2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #11

Wow, Internet~Land! Can you believe I’m posting this gift on the ACTUAL day it’s due??? Crazy, right? Well, it’s probably obvious by this point that I really like my newest fella from MiroDoll, because yes, this is another pattern for him. I made the pleated dress pants a little while back, but I also wanted a pattern to make him some white skinny jeans. Thus, the pattern for today. Though this is designed for the newer MiroDoll 66cm male body, I have a feeling it will work for similar slim fellas of other brands. Hopefully it will prove useful in your sewing endeavors. Enjoy & Happy Christmas!

Miro66 – Skinny Jeans

Skinny Jeans for MiroDoll 66cm

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #9 & #10

Greetings, Internet~Land. Sorry for the confusion on the Blog title last time. I’ve corrected it to read “Gift #8.” NOW we’re at #9 … and #10! Whew! Making these gifts is such a fun whirlwind for me. I’ve been working on these during my break times at work, so that helps a bit. Once we get home from work, I’m usually pretty bushed ~ not really in a good head space to be creative ~ just ready for sleep. Since I’m used to getting up early, however, I was up at 3:00am this morning and just decided to stay up and get these finished. Today’s gifts are another outfit for the Ella jointed BJD Paper Doll and a new Cloak Style Coat Pattern for a 1/3 scale SD size Female BJD. Since this is a very loose fitting coat, it should work for any size or body shape of doll of that scale. It’s getting so close to Christmas, I wanted to include as many gals as I could in this pattern design. I’ll post a picture & the PDF link of the paper doll first, and then the pattern will be below it. The Ella Flex paper doll PDF file has been updated to include the new page. Wow ~ only two more to go! I can’t believe it’s already this close to Christmas Day! Until next time ~ Happy Sewing/Coloring and Happy Holidays!

Ella Flex

Ella Flex 4

BJD SD Cloak Style Coat

BJD SD Cloak-Coat

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #8

Hello, hello, and Happy Christmas, Internet~Land! Tonight I wanted to post the jolly fella who takes good care of Rudolf. He’s ready to color, cut, assemble, and decorate you favorite spot for the holidays. The arms and legs can be attached with brads for actual movement and posability … if that’s even a word …. Anyway, I  hope you are having a wonderful festive season. Enjoy, and I’ll be back soon!

Happy Santa 2019

Happy Santa Set

Let’s Do Some Sewing!

Howdy, Internet~Land! In the midst of getting the rest of the Christmas Gifts ready, I wanted to finish up a video tutorial for sewing the BJD SD size Female Suit Jacket. I was able to get it all edited and posted for anyone who has the pattern and has been patiently waiting! If you don’t have it yet, it’s available on the Ready To Print page. Enjoy!

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #6 & #7

Happy Holiday Greetings, Internet~Land! Today you get two-for-one! I needed to catch up on #6, but I’ll be busy on the 14th, so needed to get #7 posted early. It’s ok, though, because these two patterns can kinda go together. They are Basic Set patterns for the Tonner Antoinette and Tyler body styles. As I was going through my patterns, I discovered I had never made basic sets for these gals! Since I’m sure many of you have these models, I thought these sets may be beneficial for you. Remember ~ the Basic Sets are drafted directly from the body of the chosen doll and are intended to be a tool as you create your own unique looks. Any special modifications such as an open fly, a pointed or rounded collar, cuffed sleeves, etc. will be up to you to add as the designer. If you were to actually sew these pieces, you would just end up with a tight bodysuit! Wishing you all a wonderful weekend of happy sewing!

Antoinette Basic Set                          Tyler Basic Set

Antoinette Basic Set

Tyler Basic Set

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #5

Good evening, Internet~Land! I hope all is well with you! Tonight’s gift is the third piece to complete Jin’s look. First was the pleated pants, followed by the pleated shirt. Now it is time for the mock turtleneck shirt that goes underneath. This pattern includes two sleeve lengths as well as an instruction for an alternate collar style. The alternate style, using just a rectangle and stretching it “T-shirt” style is my method of choice, but the normal two piece collar pattern works, too. This pattern provides several look choices with minimal effort. The other pattern images are already on the Free Stuff page, and the PDFs are on the Ready To Print page. Be sure to get copies of all three to complete your set!

MiroDoll-66cm Jin Mock Turtleneck

MiroDoll-66cmMale-MockTurtleneck

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #4

Hey, hey, Internet~Land! I’m on a roll! I’ve had this idea for quite some time now. I wanted to try making a REAL BJD Paper Doll ~ you know ~ one that can really move. Well, here she is! This doll is a continued development of another one of my dolls called El. That doll was designed as a BJD type style, but her format was just like any other paper doll. Ella, however, has 16 points of moving articulation. I have one outfit ready for her, and more will be coming. I thought it might be fun for you to see her being put together, too, so I recorded a short video of her process. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Ella Flex

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #3

Hello, hello, Internet~Land! Here’s Gift #3 ~ a cute little Rudolf to help decorate for the season. This is a fun craft for those of you who may have younger ones who will be enjoying the holidays with you! Just color the pieces, cut them out, glue them together, and then hang up for extra Christmas cheer! You can even print out several to give Rudolf more friends for those wonderful reindeer games. Enjoy!

Rudolf

Rudolf Set

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #2

Hi, everybody in Internet~Land! I’m so excited about this gift! As I mentioned in the last post, I was intrigued about the look that Jin (of BTS) was wearing in one of their videos. That inspired me to try to make the pleated pants he was wearing for my new 66cm MiroDoll male body. Well, once the pants were done, I just knew I needed to make the pleated shirt to go with it! However, this pattern was not as easy to make. I drew several drafts, as well as took time to pleat some fabric to make sure the pieces would actually look the way I wished. I think I now have the pieces as I want them, so am now ready to share!

UPDATE NOTE! When I sewed the original pattern, it ended up being too small for my 66cm fella, but was ok for my Bobobie Apollo. I’ve updated the pattern to reflect that it fits the smaller guy. I will also post the newer enlarged pattern in my Blog Post for January 5, 2020. Here are a couple photos of the actual garments:

And here is a link to the pattern with a photo of the pieces below. Enjoy!!!

Jin Shirt for 55-58cm Male

Jin Pleated Shirt for 55-58cm Male

 

 

2019 Twelve Gifts of Christmas ~ #1

Howdy, howdy, Internet~Land! It’s that time of year again ~ time for lots of surprises! Today’s post will kick off December with Gift #1, a free Pleated Pants Pattern for a 66cm male BJD. We have both a video showing the drafting process and a completed pattern that’s ready for you to print and use. I was going to try to get this all done by November 30, but didn’t quite make it ~ so, hey! I’m starting off strong! I hope you all are ready for a fun holiday ride this month as we get ready to post the way to Christmas! Enjoy!

MiroDoll 66cm Male Pleated Pants