Doll News Winter 2018 - 113

for a 13 to 14-inch Doll
The greatest difficulty is making the
designs small enough to fit on the doll. To
plan the pieced strips I cut construction
paper strips the size needed without seam
allowances and taped them together to
make the design. This helped me decide the
size of the design and how it would look on
the doll. I found that strips and blocks for
pieced designs should be at least ⅜" wide so
seam allowances would not be caught under
a second seam making the strip very heavy.
Once the design was planned, I added ¼"
seam allowances and any offset required.
[Fig. 3-5] If you use my designs you can
omit the construction paper planning.
The full skirt can be as much as 25-inches
around. The skirt will be too heavy to fall
gracefully if it is much fuller. The total skirt
made up is about 8-inches long. Bands
that form the skirt can be different widths
from vary narrow to much wider. Make
the bottom band one inch longer than the
length of the skirt planned to turn up on the
inside for a hem.
According to the article in DOLL NEWS,
traditional Seminole skirts had a ruffle,
depending on the era, somewhere between
the knee and the hip. The doll skirts have
ruffles 4 to 4-¾-inches from the bottom
of the skirt. Make the ruffle from a strip
of fabric 1 ½ to 2 times the fullness of the
skirt and 1 ⅛-inches long. Narrow hem the
bottom edge. Run two rows of gathering
stitches through the top ¼-inch seam
allowance.
In order to make the skirt less bulky at
the top where it fits into the doll's waistline,
the fullness of the skirt is reduced by
gathering the band below the ruffle and the
ruffle to fit a band above the ruffle that is
four to six-inches less full than the bands
below it. Reduce the fullness of the skirt
again 1 or 2-inches below the waistline by
gathering the lower band into a shorter
upper band. [Fig. 6]

Fig. 3. The pieced bands are planned using construction paper, then
executed in fabric with the addition of ¼-inch seam allowances.
Top shows the band inspired by the picture in the Doll NEwS article.
It is planned with three ½" strips sewn together then cut into ½-inch
blocks which are put together at a 45-degree angle.
In the center is the actual fabric strips cut with ¼-inch seam allowances and
½-inch offsets at the top and bottom to allow for the 45-degree angle.
At the bottom is the paper planning strip for the checkerboard band
near the top of the skirt in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4. The planning for the pieced bands on the skirt in Fig. 2 is more
complicated.
The top strip that forms the top pieced band on the skirt is of my own
design. The top and bottom strips are ¾-inches wide with two center
⅜-inch stripes all sewn together to form one strip. From left to right, the
construction paper planning strip is taped together. Next it is cut apart
and the blocks are taped together with a ½-inch offset. Below the strip
is the final plan with a ¾-inch offset. See how the ⅜-inch offset changes
the look. To the right of the planning strip is the actual fabric strip with
¼-inch seam allowances cut apart and put together at a 45-degree
angle ready to be set between other bands to form the skirt.
DOLL neWS * ufDc.Org

113


http://www.ufDc.Org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Doll News Winter 2018

No label
Doll News Winter 2018 - No label
Doll News Winter 2018 - Cover2
Doll News Winter 2018 - 1
Doll News Winter 2018 - 2
Doll News Winter 2018 - 3
Doll News Winter 2018 - 4
Doll News Winter 2018 - 5
Doll News Winter 2018 - 6
Doll News Winter 2018 - 7
Doll News Winter 2018 - 8
Doll News Winter 2018 - 9
Doll News Winter 2018 - 10
Doll News Winter 2018 - 11
Doll News Winter 2018 - 12
Doll News Winter 2018 - 13
Doll News Winter 2018 - 14
Doll News Winter 2018 - 15
Doll News Winter 2018 - 16
Doll News Winter 2018 - 17
Doll News Winter 2018 - 18
Doll News Winter 2018 - 19
Doll News Winter 2018 - 20
Doll News Winter 2018 - 21
Doll News Winter 2018 - 22
Doll News Winter 2018 - 23
Doll News Winter 2018 - 24
Doll News Winter 2018 - 25
Doll News Winter 2018 - 26
Doll News Winter 2018 - 27
Doll News Winter 2018 - 28
Doll News Winter 2018 - 29
Doll News Winter 2018 - 30
Doll News Winter 2018 - 31
Doll News Winter 2018 - 32
Doll News Winter 2018 - 33
Doll News Winter 2018 - 34
Doll News Winter 2018 - 35
Doll News Winter 2018 - 36
Doll News Winter 2018 - 37
Doll News Winter 2018 - 38
Doll News Winter 2018 - 39
Doll News Winter 2018 - 40
Doll News Winter 2018 - 41
Doll News Winter 2018 - 42
Doll News Winter 2018 - 43
Doll News Winter 2018 - 44
Doll News Winter 2018 - 45
Doll News Winter 2018 - 46
Doll News Winter 2018 - 47
Doll News Winter 2018 - 48
Doll News Winter 2018 - 49
Doll News Winter 2018 - 50
Doll News Winter 2018 - 51
Doll News Winter 2018 - 52
Doll News Winter 2018 - 53
Doll News Winter 2018 - 54
Doll News Winter 2018 - 55
Doll News Winter 2018 - 56
Doll News Winter 2018 - 57
Doll News Winter 2018 - 58
Doll News Winter 2018 - 59
Doll News Winter 2018 - 60
Doll News Winter 2018 - 61
Doll News Winter 2018 - 62
Doll News Winter 2018 - 63
Doll News Winter 2018 - 64
Doll News Winter 2018 - 65
Doll News Winter 2018 - 66
Doll News Winter 2018 - 67
Doll News Winter 2018 - 68
Doll News Winter 2018 - 69
Doll News Winter 2018 - 70
Doll News Winter 2018 - 71
Doll News Winter 2018 - 72
Doll News Winter 2018 - 73
Doll News Winter 2018 - 74
Doll News Winter 2018 - 75
Doll News Winter 2018 - 76
Doll News Winter 2018 - 77
Doll News Winter 2018 - 78
Doll News Winter 2018 - 79
Doll News Winter 2018 - 80
Doll News Winter 2018 - 81
Doll News Winter 2018 - 82
Doll News Winter 2018 - 83
Doll News Winter 2018 - 84
Doll News Winter 2018 - 85
Doll News Winter 2018 - 86
Doll News Winter 2018 - 87
Doll News Winter 2018 - 88
Doll News Winter 2018 - 89
Doll News Winter 2018 - 90
Doll News Winter 2018 - 91
Doll News Winter 2018 - 92
Doll News Winter 2018 - 93
Doll News Winter 2018 - 94
Doll News Winter 2018 - 95
Doll News Winter 2018 - 96
Doll News Winter 2018 - 97
Doll News Winter 2018 - 98
Doll News Winter 2018 - 99
Doll News Winter 2018 - 100
Doll News Winter 2018 - 101
Doll News Winter 2018 - 102
Doll News Winter 2018 - 103
Doll News Winter 2018 - 104
Doll News Winter 2018 - 105
Doll News Winter 2018 - 106
Doll News Winter 2018 - 107
Doll News Winter 2018 - 108
Doll News Winter 2018 - 109
Doll News Winter 2018 - 110
Doll News Winter 2018 - 111
Doll News Winter 2018 - 112
Doll News Winter 2018 - 113
Doll News Winter 2018 - 114
Doll News Winter 2018 - 115
Doll News Winter 2018 - 116
Doll News Winter 2018 - 117
Doll News Winter 2018 - 118
Doll News Winter 2018 - 119
Doll News Winter 2018 - 120
Doll News Winter 2018 - 121
Doll News Winter 2018 - 122
Doll News Winter 2018 - 123
Doll News Winter 2018 - 124
Doll News Winter 2018 - 125
Doll News Winter 2018 - 126
Doll News Winter 2018 - 127
Doll News Winter 2018 - 128
Doll News Winter 2018 - 129
Doll News Winter 2018 - 130
Doll News Winter 2018 - 131
Doll News Winter 2018 - 132
Doll News Winter 2018 - 133
Doll News Winter 2018 - 134
Doll News Winter 2018 - 135
Doll News Winter 2018 - 136
Doll News Winter 2018 - 137
Doll News Winter 2018 - 138
Doll News Winter 2018 - 139
Doll News Winter 2018 - 140
Doll News Winter 2018 - 141
Doll News Winter 2018 - 142
Doll News Winter 2018 - 143
Doll News Winter 2018 - 144
Doll News Winter 2018 - 145
Doll News Winter 2018 - 146
Doll News Winter 2018 - 147
Doll News Winter 2018 - 148
Doll News Winter 2018 - 149
Doll News Winter 2018 - 150
Doll News Winter 2018 - 151
Doll News Winter 2018 - 152
Doll News Winter 2018 - 153
Doll News Winter 2018 - 154
Doll News Winter 2018 - 155
Doll News Winter 2018 - 156
Doll News Winter 2018 - 157
Doll News Winter 2018 - 158
Doll News Winter 2018 - 159
Doll News Winter 2018 - 160
Doll News Winter 2018 - 161
Doll News Winter 2018 - 162
Doll News Winter 2018 - 163
Doll News Winter 2018 - 164
Doll News Winter 2018 - 165
Doll News Winter 2018 - 166
Doll News Winter 2018 - 167
Doll News Winter 2018 - 168
Doll News Winter 2018 - 169
Doll News Winter 2018 - 170
Doll News Winter 2018 - 171
Doll News Winter 2018 - 172
Doll News Winter 2018 - 173
Doll News Winter 2018 - 174
Doll News Winter 2018 - 175
Doll News Winter 2018 - 176
Doll News Winter 2018 - Cover3
Doll News Winter 2018 - Cover4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/70-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/69-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-04
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-03
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-02
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/68-01
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/67-1
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/66-1
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-4
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-3
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-2
http://www.brightcopy.net/allen/doln/65-1
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-4
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-3
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-2
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/64-1
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/63-4
https://www.nxtbook.com/allen/doln/63-3
https://www.nxtbookmedia.com