Yesterday I showed you “the basics” that I made for my daughter’s American Girl (knock-off) doll HERE. We decided that next she needed some pajamas. I used the Molly’s Pajamas pattern found HERE, but made it seem more modern by choosing purple zebra flannel with contrasting ricrac and buttons.
Cute pajamas, but to me the accessories take it to the next level. A little sleeping mask, just for fun:
And slippers, of course! I used THIS pattern and made them from aqua felt, but I added an elastic strap with the little pom pom on top to help the shoes stay on.
Comments & Reviews
This is so cute, she just looks gorgeous in her new jammies and slippers. I used to sew and knit clothes for my daughters dolls, I now have five grandsons and no granddaughters, I can't imagine sewing clothes for super hero dolls ha ha I don't think that would be cool. Best wishes Wendy
Thanks, Wendy! I would love to see clothes on an action figure! Ha ha. Wishing you granddaughters… 😉
Love the PJ's you have made, the eye mask too!!! Lx
I'm in the process of making this for my nieces for Christmas. Do you happen to have measurements for the eye mask? It's so cute that I'd like to make one too.
Mine measures 3 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches.
Hi my grandaughter just received one of these dolls for her birthday and I would love to make the pjs but we can't find the pattern . Thank you
I went back into the post and increased the font size of the link to the pajama pattern. Click on the word "HERE" and it will open a new window. On that page, there are six different images of dolls. Click on the one that is in the bottom right corner. This should start an automatic download of several "Molly" clothing patterns and I used the pajamas from this set. Hope that helps!
Thank you will try that
What is the name of the Journey girl that you use as the model?
The doll's name is Kyla.
I am in the process of doing the pajama top and I am confused about step 5. Do you have pictures of the steps? I have the collar sewn and now can’t seem to figure out how the back fits in because the shoulder width is to large to connect it. Maybe I misunderstood a step.
Sorry Ivy, I don’t have a photo tutorial and it’s been so long since I made this that I don’t know if I can remember the steps.
Every pattern I have seen for American Girl has set-in sleeves; and am looking for raglan sleeves as
they are so much easier. Has anyone seen any of these?
Hi Carol, have you tried making these sleeves? They are not actually set in like you would do for people. You sew the seems all at once, so it’s actually very simple and very much like how a raglan sleeve is set. I think you’ll see how easy it is if you give it a try!
Thank you so much for this! Do you have a picture of the sleeve process? I am a beginner at sewing and am fearful of attatching them wrong 🤦 please help 🙏
I’m so sorry. I don’t have any pictures.
Thanks for the tip! I’m trying to recreate my grandma’s wardrobe and this top pattern is PERFECT 😀
I tried to get PJ pattern but not there anymore… I do need that. Anyone have it?
The pattern was still there for me when I clicked on the link. Try again!
Has anyone figured out step 5? I’m on day 3 of piecing it together and taking it apart!
I’m so sorry I can’t be more help. It’s hard to know what’s going wrong without seeing it. The illustration labeled “Step 4” shows you how to line up the pieces for step 5. Maybe that’ll help!
Hi. Where do you find buttons, elastic, rick rack (not to mention zippers, toggles, snaps, and buckles)? And what sizes??? This info is hard to find anywhere.
All of the supplies you need can be found at Joann or Hobby Lobby.
I, too, am having problems with Step 5. The shoulders are too small on the front for it to ever match. Did anyone figure it out?
Hi Pamela, It’s so hard to know exactly what’s going wrong without seeing it myself. The main thing I remember from sewing this pattern is that you don’t assemble it the same way you would if you were sewing full sized adult clothing. Normally, you sew the side seams of a shirt and then insert the sleeve into the hole where the shoulder goes. When sewing doll clothes, that hole is impossibly small, so instead, the whole shirt is laid flat and the shoulder seam is sewn in nearly a straight line before the sides of the shirt and the sleeve arm are sewn in one long line. Does that make any sense? Could that possibly help you understand step 5? I created my own dress pattern for AG dolls and the tutorial photos may help. https://www.thecraftpatchblog.com/american-girl-doll-basic-knit-dress/ Step 7 in that tutorial shows how the sleeve attaches. Hope that helps!
Thanks, Jennifer. I found that I could ease those seams. If you do it exactly right, they fit. It’s really cute!
I keep trying to get to the Molly Patterns and they are blocked due to a malware problem. Is anyone else having that problem? Is there an alternate way to get the pattern?
I just checked the link and it worked perfectly for me, so it’s probably a problem with your computer settings.