One of my favorite things to do at the dollar store is to look at items as raw materials to be used for making completely different items. Being the sewist I am, I look at items for their fabric potential.
For ages I have been tempted to take that step into the one aisle everyone seems to be afraid of: The Underwear Aisle! A few weeks ago my mom and I dared enter that very aisle (safety in numbers!), and came up with a most wonderful project — Dollar Doll Clothes! My mom drafted some super cute patterns and posted them on her blog along with all the instructions and details you’ll need to make clothes for your 18″ doll. [get patterns and instructions]
Project Estimate:
- women’s undies, $1
- matching thread, on hand
- scraps of lace or trim, on hand
- velcro, on hand
Total: $1
Caroline Sanchez (Care) has been sewing since her mom taught her the basics at around six years old. She has always been driven to CREATE, even from a very young age. She is mommy to two little boys and one baby girl, and almost every spare moment she has is spent in her sewing room or working on her blog, Obsessively Stitching.
2 Comments
Shay
I love these! I need to get my daughter an American Girl if I can successfully make these. I’m a beginner at sewing.
I just found your blog the other day and absolutely love it!!
Kathy
I’ve thought for years about using worn out undies for the fabric they contain to make dolly clothes. Some of the material is cute and the patterns are fun and appropriately sized. I’ll have to check out the patterns now that I have a granddaughter. Maybe if I start now, I’ll have plenty of dolly clothes when she gets big enough to play with dolls.
Thanks for the inspiration!