So I'd heard of Liberty Jane a while ago, but I just got around to trying out some of their patterns.
Doll clothes are fun because since the pieces are small, they go together quickly. They are not fun, though, because small pieces are fiddly. But it's good practice for me to use an actual pattern sometimes, right?
The first pattern I tried was the Ruffled Tee-Shirt dress. I used an old t-shirt of mine. Besides being a little tighter on Emily than I expected (more of a tunic than a dress), it turned out okay.
There are several rather glaring mistakes though, so just don't ask to see the back. Let's just say that attempt #2 turned out better. Also, in several places the directions say to fold under and then fold under again - which is REALLY hard to do with knit, so I just folded it once.
Love the leggings. Again, mine are quite shoddy workmanship, but for my first try they work.
My girl doesn't care about my mistakes, she just thinks Emily looks adorable. So that's good.
By the way, both girl and doll are done with their headgear! Wahoo!
Here's both of the leggings/dresses, which can mix and match:
Poor Molly has been laid up with a broken leg for a couple of weeks. My girl takes all of these things very seriously (like the headgear) and I'm pretty sure Molly will be in a cast for the full six weeks. Please don't tell her I undid her cast to get the leggings on her for a photo - I think that's cheating or something.
Here's the next pattern I tried: the UK holiday top.
A few changes I'd make next time, but I think it turned out pretty well.
Even with too-large elastic, because apparently, I don't like to look at the sizes when I buy it.
The denim skirt is handmade (years ago) from an old pair of jeans.
I think I will attempt the polo dress, and the Wrap-top dress, but the Heritage 30's dress will get passed to my mom I think. So I don't mess it up. If you have a Kit or Molly/Emily doll, you really need that pattern. SO cute.
If you sign up for their email list, you can download a couple of free patterns, just so you know!
