Sewing Tutorial: Child’s outgrown swimsuit becomes a doll’s swimsuit

Tutorial: Child’s outgrown swimsuit becomes a doll’s swimsuit

With summer’s end, many of us are donating our daughters’ swimsuits to charity. After all, they’ve seen a full summer of use and by next summer they’ll be outgrown. ??? from XOXO Grandma has a brilliant idea for putting that old swimsuit to good use. She turns it into a swimsuit for an American Girl doll! She shares a tutorial showing how she does it. She used the free Leotard Basics pattern by Lee & Pearl, but you can use any doll’s one piece swimsuit pattern for this.

Click below to go to her tutorial:

Summertime clothing for an American Girl doll – Swimsuit, by XOXO Grandma

[photo from XOXO Grandma

Looking to make more clothes for an 18 Inch American Girl style doll? Check out these sewing patterns we found on Etsy.

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

The list includes holiday themed hot pads, potholders ,aprons, and more that you can sew and decorate your kitchen all season long. Most are things you can make in an evening or less. These would also make wonderful hostess gifts for any holiday parties or gatherings you’re attending. Read on for the kitchen sewing ideas!