PJs for American Girl

Hello, Friends!  Sorry it has been a while.  Nursing school is time consuming, but I did manage to create a few outfits over the last six months.  I'll try to catch up with some of those now...mostly American Girl outfits, since my youngest daughter received her first doll for her birthday and I had to make her some clothes.  First I had to catch up and make my oldest daughter some pajamas for Kanani, since we waited too long to order some from American Girl (my bad!!).  I used a pattern from Liberty Jane to make the top, and created my own pattern for the leggings.  Luckily I found some floral fabric that I think works with the Hawaiian theme.  The model shown for this outfit is Kanani, 2011 Girl of the Year.

Next I made a skirt from the Harajuku Station pattern, also from Liberty Jane. It has an elastic waist, a yoke with an attached ruffle skirt layered with tulle.  I thought it turned out a bit short, so next time I plan to add to the length. It does look cute with capri leggings, though!  The model wearing this outfit is a My American Girl doll.  The t-shirt and leggings were also made by me, and the sneakers were purchased at Michaels (in-store - not online).

Most recently, I made the girls denim skirts.  Brother had a pair of jeans that were too short, but otherwise fit, so we cut them off into shorts and I reused the hem pieces to make pre-hemmed skirts for the girls' dolls.  I trimmed them to an appropriate length, then made a casing, thread elastic through it, secured it and stitched the casing closed.  I regret not making a tutorial, but hopefully others can figure it out if they want to do the same.  The models for these are McKenna, Girl of the Year 2012 (left), and Natalie, a My American Girl (right) named by my oldest daughter.  The t-shirts are from American Girl Place Chicago, McKenna's shoes can be found at Michaels, and Natalie's shoes are from an American Girl outfit.