My youngest daughter adores her American Girl dolls and I love making things for her dolls. It’s a win-sin situation! Lately I have been tackling 18 inch doll shoes. My latest creation is a pair of American Girl Doll Flip Flops.
Made from plastic canvas, these adorable little shoes work up quickly. One pair takes 30-45 minutes. This would be a good summer project to help teach your daughter to sew, especially if you used the plastic beginner’s needles.
Materials Needed to Make a Pair of American Girl Doll Flip Flops:
- scraps of 7 count plastic canvas (You will need 4 pieces that are 10 x 17 holes and smaller pieces for the straps)
- small amount of 1/2 inch elastic
- worsted weight yarn in the colors of your choice (You will need one color for the shoe base and one color for the strap)
- thread to match the flip flops
- plastic canvas needle and a regular sewing needle
- Two 1/2 inch decorative flower buttons
American Girl Doll Flip Flops Plastic Canvas Patterns:
Shoe Base – 10 holes x 17 holes
Strap – 3 holes x 18 holes
Instructions to make the American Girl Doll Flip Flops:
Cut 4 each of the shoe base and 2 each of the straps. Stitch all pieces according to the chart with your color of choice. In the middle of each strap, sew one of the flower buttons.
Take a 3-4 inch long piece of elastic and stitch with thread to one shoe base with the right side facing upward, beginning with the 3rd hole down on the shoe edge. (Refer to picture for placement.) Since dolls vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, it is best a this point to place your doll’s foot on the base and then fit the elastic snugly. Cut off the excess and sew the other side to the shoe base.
At this point, try the shoe on again, to make sure it fits correctly. You want it snug, but not so tight that little ones will have problems taking the shoes on and off. Repeat the process to sew a piece of elastic on one of the other flip flop bases.
Holding 2 shoe bases (1 with the elastic, wrong sides together), and using the same color yarn as the shoe base, stitch on one side of the strap, using the elastic as a placement guide. Overcast around the shoe until you get to the other side and then stitch on the other side of the strap. Finish overcasting around the edge of the shoe. Repeat for the other flip-flop.
All done. See I told you they were quick and easy! Have fun making these in all sorts of colors for your favorite little girl.
Have you made any 18 inch doll shoes? Or do you prefer to buy them? If you make any of these doll flip-flops, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know how they turned out.
If you liked this American Girl Doll Flip Flops Free Plastic Canvas Pattern, feel free to share it using one of the buttons below. It would be much appreciated!
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Those shoes are absolutely adorable! and you’re right! a perfect project for little girls learning to sew!
I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
This tutprial is wonderful!
I would love if you would share it at our weekly Playdate (link party for all things kid related!) at : http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/06/playdate-link-party-everyone-welcome.html
Cheers,
Lori
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These are so adorable. I’d love if you stopped by Sew Woodsy and linked these up!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Very cute! A friend of mine, daughter, would LOVE these! Thanks for linking up to this week’s Catch a Glimpse party!
So sweet. Would love for you to link these up to my party this weekend. Weekly linky that runs Friday through Sunday. You can find the button on my blog now. Hope you come.
What fun little shoes! I bet your daughter loves having so many fun options! Thanks for linking up with DIY under $5!
These are super cute! Thank you for linking up to Sew Woodsy last week. We hope you’ll come back today and link up another craft project!
Cute! I would love it if you’d share this at my party WorkShop Wednesday! It would be a nice addition to the party!
I love these crafts! I’m going to pass them on to my sister. She will soak these up. I’m a new follower from Welcome Wed.:) Thanks so much!
that is so cute, i would show this to my daughter so she can do it this weekend…but what are plastic canvas, sorry i have no idea where to get those…
These are so cute–I will definitely be trying these for my granddaughter’s doll. I could make them in so many colors to match outfits.
You will have to let me know how they turn out. They are so quick to make, you could definitely make many different colors to match outfits. Thanks for visiting!
thanks for this link i am going to make this for a smaller doll size 13 in its hard to find this for that size doll clothes or shoes so i am going cut the canvas down and redesign to fit this doll. my granddaughter will love it for her baby doll
i tried making these and found the elastic outside my comfort zone however i did make them without and they worked good. i had taken this pattern and a little foam and even made tennis shoes for my daughters doll. look me up on facebook to see the photos of finished shoes. thanks so much for this pattern
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Love these! I love to make dolls shoes. This will be a fun addition. Thanks
thanks for sharing, I am making a plastic canvas pattern kit for my daughter and this is a great project for it!