Doll Boutique Style Pants

You can make doll boutique style pants. Such a cute 18 inch doll pants pattern and tutorial, I love the easy to follow video and the free sewing pattern it has. Great DIY idea.You can make beautiful pants that look like they came from an exclusive boutique.   Easy to make pant for dolly, and comes in child sizes so little one can match!

You will need:

The free Fleece Fun .pdf Pattern
1/3 yard fleece
9 inches elastic
thread
sewing machine

Sewing Essentials (scissors, pins, etc.)

Download the free pattern here, tutorial 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 !

Video Tutorial Here, Written Tutorial Below:

Doll Boutique Style Pants Tutorial

1 – Cut out pattern

Print up the pattern (you can get assembly instructions here) Cut two of the pant and two of the ruffle.

2 – Begin with the bottom ruffle

 
There is no need tp finish the edge if you are using fleece or Jersey knit.
On one  side of the ruffle piece baste along the top.Gather the piece and pin to the bottom of of main (bottom portion) pant pattern. Repeat for other pant leg.

3 – Begin to sew

 
With right sides together and using a .25 inch seam allowance sew ruffle and main part of pant together.  Unfold.  Then folding entire pant leg in half, sew from the point before the pant curves in.  Sew each pant leg using a .25 inch seam allowance.

4 – Sew pant legs together

 
Turn on pant leg right side out and stuff down into inside out pant leg.  Line up seams and pin together.  Sew using a .25 inch seam allowance. Sew additional reinforcement in crotch area if desired.
Confused?  See video above.
 

5- Finishing touches

 

Turn the waistband down .5 inches. Pin.  Using a medium zigzag sew along edge of waist starting at a seam and stopping 2 inches short of completing the seam.

Using a safety pin pinned on one end of the elastic – thread the elastic through the waistband (taking care to keep the other end exposed).  Sew elastic Ends together.  Sew opening closed.  Trim thread and Voila!

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2 Comments

  1. I’ve made tons of these in cotton but never thought to make them in fleece. Thanks so much for sharing these. Love this blog!

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