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Swimsuit PatternSewingpatternformakingcuteswimsuitsfordollslike

AmericanGirl,BFCInk,andKartioKids

DOLL ARMSx2 LEGSx2 BACKx2 FRONTx1

A.G. 5inches 5inches 2inches 3inche

BFC 4inches 4inches 1inches 2inches

KARITO 5inches 5inches 2inches 3inches

Supplies Needed:

yardofswimfabric(spandex)ora

girlsswimsuit.

30inchesoffoldoverelastic(Iwillreferto

itasFOE)5/8or

width Thread Sewingmachinewithazigzagandstretch

stitchoptions

Onceyouhavechosenyourfabric,pinthepatternandcutoutallofthepieces.

Makesurethatthefabricisfoldedfordoublethicknessandthattheprintisgoing

intherightdirection.Alsonoticethatthereisapatternpiecethatneedstobe

placedonafold.Thechartbelowshowsmeasurementsofthefoldoverelasticfor

eachtypeofdoll.TheKaritoandAGwillusethesamepatternpieces.

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SewingInstructions

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NOTE:Foldoverelastic

(FOE)isinexpensiveandcan

befoundinavarietyofcolors

Therearemanyetsyshops

thatsellitaswellasmultiple

sitesontheweb.Thetypetha

Iveusedintheillustrationis

widewhichbecomes3/8

whenfoldedinhalf.Youcan

seefromthepicturetothelef

thatithasacreasedownthe

centersoitwillfoldeasily.

Thefabricissandwiched

betweenthetwosidesofthe

elastic.Youcansewwitha

smallzigzagorastretchstitch

1.SewtheFOEalongthetopedgeofthefront.D

notstretchthe

swimsuitfabric.

2.SewtheFOEalongthetopedgesofthetwobackpieces(theside

thatslantsdowntothe

centerback).Stretch

theFOEtofitthefabric

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3.LayonearmpieceofFOEflat.Lineupthe

sideseamedgeofboth

thefrontandbackpiec

withthebottomandto

edgesofthestrip.See

firstpicturetothefarleft.

4.Sandwichingthefabricbetweenthetwosides,

foldtheelasticinhalf

andpintokeepthefrontandbackpieces

linedup.Sewallalong

theedgeoftheelastic,

fromthesideoverthe

shouldertotheother

side.

5.Repeatthisfortheotherside.

6.Thefinishedstrapsarepicturedleft.

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7.Withrightsidestogether,matchupthe

sideseam.Pin.

8.Itisrecommendedtosewthesideseamswit

astretchstitch.Onthe

machineusedintheillustration,itis#9.It

lookslikeazigzag,but

itsmorestraightthan

wide.Thiswillallow

yourseamtostretch

withyourfabric

withoutbreaking.

9.Sewbothsideseamswithaseamallowance.

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10.Sewthelegpiecesof

FOEtotheleg

openings.Stretchthe

elasticslightlytofitthe

fabric.Theelastic

measurementisaboutlongerthan

necessarysothatyou

canstretchitwhile

sewingtotheedge.

Trimoftheexcess.

11.Repeatwiththeother

legopening.

12.Withrightsides

together,matchupthecenterbackseam.Pin

andsewwithastretch

stitch.Besuretosewa

roundedcurve,nota

pointwherethepiececurvesin.

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FinishedSwimsuit

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13.Withtheswimsuit

stillinsideout,layit

flatandmatchupthe

centercrotchseam.

Sewwithastretchstitchandreinforce

withazigzagtofinishtheseam.

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