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Button Front Skirt for an 18 Inch Doll Tutorial (free pattern)

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I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll.  This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.

This button front skirt for an 18 inch doll tutorial is perfect for easy

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll!

(and fashionable) dressing of dolly.

Materials

fat quarter light to medium weight woven fabric

scrap light weight fusible interfacing

1/4 yard 1/2″ bias binding (packaged or make your own)

4 snaps

Sewing Essentials pins, thread, needles etc.

Button Front Skirt for an 18 inch Doll Tutorial

Step 1 – Begin the Skirt

You will need to assemble the free pattern.  For instructions on how to assemble the sewing pattern click here.

Seam allowance is 3/8″.

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Cut 3/4″ strips of interfacing. Fuse to the WRONG side of the center fronts, beginning 1/2″ below the waistline. (It is marked in grey on the front pattern piece). This reinforces the snaps.

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Finish bottom and side edges of fronts and back with a zigzag stitch or a serger.

 Step 2 – Sew the Sides

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Press center fronts to the wrong side by 3/4″ as marked on the pattern piece with a dashed line. This will be the front placket.

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Pin and stitch skirt fronts to back at side seams, right sides together. Press seams open.

Step 3 – Make the Top

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Sandwich bias binding over the waist of the skirt. Stitch in place.

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Fold up bottom hem of the skirt 1/4″ to the wrong side. Topstitch.

Step 4 – Make the Placket

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Fold center front placket to the wrong side (it was previously pressed in step 3). Topstitch along the raw edge.

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.Apply snaps on center front.

Get the Free Sewing Pattern Below:

You can get a free copy of Adobe reader here. By downloading  you are agreeing to pattern terms of use. Click the picture of the pattern envelope to download the .pdf !

I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.

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I love this free sewing pattern for an 18 inch doll. This is such a cute skirt tutorial for my little one's American Girl Doll! Wonderful sewing project and Handmade gift ideas for girls, american girl doll clothes diy.

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