Take some gathered eyelet lace and remove the binding.
Eyelet Lace with binding removed
Use the binding to make a tiny waistband for the doll’s skirt and use the lace make a lace border on the pantaloons.
To make pantaloons:
fold 3” muslin with lace attached to the hem or use 3” eyelet lace Stitch a front seam 1/3 down. (I’ve used pink thread here so you can see the stitching).
Stitching Front Seam
Fold this piece in half so the 1/3rd seam is in the middle and cut the back up to the stitching in the front.
Then stitch the crotch seam. (I used a rolled hem stitch to finish the waist seam).
Fold down the finished waist seam to make a waist band.
Cutting instep
Stitching Crotch Seam
Finished Pantaloon
Slip the pantaloons on the doll and gather the waist with hand stitching... securing the waist band as you stitch.
Now, to make the skirt, grab that tiny binding and stitch it to the skirt right sides together.
Stiching Waist Band
After folding the skirt in half, stitch the side seam as shown.
Then, after folding the waist band down, turn the skirt to the right side.
Stitching Skirt Seam
Finished Skirt
Add a simple gathered lace bodice
Add a tiny bonnet or scarf
Marcia Dundore Wolter
705 Briar Lane
Morris IL 60450-1622
