Dolly Sewing Crush: peu connu Project #4

Hey there, it’s wonderful to see you again!

Thanks for joining us for the 4th and final project of the peu connu Dolly Sewing Crush.

A cute little dress is awaiting you.

I’ll race you there!

This Month’s Sewing Motto:
Never Stop Improving

Dolly Sewing Crush: peu connu Project #4

To finish off the peu connu Sewing Crush, we made a sweet little One Piece Dress for Ruruko.

This pattern is found in a different book, it’s called Doll’s Closet and it’s the 1st in the series of books.

The One Piece dress can be found on page 34.

In 59 steps your girl will have a Dress to shine in.

The One Piece Dress pattern fits dolls sized:

• 20 cm
• 22 cm
• 27 cm

The directions for the One Piece Dress are written in Japanese and include images so you can visually see the step by step instructions.

Your Layout For Sewing Success

Here is your blueprint for making the One Piece Dress:

The Bodice

• Attach lace to bodice
• Sew front & back shoulder seams

The Peter Pan Collar

• With fabric & lining together, sew the outline of the collar
  • Trim excess fabric
  • Clip, turn right side out & iron

The Bodice

• Place Peter Pan collars along the neckline
  • Hand baste in place
• Place lining on top of bodice right sides together & sew neckline & armholes
• Turn bodice right side out
  • Iron flat
• Right sides together sew side seams of front & back bodice
• Right sides together sew side seams of front & back lining bodice
• Sew side seams of the bodice & lining together

The Skirt

• Fold hem of skirt
  • Top stitch 
• Sew 2 lines to make a gather

The Dress

• Attach bodice to skirt
  • Top stitch close to seam
• Fold left & right sides of back
• Attach hook & loop to back
• Sew back close

Yippee, the One Piece Dress is complete!

Final Thoughts:

Awww, Ruruko looks so precious in her dress!

I always wanted to make a dress with a peter pan collar and this dress confirms my love for the style.

Dolly Insider Skill Level Rating:

Intermediate Friendly

This project was easy, but there were a few tricky areas.

We had trouble turning the bodice right side out.

I think our choice of fabric had something to do with that though.

Instead of using quilting cotton for both the lining and bodice, next time we’ll use something light like cotton lawn.

This is a great pattern for those ready to tackle a project with many techniques like adding lace, gathers, collars, and lining.

The one piece dress has it all.

Skills In Progress (SIP)

A skill I want to improve on is attaching a collar.

A portion of the collar didn’t get caught in the seam.

I have to pay special attention next time.

And That’s A Wrap!

We want to send our thanks again to Georgia for recommending this talented designer.

And we also want to thank you for following along as we featured peu connu.

During the peu connu Sewing Crush, we’ve seen various outfits like:

• a carefree Jumper
• a casual French Sleeve T-shirt
• a stylish Capeline Hat and
• a darling One Piece Dress

If you have any questions or want to see a particular pattern please leave a comment below!

Keep Exploring

• Doll’s Closet
• Dolly Sewing Crush: peu connu Project #1
• Dolly Sewing Crush: peu connu Project #2
• Dolly Sewing Crush: peu connu Project #3
• Explore all Dolly Sewing Crush projects

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