1. An open neck blouse with a convertible collar
2. An everyday shirt with a business collar
3. An easy T with dolman sleeves
An open neck blouse with a convertible collar
A blouse with a convertible collar can be warn with the neck open or buttoned up for two completely different looks. It works for summer or winter with short, long or no sleeves.
You can swap in most gathered sleeves for different looks.
Enlarge the pattern by 2 to 5% and you get pyjama tops and jackets.
An everyday shirt with a business collar
A business style shirt is perfect for boys. It looks great on girls for a cowboy look or as an over shirt for a tank top. You can swap sleeves around to make it more girly with gathered sleeve heads.
Enlarge the pattern by 5% or so to use thicker fabrics like denim or pinwheel corduroy more of a jacket look.
An easy T with dolman sleeves
Want a knit top without too much fiddling. The dolman T is made from just a front and two backs. You can add bands or just do hems. It looks great by itself and it also fits well under jackets and cardigans.
You can check out my post on tips for sewing knits HERE.
You can buy patterns for these garments
Something that got me thinking
I just wanted to add in something that got me thinking. I read a review for one of my coat patterns that said they thought it was very expensive. This pattern was $7 AUD. Most of my patterns are $5 or $6 and some are very low at $2 or $3. This would make a $7 pattern expensive in my store. I had a look around and any kind of coat pattern from another shop is at least $9 and some are $11. Sure my pattern doesn't have tricky panels and seams but it fits great, looks good and has excellent instructions.
It just goes to show that when you start a shop you set the expectations when you set your prices.
Some doll dress designers have all their patterns at around $15 and their sales are great.
I have been getting my jewellery shop ready to go and I am seeing the same sort of thing in the jewellery shops. Some have low prices and some have high prices and they all make good sales.
I will be not feeling any anxiety about setting my jewellery prices at the level I think I deserve.
I do have a particular audience in mind when I design and price my doll clothes patterns and for the end of 2022 and going forward I will be pricing any new patterns at $4AUD. I made this decision because I love making relatively easy to sew designs and after years of experience I can create the design and the instructions faster and more easily.
Everyone likes free things!
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Happy Doll Dressmaking,
Val
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