Make Doll Clothes - Getting Ideas

These fleecy scraps were saved from an old raincoat lining. They were going to become cleaning rags, until we decided to make a doll outfit from them.

Drape the doll in the fabric and consider what you can make. My first thought was a floor-length wooly coat and a matching hat. There wasn't enough fleece to make the back of the coat though or sleeves.

Another idea was to make old-west chaps for the doll. It was easy to find a photo on the internet showing what the chaps would look like. We didn't have a cowboy hat though to complete the look.

Woolly Chaps by CowgirlCafeOnline

The next idea was to make a fleecy vest. This would require a minimum of sewing and the fleece wouldn't require hemming. Keep in mind the skill level of the child making the doll clothing.

Play around with some ideas for finishing the project. Here we try some brass buttons that had been saved. The look is sort of a Dr. Zhivago or cossack style.

Cut the pieces needed from the fabric after measuring them against the doll for size.

The final outfit ended up being for evening wear. The skirt is simply a scarf folded in half.
Here are the directions for making this no-sew doll skirt.