Tuesday, April 1, 2014

18-inch Doll Elastic-Waist Skirt

18-inch doll elastic-waist skirts by nest full of eggs
 I sewed up several lazy days skirts for an 18-inch doll. Would you like to sew some, too? It is a really quick and easy project.
18-inch doll elastic-waist skirt by nest full of eggs
Dots & Dashes Multi Poplin fabric from the Lisette collection matches her Pattern 8 dress

18-inch doll elastic-waist skirts by nest full of eggs
What you need:
  • 22 inches by 7 inches of fabric
  • 10.5 inches of 3/8 inch wide elastic
  • 22 inches of 3/8 inch wide ribbon
Fold and press the skirt's top edge twice to the wrong side, first .5 inch and then .5 inch otherwise follow the remaining instructions for the Oliver+S lazy days skirt (free tutorial). I sewed a French seam for the side seam. Also I placed the ribbon at 3/8 inch above the skirt's raw edge.
18-inch doll elastic-waist skirts by nest full of eggs

18-inch doll elastic-waist skirt by nest full of egss
For a fuller and longer skirt:
  • 30 inches by 9 inches of fabric
  • 10.5 inches of 3/8 inch wide elastic
  • 30 inches 3/8 inch wide ribbon
Fold and press the skirt's top edge twice to the wrong side, first .5 inch and then .5 inch otherwise follow the remaining instructions for the Oliver+S lazy days skirt (free tutorial). I sewed a French seam for the side seam. Also I placed the ribbon at 3/8 inch above the skirt's raw edge.

PS If you liked this, you might also be interested in my other posts about 18-inch doll clothing/accessories: