Diana’s Patch - Sewing Patterns for Soft Sculpture Dolls, Vintage Dolls and Doll Supplies

I wanted to share my newest Triang Pedigree from the South African factory. She's 1985, #1 head mold, beautiful blue eyes, "gaudy gold" double ponies. She has new socks and shoes and a new handmade outfit (from my Ruffled Overalls pattern ). She even has her original diaper. She's very minty. I originally planned on reselling her, but after giving her a makeover, it's so hard to decide! How much do you think she would be worth?  

Wow, no more selling fees on Mercari! So I will be lowering my prices on my listings. Use this link to sign up to receive $10! https://merc.li/FB3yN5AVb There’s been a lot of people upset over the new Mercari policies in some groups I’m in, so I thought I’d compare one of my sales to a purchase. With Mercari’s old selling fees, a $125 item only made the seller $108.14. The buyer still pays $125 for that item, plus sales tax. With Zero selling fees, the seller can mark the price down to $108. The buyer will pay $10.30 for fees, totaling $118.30. So for that same item, the buyer pays less. It’s a win-win for both. And if you sell as well as buy, it’s even better. Zero fees if you use your Mercari money made from sales to buy something on Mercari. And I did contact Mercari about the new return policy and they said that they rarely get customers asking for a return. Despite showing people the difference and the fact that the new policy SAVES buyers money, there are still people arguing, sa

 I made a shirt to match with American Girl Courtney  and her Graphic Sweatshirt .  I posted it on IG  and FB and got so many questions how I did it, I decided to share. Materials Needed: Tshirt Printer and printer paper (optional) Iron-on vinyl (HTV) in colors: purple, blue, teal, black, yellow, and hot pink. Parchment Paper Iron or Cricut Press Cutting Machine and Mat I purchased a plain white shirt from Walmart --Free Assembly brand, 100% cotton. I used a scanned image of Courtney's shirt to create the shapes in eCal 2 software from Craft Edge .  Then I increased the size to 11 inches wide.  I saved it as PNG and SVG  (download on dropbox). Instructions: 1.  Prepare the shirt by ironing out any wrinkles and using a lint roller to get any lint off the shirt. 2.  Print out the design on two pieces of legal (8.5x14") paper and tape them together, matching the design.  Slip it underneath the shirt where you will want the design to be. 3.   Cut out the shapes, mirrored, shiny

  I posted these aerobics outfits on facebook  and instagram  and had 27 orders within the first 24 hours !  I'm still working on them and the orders keep coming in.  I had to take a break because my back was aching so bad.   Introduction Pattern to make aerobics outfit that consists of striped one-piece with footies and long sleeves, Bodysuit with a ruffle on the shoulder straps and a ruffle around the waist, a pair of slouchy leg warmers , and headband .  The one-piece is striped knit fabric.  The bodysuit is a solid knit, but the ruffles on it are the same striped fabric as the one-piece.  The leg warmers are made of rib knit fabric.  The headband is made of Stretch Knit Terry (sometimes called “baby terry”.)  Outfit inspired by the original Coleco Aerobics outfit . Materials Needed ·         5/8 Yard Striped Knit Fabric (3/8” Stripes) ·         7x30” Remnant (or ¼ yard) Solid Knit Fabric ·         7x14” Remnant Rib Knit Fabric ·         Remnant of Stretch Te

I posted these joggers on instagram and facebook before posting the pattern and received 18 orders within the first 24 hours!   I could not believe it.  I was busy non-stop sewing for about a week. One thing I learned about making this jogger outfit with piping is that using 1/16" piping is a must.  1/8" piping is way too thick and bulky.  You'll also want to buy a mini piping foot, which I have only been able to find on Amazon (link below.)  It made sewing the piping a breeze.  Introduction Pattern to make striped jogging suit (raglan shirt, pants, and sweatband).  Jogging suit made of sweatshirt fleece material that has striped knit pant legs and sleeve extensions. It also has piping along the front sleeve seam, and pant leg side seams.  There are two variations; one with white collar and lower shirt band, and one with matching collar and shirt band, using the main fabric.  It also comes with a terry cloth headband.  This jogging suit was inspired by Coleco’s Striped

  Introduction Sweater knit cotton tracksuit. The top is all one color except for bands on the sleeves and around the bottom hem. It has a block font number on the front, and velcro or snaps up the back. The bottoms have the band color for the top half (almost look like shorts) and the same color as the top for the bottom half of the pant leg. Use sweatshirt knit or regular interlocking knit for the trim.  This jogging suit was inspired by Coleco’s  #31  Tracksuit . Available on  ebay  and  etsy . Helpful Tools ·          Mat and Rotary Cutter ·          Knit Foot  – it is  highly recommended  to use a knit foot for knits, as it feeds them evenl ·          Cricut EasyPress Materials Needed ·          1/3 Yard Sweatshirt Knit Main Fabric ·          1/3 Yard Stretch Knit Contrast Fabric ·          ½” Velcro or snaps for closures ·          Heat TransferVinyl ,  Infusible Ink Sheets , or fabric paint for number on shirt

   58 Tracksuit Pattern for My Child Dolls Introduction Sweater knit cotton tracksuit. The top is all one color except for bands on the sleeves and around the bottom hem. It has a block font 31 on the front, and velcro up the back. The bottoms have the band color for the top half (almost look like shorts) and the same color as the top for the bottom half of the pant leg. Use sweatshirt knit or regular interlocking knit for the trim.  This jogging suit was inspired by Coleco’s  #31  Tracksuit . Available on  ebay  and  etsy . Helpful Tools ·          Mat and Rotary Cutter ·          Knit Foot  – it is  highly recommended  to use a knit foot for knits, as it feeds them evenly. ·          Cricut EasyPress Materials Needed ·          1/6 Yard Sweatshirt Knit Main Fabric ·          1/6 Yard Stretch Knit Contrast Fabric ·          3/8” Velcro or snaps for closures ·          Heat TransferVinyl ,  Infusible Ink Sheets , or fabric paint for number on shirt Get the Cricut design for the numbers

  Available on  ebay  and  etsy . Introduction French knit/Sweatshirt knit jogging suit. The top is two colors, divided at upper bodice and sleeves. It has a block font 31 on the front, and all one piece (no need for closures).  Has an enveloped neck for easily taking off.  The pants have the same color as the top. Use French knit, sweatshirt knit, jersey knit, etc. Materials Needed ·         1/2 Yard Knit Main Fabric ·         1/4 Yard Knit Contrast Fabric ·         Heat Transfer Vinyl, Infusible Ink Sheets, or fabric paint for number on shirt ·         Single Fold Bias Tape (or use 1.25” strip of fabric) ·         ¼” Elastic

  Introduction Sweater knit cotton tracksuit. The top is all one color except for bands on the sleeves and around the bottom hem. It has a block font 31 on the front, and velcro up the back. The bottoms have the band color for the top half (almost look like shorts) and the same color as the top for the bottom half of the pant leg. Use sweatshirt knit or regular interlocking knit for the trim.  This jogging suit was inspired by Coleco’s #31 Tracksuit . Available on  ebay  and  etsy . Helpful Tools ·         Glue Stick ·         Mat and Rotary Cutter ·         Knit Foot – it is highly recommended to use a knit foot for knits, as it feeds them evenly. ·         Cricut EasyPress Materials Needed ·         1/4 Yard Sweatshirt Knit Main Fabric ·         1/4 Yard Stretch Knit Contrast Fabric ·         ½” Velcro for closures ·         Heat TransferVinyl , Infusible Ink Sheets , or fabric paint for number on shirt Get the Cricut design for the numbers here . 

 I recently discovered a website web.archive.org where you can type in any website and view a cached version of it.  I typed in cabbagepatchkids.com and it went clear back to 1998, where it looked very different! In the 2009 archives, you can can see that they had Babyland Exclusives for sale, but unfortunately the archived page does not show pictures. In the 2011 archives, you can actually see photos! In the 2015 archives you can begin to sort by eye color, hair color, etc. Seems like most of the dolls had the teeth showing.  Not too many different head molds.  At least not on the website. You can see that the prices for the 20" Exclusives were $70 until 2021, when prices jumped to $80.  They also stopped having pre-selected names and birthdays and nametags, which were some of the main selling points. It's been a fun experience going back in time to see the different websites and dolls that were available.  I could literally spend all day doing this!