Create historically adorable doll clothes! Celebrate America's signature fashions--on a smaller scale! For the first time in one book, you'll find 20 historical outfits for your 18-inch doll, all based on popular looks from decades past. Dress your doll for a Colonial ball in an elegant gown complete with lace ruffles, ribbon trim and a hoop skirt. Or take your doll on an Edwardian picnic in her white summer dress, then help her get dressed in her pleated skirt and blouse for a day in a 1950s classroom. With detailed accessories and a section on "necessary unmentionables," you'll find everything you need to take your doll on trip through the past. Beloved author Joan Hinds delivers clear instructions and detailed illustrations making these outfits easy to sew. Using and reusing the designs is simple with a CD-ROM of printable patterns. So get ready to take a historical journey and thread your sewing machine--it's time to celebrate the best of American fashion!

"12 fun outfits made from fat quarters! Full-size patterns included"--P. [1] of cover.

More than forty frock designs for your (or your little one’s) doll collection! Classic A-lines, sleeveless summer dresses, and party frocks—learn to sew eighteen-inch doll dresses for every occasion. This huge collection of over forty miniature dress designs includes twenty-eight complete dress patterns, plus thirteen bonus looks created from mix-and-match elements. Plenty of sewing tutorials are included, along with beautiful photography of the stylish dresses. With princess seams, pretty pockets, and a variety of necklines, dressing up your doll has never been so much fun!

Stylish Outfits for Girls and Their Dolls! A girl and her doll are fast friends indeed. Add in coordinating outfits, and nothing could be cuter! You can make adorable coordinating outfits for the girl in your life and the doll in hers with the help of All Dolled Up! From flowered party dresses, summer tops and Capri pants to fleece vests and messenger bags, the projects inside All Dolled Up provide easy, fun and fashionable outfits for every season and time of day. Make 20 different outfits including dress-up clothes, casual wear, pajamas and accessories. Create the clothing using full-size patterns for all of the doll projects and many of the girl projects. Learn time-saving techniques for creating clothing for 18-inch dolls, making any outfit in 30 minutes or less. Watch the techniques in action with author Joan Hinds and Nancy Zieman on the bonus DVD. Learn even more tips and techniques from Nancy Zieman in her Notes from Nancy throughout the book. Making matching outfits for your girl and her doll is easy and fun with All Dolled Up! Video DVD player or software required to view enclosed DVD.

Among the best-selling dolls on the market today are the charming 18-inch dolls by American Girls, Faithful Friends, and others. The fun of owning these wonderful dolls is dressing them in a variety of outfits. Now home sewers can take their dolls around the world without leaving their sewing rooms. A great value, this book includes full-size tissue-paper pattern sheets for 16 authentic ethnic outfits from Norway, Ireland, Mexico, Italy, China, Japan, Germany, and more. Buying the patterns individually (if you could find them!) would cost much more and the complete instructions and helpful illustrations included assure well-fitting, and attractive results.

Make adorable outfits for an entire year of fun adventures and special occasions! • 20 fully illustrated seasonal outfits with easy-to-follow instructions. • 3 pattern sheets featuring 100 full-size patterns. • Bonus! 8 simple accessory projects for young beginners. • Tips from the author for making simple pattern alterations.