Mia's New PJ's

Within hours of Mia's arrival, Allie realized that her new doll had nothing to wear but the clothes on her back. She was in dire need of two things...a swimsuit for our trip to the waterpark this weekend and a pair of PJ's. I explained to Allie that the doll was in no way going near any water but that didn't matter. She was going with us to the hotel and would need a suit even if she wasn't really going swimming. And she absolutely could not be without a pair of jammies.


My first impulse was to head straight to the computer and look on eBay for what she needed. And while I found a cute swimsuit at a decent price, I was not able to find a pair of PJ's that I felt was worth paying the $10-20. So then I thought, I've got a sewing machine, I was in 4-H, and I took Home Economics in High School...why can't I make my own AG doll clothes. So off to JoAnn Fabrics I went.


I found a pattern, an adorable cupcake print fleece fabric, and was assured by the sales lady that this was a very easy project. And the best part, my bill was only $5.20. That afternoon I sat down to read the pattern and it looked as if it was printed in a foreign language. There were words like FACING, BASTE, CASING, and GATHER. I began to panic!


So I called in an expert. Our Grandma Fay has been sewing AG doll clothes for years, outfitting all her granddaughter's dolls many times over. She was willing to come over and walk me through the process, step by step. And what a process it was. It took us 3 and a half hours to get the majority of the project done. And after she left, I had a few more finishing touches to complete. It was a difficult and "putzy" job but the look on Allie's face, when I showed her Mia's new jammies, was well worth it.