Oh please do come take a peek, I am sew excited!

I made a dress!...a SMALL one!
*Oh poo, I just noticed after posting this picture that I did not have one of the sleeves folded out all the way. I promise you, both sleeves are even LOL*

While I have done some smaller dolls on and off in the past this is the first time I have seriously sat down and decided to shrink some of my patterns to make a couple smaller lines. Most of my current dolls are fairly large so in the past I have always been able to use store bought baby clothes patterns for them when wanting to make their clothes or I just simply bought store made baby clothes.

Needless to say, after being encourage by a friend to try some smaller dolls, hmmm wonder who that could be, this put me in a challenging spot as I needed to make clothes to fit my smaller dolls as well.

Well, after weeks of trial and error (I am a doll maker not a seamstress lol) I did finally manage to come up with one dress pattern but I cannot show you that right now, no no, because that little dress is on a little darling that will be on her way home to a very special new momma this Friday. I will not post her pictures until I know she has made it to her new home.

Okay so to get on with my point, Madame Samm is the wonderful and encouraging friend behind this new venture for me. She is also the wonderful doll maker who sent me the tutorial to make the dress I am showing today. I cannot believe how fast I was able to make this dress and I am telling you, I am a serious slow poke sewer! Her tutorial consisted of over FORTY photos and there was just no going wrong with it! I am thrilled with the results and as always I cannot thank Madame Samm enough! Please take a nice long look at her blog, it's posted on the side here. You will fall in love with her dolls and on top of that she shares how to make other things too!

Is this dress going to be perfect for a gothic Alice in Wonderland rag doll or what???? Once I make a little apron for it oh yes yes yes I do believe it will be! *big smiles* I am so tickled!

Ahh and I just had to show off the adorable little wardrobe that I found at the thrift store. I plan on painting white polka dots (of course) on the two doors...isn't it sweet?!