The Birth of a Doll Pattern

When my little girl was about 2-1/2, we decided she needed a sibling.  Her brother was born that November.  Santa Claus brought her a Bitty Baby that year in hopes it would help make the transition to Big Sister a little easier.  Well, for whatever reason, Bitty (my daughter came up with a REALLY clever name) never really accumulated a large wardrobe—the only thing her “Grandma” ever made her was a lavender leotard and dance skirt that matched her mommy’s.  Fast forward a couple of years and an 18” doll joined our family.  The new doll took all of my daughter’s time and attention and she was constantly begging for new doll clothes for her.  Bitty was all but forgotten, except when baby nieces or cousins came to play.  Then a few weeks ago, my daughter asked me why I had never made Bitty any clothes.  Being pretty sure that “Gee, you had a baby brother and I didn’t have any free time” sounded kind of lame, I decided to remedy that situation, and thus Dolly’s Darling Dungarees were born.  I hope your little girl loves them as much as mine does. (the link to download this free pattern at the end of the post)     

Watch our blog as we will be showing you some other cute modifications for Dolly's Darling Dungarees! (get your matching infant Darling Dungarees here)  

Thanks for dropping by ~ April

Dolly's Darling Dungarees

 Dolly's Darling Dungarees

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Hello!

Hello to the world. We are here. I feel like this is such a grand announcement that we are making. My hopes are that if you are reading this you are as excited about our fall line as we are. If you feel you need a sneak preview of what is tentatively coming your way check out our website. Just keep in mind this is like building a house and we have dust and scraps everywhere but our finished products are sure to be on your fall must have list.

Just a simple introduction to us. My name is Elise and I live in a quaint and sleepy little town in northern Utah. The other names I consistently go by is Mom, Mommy, and Mama, the people calling me those names are two adorably little and sweet girls Amelia (3) and Ella (1). I have been married to a great man, Josh, for over 5 years and together we make each crazy but mostly crazy fun. I have been sewing since I was 10 years old, my first sewing project that I can clearly remember was a pair of knit pajamas. I really really messed them up and my step-mom (or my other mother as she really is) handed me a seam ripper and sent me to unpick them. Halfway through this process I was in tears and vowed I hated sewing. My Mom came in and told me that is stinks to unpick but you really don't want to be wearing something that isn't done right, I actually think she finished unpicking it for me too. After that disastrous experience I still stuck with sewing, and my seam ripper, and have been refining my skills ever since (with lots more guidance from my mom).

The other half of this adventure is April, aka Mom. April lives in southeast Idaho about an hour and a half away from me. It doesn't seem like a long distance but when we both have to pack kids around it might as well be 8 hours away. Anyways back on topic. April gave birth to 5 kids and raised 7 (I'm one of those extra 2). She is married to a southern gentlemen and loves sewing. She has been sewing for 30 plus years, her first sewing experience was learned in home-ec class at school. She has since refined her skills and sews daily. April is currently coveting a Husqvarna Viking Ruby sewing machine, if she gets it I will be coveting it too!!

Because of our great relationship and mutual passion for sewing and designing for our kids we have decided to bring our creations to life in the form of PDF. We are striving to offer patterns that suit everyday needs with an in depth tutorial to help all levels of seamstress master the perfect looks.