Nautical Pleats 18" Doll Clothes Pattern

Travel back in time with this darling 1920s style Nautical Dress, by Keepers Dolly Duds. The dress features a loose fitting dropped waist bodice, knee length box pleated skirt, and elbow length sleeves. An underbodice with a close fitting stand up collar adds a bit of dimension and matching bias trim along the edges of the sailor collar and bodice front outline the asymmetrical faux front closure. The dress opens all the way in back for easy dressing and is fastened with five working buttons; hook and loop tape or snaps can be used, if preferred. For added interest, the skirting and sleeves are hemmed with decorative stitching, the sleeves are embellished with dainty fabric bows, and two decorative buttons secure the faux front closure. A smart looking tie at the base of the collar finishes the outfit like an exclamation point. This PDF sewing pattern is designed to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®. Suggested Fabrics: Dress in medium weight cotton, cotton blends, cotton shirting, muslin, seersucker, or silk. Not suitable for knits. Contrast in light weight cotton, cotton blends, cotton shirting, muslin, seersucker, or silk. Not suitable for knits.   Supplies Needed: Fabric Dress ~ 1/2 yard 45” wide fabric Contrast ~ 1/4 - 1/3 yard 45” wide fabric (1/3 yard if cutting bias tape from contrast fabric) Notions Thread 8” x 8” piece of lightweight fusible interfacing Five 3/8” buttons (snaps or hook and loop tape can be used instead of working buttonholes) Two 1/4” decorative buttons for the bodice front Optional, 3/4 yard 3/8” wide ribbon to be used in place of the bias trim along the front and collars Tools Sewing machine Scissors Pins Hand sewing needle Iron and pressing tools Ruler Tube turner for turning the dress ties (a straw and bobby pin can be used instead)   Skill Level: Intermediate   What You Get: One 21 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The 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®.