevron hem in three different skirt lengths: short, knee and tea. The dress is designed to fit somewhat loosely on 18" dolls such as American Girl®, and is closed with a button-up back. Snaps and mock buttons may be used as an alternative to buttonholes for easy dressing and undressing.
The Lillian Dress Designed To Fit 18 Inch Dolls Such As American Girl®: The Lillian Dress is the third in a series of seven in the Tribute Collection. It’s a waistline halter dress with three different skirt lengths: short, knee and tea; that is enhanced with an impressive arc and diamond-shaped bias appliqué. The dress bodice stands out with a scooped front neckline and a snap closure front with mock buttons, for easy dressing and undressing. The back of the dress is open with vertical straps as an added design feature. The dress is designed to fit snugly on your doll.
The Mary Dress Designed To Fit 18 Inch Dolls Such As American Girl®:Mary is a double-breasted waistline dress with two distantly different looks. The diamond dress has a diamond shaped cutout back, sleeve and hem. The lattice work dress has a rectangle cut out with lattice shaping in the cutout The sleeves of the tulip sleeves are joined at the hem with a V shape to accent the lattice shaped hem. Also included is a camisole and petticoat designed to highlight the bodice backs and hemline, which would work well as a cute summer outfit.
Take a look at the patterns:
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100 Comments
Vanessa
June 08, 2018
Thank you so much for the beautiful patterns. I love the way you give the sewer the opportunity to either get the instructions with guided pictures or just get the instructions. Saves a lot of paper and ink cartridges for those that can sew the pattern without guides. My mother also worked at a textile plant here in East Tennessee and encouraged me to sew. I started at the age of 11 and made my jeans in high school (that was some 40+ years ago) When ask where I got them no one believed I made them myself. I will be looking at your other elegent patterns and will definitely order your pattern for the shoes. Again, thank you, you are a very talented designer, ever thought of trying to get on Project Runway?
Virginia
June 08, 2018
Thank you for the Lillian Dress. They are all beautiful.
DanaK
June 08, 2018
thank you its lovely
Diana
June 08, 2018
there are so many fantastic designers here on pixie faire and i absolutely love your designs! thank you
Liza
June 08, 2018
Thank you so much for this lovely pattern. The detail in the pattern is wonderful. Craig, you do beautiful work!!!
Cheryl r
June 08, 2018
Thank you for the beautiful pattern!
Peg reed
June 08, 2018
I just love this site. Cloths are adorable.
Phyllis
June 08, 2018
I like them all, but think I like the Marlene dress best. thank you.
Patricia S Horton
June 07, 2018
I think the Gloria dress is the finest of all the dresses shone. They are all beautiful, but the Gloria grapped my attention, and I think it was the hemline that did it!!!
Thank you for a choice in this matter Craig!! You are a fantastic designer, and wish that I could be just as good one day!!! Thank you for a dress!!!!! They are all beautiful, as I have said@@!!!
arva chambliss
June 07, 2018
they are all lovely .. but I like GLORIA
BEVERLY
June 07, 2018
will be voting for Lillian Dress, but also like Marllene and Mary Dresses.
Karen
June 07, 2018
Craig, Thank you so much for the beautiful doll patterns to choose from for this week. They are all so elegant and beautiful this is a very hard choice . Thank you for your generosity.
Kathy H
June 07, 2018
My vote is the Gloria Dress
Mary
June 07, 2018
I vote for Gloria
Veronica
June 07, 2018
I missed the vote but I would have voted for the Lillian anyway. It was the hardest choice ever as I love all of the dresses!!
Dawn Alello
June 07, 2018
I love the Lillian dress! So sweet and feminine!!
Sue Ellen
June 07, 2018
Mr. Sharp has made it difficult to choose between Marlene and Gloria. Since I can only vote for one, I’ll have to give my vote to Marlene. A very pretty dress.
Moi Mid
June 07, 2018
It’s a toss up between Gloria and Lillian!! I guess Gloria gets my voe
Bonnie
June 07, 2018
All are cute. I’ll vote for Gloria.
Diana Geiger
June 07, 2018
Thank you Craig these dresses are beautiful. I picked the Lillian Dress I love how you did the back. Thank you again for offering these dresses and thank you Pixie Faire for freebie Friday.
Sandra
June 07, 2018
Thank you so much .I voted for the Lillian dress , they are all beautiful.
Bart
June 07, 2018
So far for an entire collection for Fridays freebie, this was the hardest collection to choose from.
Kenneth Roby
June 07, 2018
Love the Marlene dress with the collar
Pam
June 07, 2018
I vote for the Marlenedress. Thank you!
Connie
June 07, 2018
WHOA! These are the most stunning dresses I’ve seen. Lillian dress please. Detail across the back is BEAUTIFUL!
drwcarroll
June 07, 2018
HELP…………I WANT THEM ALL
Pat F
June 07, 2018
Thank you so much for four beautiful dress patterns. It’s so hard to choose just one, but I especially love the Marlene dress
Pat A
June 07, 2018
I hope the Lillian dress wins; I am feeling so much better and thanks to Lee I am motivated to hopefully post it when it’s done.
Catherine
June 07, 2018
Marlene … or Lillian – I can’t decide!
Josie
June 07, 2018
Definitely Gloria!
Cheryl
June 07, 2018
What a hard choice! All of these dresses are wonderful and I could enjoy making any and all of them for my granddaughters dolls. Thank you. Beautiful designs.
Stephanie
June 07, 2018
I love the details of all the patterns Craig, and the back of the Lilian is so unique… A great summer choice for this time of year!
Merrilynne
June 07, 2018
OMG! The LILLIAN DRESS is similar to a dress in a pricey boutique in “the Annex” in Toronto where the Duchess of Sussex was seen many times shopping. (formerly Meaghan Markle). How wonderful for the dolls to have a dress with the same design as the dresses from that marvelous store. My daughter wants the Lillian Dress so her doll can dress like Meaghan Markle.
Marian
June 07, 2018
Craig, these are adorable. And you expect us to choose… wow. Thanks.
joanne
June 07, 2018
The Marlene dress but they are all so beautiful! Thank you.
Lois
June 07, 2018
Mary would be my choice. Thank you Craig!
Margaret I.
June 07, 2018
Thanks Craig…I have one of the other patterns so I choose the Gloria Dress…It seams like one that my little grand daughters and many little friends would like for their dolls…
Leigh
June 07, 2018
My vote is for the Lillian with the strappy back. I have the Mary dress which is wonderful.
Thank you so much for your wonderful offering.
Karin
June 07, 2018
I love the choice of designs, well done Craig! My favourite one would be Gloria. I like the slightly different neckline. Thank you Pixie Faire for offering these lovely patterns every Friday. I have a very happy & grateful 8 year old granddaughter! Cheers from Sydney.
mona
June 07, 2018
They are all beautiful but my vote is the Lillian dress, thank you so much for the free patterns
paulette
June 07, 2018
je vote pour The Marlene Dress For 18 Inch Dolls ravissante robe
Susan Botha
June 07, 2018
My vote this time will be for the Gloria dress. The different sleeves etc. And a bow and sash are included. Thank you Craig and Pixie Faire!
Monya
June 07, 2018
All of these dresses are beautiful but I picked the Lillian because I love the back, thank you so much Craig and Pixiefaire!
Leticia
June 06, 2018
I voted for the Lillian dress. Love the cutouts in the back. Thank you Craig for your generosity!
maria
June 06, 2018
I love the Gloria one. Thank you
Laura
June 06, 2018
They are all beautiful and it’s a very hard choice but I have to choose Lillian. You are an awesome designer and thanks so much to Cinnamon and pixie faire for doing the freebie Friday
Mary
June 06, 2018
Oh my, they are all special for different reasons… but I pick the Mary dress, because that is my name!! Thanks Craig
Carol Ellis
June 06, 2018
This week was a very hard choice; each of the dresses have magnificent unique details. However, I chose Mary because it had both a double breasted and a single breasted bodice, two sleeve styles and three different hem finishes. I will be thrilled with whichever pattern is chosen. Thank you both Craig and Pixie Faire.
Flo Davies
June 06, 2018
Craig, you certainly gave us a tough choice here! They are ALL Lovely but Marlene speaks “Classic” to me and I’m a sucker for the Good Old Days! Thank you for the beautiful designs!
Susan
June 06, 2018
Love your designs. Thank you.
Nancy A.
June 06, 2018
All of these dresses are beautiful! I voted for Gloria, but would be happy with any of them. Thanks for offering these great patterns.
Catherine
June 06, 2018
I like Gloria with the hemline.
MAUREEN
June 06, 2018
Not one I’d be disappointed to get, gorgeous work! I picked Mary because of the petticoat and camisole but loved all of them.
Christie
June 06, 2018
What gorgeous dresses! Thank you :D I finally picked Lillian because I am crazy about the back.
Nutmeg
June 06, 2018
Finally, I chose the Lillian dress this week. What a difficult decision. Thanks, Craig for the offering and Cinnamon, for the opportunity to choose such a special pattern.
Sonja
June 06, 2018
These patterns are adorable! My favorite is “Lillian” — we love that strappy back! Thanks so much for offering one for free!
Tonuia
June 06, 2018
Craig, thank you for the lovely pattern choices!! All of them are so gorgeous. This will be a tough choice, but my vote is for the Lilian Dress.
Tracy
June 06, 2018
They are all cute but I have to go with The Mary Dress. Thanks Craig for the adorable patterns
gina meacher
June 06, 2018
this freebie friday is a tough one to decide on Lillian gets my vote but also loves the Gloria one as well
gina meacher
June 06, 2018
this freebie friday is a tough one to decide on Lillian gets my vote but also loves the Gloria one as well
D
June 06, 2018
All are so cute! I voted for the Lillian Dress and SO hoping for it on Friday…I just LOVE the back details!
Dianne
June 06, 2018
Craig, these dresses are stunning! I chose the Lillian, but they’re all beautiful. Thanks to you and Pixie Faire for Freebie Friday patterns!
Angela Marlene
June 06, 2018
They’re all cute but one has my name, so…..
Thanks for sharing with us!
Elaine
June 06, 2018
Mary dress but they are all beautiful.
Marilyn
June 06, 2018
The LILLIAN DRESS is so cool with the open back that so many of us, and our granddaughters/daughters are wearing.
I was admiring a dress with a back similar to the Lillian dress in a very upscale/expensive ladies’ boutique in NYC last week. It was too expensive for me, but now my granddaughter’s AG dolly will be able to look like she is wearing a $700 dress from an upscale boutique.
Mary
June 06, 2018
Great designs…..hard to choose….decided on Mary! Thanks for sharing your work.
Faye
June 06, 2018
I like he Gloria the best
Heather McLaughlin
June 06, 2018
I love the back of the Lillian dress so that’s my first choice. I already have Mary. I Like the other 2 also. Thank You!
Judy H
June 06, 2018
Craig you are so talented. I love all the patterns. I really want to try the Mary. I love the front bodice in the tea length. So elegant. I chose the Mary.
Gay Martel
June 06, 2018
Love them all but The Gloria dress looks fun to make
Gay Martel
June 06, 2018
Love them all but The Gloria dress looks fun to make
Eveline
June 06, 2018
I would vote for the Marlene Dress even though they are all beautiful. It would be a challenge to do the back of the dress, awesome great pattern so very different, love love it.
Dorisanne
June 06, 2018
Lovely and creative patterns.
Ruth
June 06, 2018
Such a hard choice, but I’m going with GLORIA.
Sue
June 06, 2018
They are all gorgeous and all my favorite, can’t wait to see which one wins. Thank you so much Craig.
Sue
June 06, 2018
They are all gorgeous and all my favorite, can’t wait to see which one wins.
Pat S
June 06, 2018
I love them all but I chose the Lilian dress because the style is very much in fashion right now. Thanks Craig!
Linda
June 06, 2018
The Marlene is my fave!
Annie
June 06, 2018
I chose the Gloria dress because it is the only one I did not make. I love Craig’s attention to detail.
His patterns are always a perfect fit and his patterns are beautiful as well. Well written and easy to follow even though it takes a bit of patience due to the detail. I love his work.
Barbara
June 06, 2018
These dresses are all just stunning. I would love anyone of them. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Ann
June 06, 2018
Don’t you love it when one of your “Wish List” patterns appears on the Freebee Friday ballot!! So, let’s all vote for the Lillian Dress!!! Please. ;-)
Edith
June 06, 2018
Marlene. This pattern is a classic
Mary Helen
June 06, 2018
I have had the Marlene on my wish list for some time. Hope it wins though the other patterns would be a treat to sew. Sharp Dressed patterns are easy to sew with great instructions. Thank you for your generous offer of free patterns.
Debbie
June 06, 2018
I finally voted on the Gloria dress after much deliberation. These patterns are all amazing so it was a very tough choice! Thank you so much for your generosity!
Shirley
June 06, 2018
Thank you Craig for the Beautiful patterns. I like them all and any of them would be great to have. I chose the Gloria Dress.
Penny
June 06, 2018
I really like the Marlene dress. It is very cute but I liked all of them.
Christine
June 06, 2018
I love all four patterns, and have not purchased any of them as of yet, but since I love all four, I’m sure I will be making a purchase right after this give away. I try to purchase from the designers that have given us freebies, they should be rewarded. I chose the Gloria, love the hem line, and love the story of designing for his daughter and dill for church. That is why these patterns are perfect, as my grandaughters love to take their dolls to Sunday school and church. Thankyou so much for whichever pattern you you. Much appreciated
Lorraine M
June 06, 2018
I choose the Gloria Dress because there are so many options given with this dress! I like the different Bodice Back options and the skirt can be plain as well as “V” hemline, and sleeves or sleeveless. So many choices with different looks! Thank you so much for offering your pattern for free! We all appreciate it so much!
Lorraine M
June 06, 2018
I choose the Gloria Dress because there are so many options given with this dress! I like the different Bodice Back options and the skirt can be plain as well as “V” hemline, and sleeves or sleeveless. So many choices with different looks! Thank you so much for offering your pattern for free! We all appreciate it so much!
Cherry Blaker
June 06, 2018
They are all beautiful, but I think I would choose the Lillian dress. Thanks Craig.
jan s
June 06, 2018
Love the Gloria Dress!! Thank you for sharing!
Karen
June 06, 2018
Liking Mary because of the extra choices. Also like all the rest. Very hard to choose this week. Thanks for the opportunity.
Gloria
June 06, 2018
Oh my gosh…I love the details in each of these designs. Couldn’t make up my mind because I want them all. Craig is a marvelous creator/designer. Since my name is Gloria, I thought I’d go with that pattern….but I love the Mary dress so much..so, I’m going with that one. Can’t wait until Friday to see which one gets the most votes.
Ann-Michelle
June 06, 2018
Hi Craig! I love your designs. Everything you do is sharp! ;-) The Gloria dress is my favorite. However, any one of your designs would be an honor to have. Thank you for your generosity.
Thank you, as always Cinnamon!
Laurainne
June 06, 2018
Love,love,love all of these!!!! But I vote for the Marlene dress!Many thanks for the freebie!
Shelley Hallman
June 06, 2018
I hope that the Mary Dress wins! I like the double breasted dress and I think that the camisole and petticoat will be a great addition to the options available for this dress. Thank you for the opportunity to win another one of your patterns. I have already made the Clara pattern and it looks great!
MYRA
June 06, 2018
WOW, Craig – what a choice!
Your patterns are always so exquisite.
Tough decision, but I went with the Mary dress, but I will be delighted with any one of them on Friday. I will be looking forward to see which one it will be.
Thank you so much for your generosity.
Barb E
June 06, 2018
Wow Craig these are outstanding. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Meg
June 06, 2018
I voted for the Marlene Dress because I love the simplicity of the boat neck and the narrow band at the waist. Sleeveless is also a simple and eloquent feature that appeals. Thank you for all.
Juanita Welch Owenby
June 06, 2018
I’d like to make an additional comment. I have been designing doll clothes (for myself) for lots of years. My mama taught me quilting at her knee and I’ve been sewing ever since. I love designs that are different and unique, and Craig has surely mastered that art. I live near a small town in W. NC and loan out my dolls to various organizations, companies, schools, etc. for special events and they are so appreciative. I’ve always had a love for dolls of all ages, and my husband says our home is a Doll House. I’m 76 years young and still working on dolls. I also write and have had four books published, and am working on the fifth. Life is so filled with joys when one stays active and uses the talents given to us by God. Thanks to Pixie Faire for adding so much joy to my life.
More About Craig In His Own Words: "I currently live in a pastoral community in southern Tennessee. My mother worked in the garment industry and my father worked as a sewing machine mechanic, one could say sewing is in my blood. My first job at the age of 16 was working in the cutting room of a garment manufacturing company. Growing up my mother made most of my and my brother’s suites. She encouraged my love of textiles and couture finished garments. I begin sewing for children when my youngest niece, Hailey was born. I always made her coordinating church dolls to go with the outfits that I designed for her. Soon, I submitted me first pattern to Sew Beautiful Magazine, an international periodical. Since that time many of my designs and editorials have been featured in Martha Pullen’s magazines and heirloom doll clothing books. I have taught doll fashion and heirloom sewing at many fabric shops and clubs around the middle Tennessee area."
Vanessa
June 08, 2018
Thank you so much for the beautiful patterns. I love the way you give the sewer the opportunity to either get the instructions with guided pictures or just get the instructions. Saves a lot of paper and ink cartridges for those that can sew the pattern without guides. My mother also worked at a textile plant here in East Tennessee and encouraged me to sew. I started at the age of 11 and made my jeans in high school (that was some 40+ years ago) When ask where I got them no one believed I made them myself. I will be looking at your other elegent patterns and will definitely order your pattern for the shoes. Again, thank you, you are a very talented designer, ever thought of trying to get on Project Runway?