McCall 5554

Review by Jeanette Swanson

Recently, our sewing guild was making doll clothes to raffle off along with an American Girl Doll.  Our members pitched in to make clothing and once I made one outfit I was hooked.  These little outfits are so cute and quick to make that I made several outfits from McCall 5554.  This pattern is very versatile.  There are many options for creating a little wardrobe with just this one pattern.

 

 

The little backpack really caught my eye and I thought some little girl would truly enjoy that.

The pattern comes with the tissue printed a little differently and you need to pay attention to this if you plan to use it multiple times.  The pieces for each outfit are grouped together but not all are labeled on each individual pattern piece.  Take the time to go in and write the name of the pattern piece on each tissue if you can…that is if it isn’t too small to write on it.

 

 

 

 

 

I looked through my stash and found some fancy beaded scraps from a previous project and some sheers so I decided to make a fancy dress with that.  The seams are really small so if you like to work a little larger you can just add a bit to your seams.  Necklines can be finished with trim or turned under and stitched.  All sleeves are sewn in flat which makes it really easy.

The doll clothes are closed using Velcro which is much easier for little girls to dress their dolls.  I love using the Fabric Fusion iron on Velcro.

VELCRO Brand – Iron On – 5′ x 3/4″ Tape – White

I really recommend making some doll clothes for the little girl in your life.  You will enjoy making them as much as she will enjoy dressing up her doll.