Sew a captivating fairy costume for your 18 inch doll. Download the PDF, print the pattern and get started sewing! This doll clothes sewing pattern is great for doll Halloween costumes, or just for everyday fantasy dress-up.
Flower fairies dress in leaves and petals that mimic the flowers they live in and watch over. This two-piece outfit captures the spirt of these beautiful creatures with a skirt made of cascading flower petals and a bodice adorned with leaves and vines.
This pattern may look intimidating but fear not! You can choose to work with natural fibers for the skirt, and hem the flower petals, OR you can choose the EASY method and use synthetics and heat seal them. Each provides a unique look but both produce gorgeous results. The easy heat seal method is also used on the bodice leaves.
KeLibu testers were surprised by how easy the heat sealing method is. No hemming! – you just seal the edges of the petals and sew them on to the skirt. As an added bonus, the heat sealing method gives a nice, ruffled edge to the petals that mimics the look of real flower petals.
This PDF sewing pattern can easily be adjusted to fit 18" dolls with waists ranging from 10.5" to 11.5".
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Skill Level: Intermediate
Tools and Materials:
There are two fabric options for the skirt. You may use a lightweight cotton or other natural fibre for the flower petals on the skirt. If you do, the petals must be hemmed. If you choose to use a synthetic fabric, you can choose to hem them or heat seal them.
- 0.4 yard/metre of lightweight cotton, cotton blends, broadcloth for the Underskirt and Pettiskirt
- A piece of tulle that is 40 inches long by 2 inches wide for the Pettiskirt
- 5– 12 inches of ½ inch wide elastic
- 0.6 yard/metre (45” wide fabric) or 0.4 yard/metre (60” wide fabric) of lightweight cotton, cotton/silk or other cotton blends OR
- 0.6 yard/metre (45” wide fabric) or 0.4 yard/metre (60” wide fabric) of satin, chiffon, crepe or lightweight taffeta
- 0.45 yard/metre of cotton, cotton blends, polyester blends, taffeta, satin, crepe etc. for the Bodice, Bodice Lining and the Bias Tube Embellishment.
- A piece of lightweight fusible interfacing that is 10 inches long by 5 inches wide. I used a knit tricot interfacing but you can use your favourite as long as it’s not too heavy.
- A 10 inch by 5 inch piece of synthetic fabric with a stiff hand such as taffeta or organza for the Bodice Leaves.
- 2 sew-in snaps or a piece of thin hook and loop tape that is 1 ½ inches long and 3/8 inches wide.
- 25 inches of thin cord or a bobby pin to turn the bias tube
Download, Print & Sew!
Start your project immediately with this digital PDF pattern. It includes step-by-step instructions with full color pictures and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the file (e.g. Adobe Reader for Windows or Preview for Mac).
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