Church Tea Dress 18 inch Doll Clothes Pattern

A sweet little dress ensemble that is just the thing for a - Church Tea. The simple sleeveless dress has a fully lined bodice and a lightly gathered skirt with two small pleat details in the front. The dress opens all the way in the back and fastens with five small buttons for easy dressing. The unlined double-breasted jacket fastens in front with four small snaps that are embellished with four decorative buttons. A scalloped hem on the bottom edge of the jacket and sleeves adds a bit of feminine appeal while the bias bound collar is the perfect place to add an exciting dash of color. This PDF sewing pattern by Keepers Dolly Duds. is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®. Suggested Fabrics: Dress and Jacket in lightweight cotton, cotton blends, cotton shirting, gingham, wool shirting, silk, or linen. Not suitable for knits. Collar in lightweight cotton, cotton blends, batiste, voile, or silk. Not suitable for knits.   Supplies Needed: Fabric: Dress and Jacket ~ 1/2 yard 45” wide fabric Collar ~ 8” x 16” piece of fabric Notions: Thread Five 3/8” buttons for the dress (snaps or hook and loop tape can be used if preferred) Four 3/8” decorative buttons for the jacket Four small snaps for the jacket 24” double-fold bias tape OR make your own with a 11/8” x 24” bias strip 18” square of lightweight fusible interfacing Tools: Sewing machine Scissors Pins Hand sewing needle Iron and pressing tools Ruler   Skill Level: Intermediate   What You Get: One 19 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! This PDF sewing pattern provides full color step-by-step instructions and full-size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available. Download, Print, Sew! *Creating a customer account will ensure that you have the ability to access your purchased (and free) files at any time. For detailed information and answers to the most common questions, be sure to read the Terms of Use and FAQ's related to the doll clothes patterns sold at Pixie Faire. Pixie Faire and the designers featured are not affiliated with American Girl®.