Turtleneck and Denim Skirt Tutorial

This is a tutorial using an upcycled Tee

and an upcycled jean leg.

Crissy and Shea wearing their

upcycled Tee-shirt turtleneck

sweaters and denim mini skirts.

Look! Marsha is wearing a similar outfit!

I grew up watching the Brady Bunch.

I wanted long flowing hair

just like Marsha! No wonder,

my friends and I, all 

wanted a Crissy doll!

Below is the pattern I created for 

the turtleneck sweater. It is

a raglan style sleeve, which is very 

easy to sew!

Click on the photo to enlarge on your

screen.  Right click on the image 

and "save image as" to a photo file on 

your computer.

Make sure the inch square is the correct

size when you print the pattern.

TURTLENECK TUTORIAL

You will need a lightly used tee shirt.

I like upcycling tee-shirts for doll clothes.

They are free and the finished hems

make projects simpler.  

I try to cut out so the bottom hems 

and wristbands are already done!

When I cut out the back of my shirt

I leave a little extra fabric for finishing

the back closure.

After I cut out the back, I cut it open along

the center line.

Here is the turtleneck front and one sleeve.

Line up the front and sleeve at the neck.

Stitch right sides together.

Since this was the second sweater I cut

from this tee, I needed to cut 

out the wrist bands. Always cut

wristbands using the stretchiest

direction of your fabric.

When stitching the wristband use a long

stitch setting. As you sew, stretch slightly

so your wristband and sleeve will stretch to 

fit over the doll's hand. 

NOTE: I always use my presser foot edge

for my stitch line when I make doll clothes.

Here is the wristband on the sleeve. You will 

need to finish your sleeve in this way if you

do not use the finished edges of

your tee shirt.

Sew sleeve and sweater front with right

sides together. Make sure you align

the sleeve and front from the collar.

Sew second sleeve to front and then 

sew the 2 back pieces to sleeves 

as shown above.

When sweater front, sleeves and back are all 

sewn together grab your collar.

With the collar fold pointing toward the bottom

hem, lay collar on the RIGHT side of the sweater.

Stretch ONLY the collar as you sew along neck.

This is what you should have.

Press all seams flat.

Fold over your sweater with right sides together.

Stitch up the side...

and then turn and sew the sleeve.

This is what you should have.  

Repeat on opposite side.

Trim off any excess fabric.

This type fabric should not fray.

Turn right side out and VOILA!

Now the back.

Turn back about a 1/4" and sew

down about 3  to 4 inches.

You should have this on both sides.

With right sides together, sew from the bottom

hem to a point just past the fold-back.

The back should look like this.

All that is left it to add velcro

or snap closures.

DENIM SKIRT TUTORIAL

This tutorial is pretty simple.

I did not include a pattern since

this is so easy.

I laid my Crissy on a piece of paper.

I sketch this shape.

Next I dot a line about 1/2" along

each side. This is your pattern. 

You can create a pattern for any size doll!

I used a pair of stretchy jeans. Just like with

the sweater, I use the hem and the seam lines,

of the jeans.  I sew up each side.

Crissy's jeans are unfinished at the top!

With Shea's skirt, just like the collar of the 

turtleneck, I cut out some of the stretchy 

jean fabric and sew in the same fashion

 as the collar of the turtleneck sweater.

This creates a stretchy waistband 

for the skirt.

And, here they are. 

I made a second blue turtleneck

sweater for this tutorial.

What am I going to do with a 

second blue turtleneck?

Here is the second sweater on my 

15" Cricket!

Remember, the torso of these dolls

are the same size! All you need to adjust

a pattern for the 15" dolls is 

to shorten the sleeves.

Actually. I  just cut off the wristbands

and turned them under to make

the sweater fit Cricket.

HAIRBAND BONUS!

This is an EASY hairband for the dolls.

Cut out a rectangle of the tee fabric in the 

stretchiest direction. This is about 

7 1/2" by 4". Don't worry if it's super

straight.  You can see how wonky

my fabric cut is!

Fold the fabric down the center and stitch.

This gives you a tube of stretchy fabric. 

Slip the hairband over the dolls head

with the seam under the hair in back.

Pull back up over the front and

arrange as desired.

ENJOY!!!

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