The path to perfection

One of the things I love about making the doll designs is the process of trial and error and fine tuning the pattern until I think it fits perfectly. Sometimes it is a 1/4" here and a 1/4 " there and sometimes you just start again.

I cut out the first pair then decided I wanted to use wider elastic and the crotch length got too short.
The second pair fit well enough but I made them too long in the leg and the waist needed some adjusting.
The third pair I made with a flat front but they made funny folds in the front and needed the centre front seam taken in.
The final pair I made in poly cotton and they fit perfectly.

The next pattern I am publishing is the versatile vest, another pattern in the American Girl Doll Snugfit range. One of the items is a summer crop top and I just had to have shorts to photograph it with.
I know you can get free pull on pants patterns on the Internet but they really are just 'make do'. I have quite a few patterns in the queue to be written up but I may just have to pop up the shorts pattern after the vest. It will include classic fitted pull-ons gathered all the way round, the cute flat front pull-ons that I have just designed and probably a few other features like long pants and a skort and a sew on front waistband with a pleated front. They all use the same basic pattern shapes. This pattern will lend itself nicely to some pocket add-ons.
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I have created this blog for doll designs separate from my patchwork blog so it will be all about Doll Designs and my paid and free patterns. I will include some inspiration pages for existing patterns and the occasional extra instructions or photos as well as some advertising for Craftsy. I just love the pattern shop but they also have lots of other crafty things for sale. I hope that you will think to visit Craftsy through my affiliate link if you ever want to by an online class or notions, fabrics and yarns. The price of your items will not be affected but I earn a commision on sales. Every bit I earn means I can buy classier fabrics for new garments and make more examples and this helps make my product better for you.
Cheers,
Val

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