Sewing for Hearts for Hearts Girls Dolls: Creativity time!

How creative can you be with a simple pattern? Look what Mrs. Kathy Webster-Link made from Beach Baby Doll's simple patterns to fit the Hearts for Hearts Girls Dolls and other 13-14  inch girl dolls. I love the eyelet nightie with her creative use of eyelet material and ribbon embellishement. It looks like she lined it too by putting in an underskirt made from the bodice piece just cut a little smaller. Simple to do and so beautiful. Kathy says she enjoys making these outfits for 6 blessed little girls in her life!

 Above is a bunny print flannel gown made with the same pattern.
This time Kathy made a cute sort of leg of muffin sleeve treatment by inserting elastic in the sleeve at the short sleeve line. This makes the upper portion of the sleeve puff up a bit. Love it!  She also put some elastic at the waist.  This gown hardly looks like the same pattern as the eyelet one, but it is.

Time for Fall! Kathy's  doll looks so happy to be back in school in this denim jumper and three quarter length sleeve T . I like the way she frayed the edges of the kangaroo pocket and adapted the sleeve length for the season just adding on a couple of inches. Here's the jumper and tee pattern  she used. 

You can see more of Kathy's adorable colorful outfits on our Your Creations Page.  Grandmas make memories! Wouldn't you like to show us some of your creations with our patterns? I would love to see them.

Besides sewing and being a busy grandmother, Kathy works for a great organization called Dispensary of Hope. They help people to obtain free medication. 

 

Be Happy 25% off Doll Clothes Pattern Sale

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A great time to sew! Too hot? Be cool! Make some doll clothes! Need a little incentive? Get 25% off  total purchase of $5 or more on all the patterns in BeachBabyDoll's Etsy shop. Offer is valid only in my Etsy shop at http://www.beachbabydoll.etsy.com

Hearts for Hearts and Les Cheries EASY PEASY Shoe Pattern

I just published this Sew Very Much Fun pattern to help our dolls with some needed shoes. I made it to fit Hearts for Hearts Girls and Les Cheries.  It's easy and turns out great. Make it by hand. No machine needed.
 Look at the picture, bet you can't guess the secret ingredient! Here's the link for instant download.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/154263938/shoe-pattern-to-fit-hearts-for-hearts?ref=shop_home_active

Hearts for Hearts Girls, Les Cheries, Groovy Girls dolls Sewing Pattern

Now available: This doll clothes pattern fitting Hearts for Hearts Girls, Les Cheries dolls, Groovy Girls, Ty Girls and other 13-14 inch girl dolls. It's easy, fast and fun! Versatile for a great doll wardrobe!

New Sewing Pattern for Hearts for Hearts Girls, Les Cheries, Groovy Girls

My Les Cheries doll Capuchine got to be the cover girl for my new pattern: the V-Neck Jumper Pattern Bundle. (I was supposed to finish it by Valentine's Day, but, alas...) However, Red is my favorite color! The pattern will fit not only, Les  Cheries, but Hearts for Hearts Girls, and Groovy Girls too. There's really three patterns in one:  The Jumper, The versatile Jewel Neck T which looks nice under a variety of clothes, and the ever-so-cute leg warmers that look like socks when paired with lace up shoes. As usual, the pattern comes with full color graphic instructions. It would be easy to make the jumper into a little summer dress with some lace around the neck and ruffles on the armcyes. Maybe some lace on the leg warmers too? This pattern bundle is available at BeachBabyDoll.com 
and now at BeachBabyDoll.etsy.com   Instant downloading is available now through the Etsy Shop.

Small Business Saturday: Last minute, easy doll clothes patterns

Shop with us on Small Business Saturday. Visit BeachBabyDoll.com for easy doll clothes patterns that you can make even if you hardly sew.
Patterns to fit Best Friends Club Ink large Dolls, American Girl and similar style 18 inch dolls, 13-14 inch dolls like Hearts for Hearts Girls, Groovy Girls, and Les Cheries and My Twinn 23 inch dolls. All Value Priced.
 Surprise that little (or big) girl in your life with your own creations for pennies! Do the world a favor even and re-cycle your old clothes into stylish doll clothes with BeachBabyDoll's easy patterns and tutorials. Bond with a girl and help her to learn to sew. The e-book tutorial sewing guides will help you  and her each step of the way. All the patterns  come with complete guides are currently under $3.00 at BeachBabyDoll.com and $3.49 at the etsy store:beachbabydoll.etsy.com. Most can be made by hand as well as machine and/or serger. BeachBabyDoll.com is a very small business that delights in helping children with the pattern proceeds.  See "About me".

New for Hearts for Hearts Girls: Tee shirt pattern and complete sewing guide

Girls all over the world wear tee shirts! Did you ever think about that?  It's a fashion staple from Canada to Chile and Siberia to Australia. So of course, all your new Hearts for Hearts girls need a cute fitted tee.  I just developed a pattern especially fitted for the 14 inch  Hearts for Hearts Girls. Click here for pattern site. It's a great pattern and tutorial for beginning seamstresses or for people who don't have time to make a pattern for this smaller doll. She is much tinier than American Girl. I made the tee shirt pattern because I am going to make her a sari costume and use a cropped tee for the top.
 If you haven't "met" the Hearts for Hearts Girls yet, you will love it when you do. They are from different countries and have great life stories. They are sturdy and have great hair and accessories to their outfits. The web site  www.hearts4heartsgirls.com carries stories about real girls from the countries represented by all the dolls. Sales of the dolls help children around the world through World Vision.
The picture is my Nahji Hearts for Hearts Girl whom I named Anusia. See my previous post.

Anu's New Friends

Dolls: largest: My Twinn, Midsize: American Girl, Smallest: Hearts for Hearts

 Anu (Nahji) close up

The top image says it all.  Friends can be different sizes, colors, etc.!  The smallest one is my new Hearts for Hearts Girls doll  Nahji whose story has her born in a poor rural section of India.  She sells duck eggs to go to school. The book that comes with her is very interesting. Nahji is  just 14 inches tall. I like her little sandals and outfit.  She comes with jewelry. She doesn't want to get married at 13 like her sister. Whoa! That would be hard. She wants an education. Since this doll Nahji has moved to my house in the USA, I have renamed her Anusia after the lovely daughter of  friends with Indian heritage. Her nickname is Anu. My dolls are her new friends. I will probably make Anu some other clothes this summer. I'd like to make a sari that is age appropriate for her. She's supposed to be 10. If you have suggestions, let me know. Have you seen the other new Hearts For Hearts Girls? They represent different countries. The funniest part is that eventhough all my modern dolls including American Girl represent different countries or nationalities, they were all born in China! I'm thankful for the effort and detail that are created in these dolls by people so far away from me. So many children (of all ages) find joy in them. Do you know that reminds me we were all created by God eventhough our earthly homes are so different and far away from each other. And He loves us and created us to be all different sizes and colors. He really wants us all to be in His family with Him forever. (You can find it in God's Message to us, the Bible: John 1: 1-14. In this passage the Word is Jesus.)