Lady Jane Bubble Skirt and Tee

Chiara (Kish Song)  relaxing in her new outfit.

LADY JANE SET FOR 14" KISH CHRYSALIS DOLL.

This set is a simple bubble skirt and embellished t-shirt.

The printable pattern is included at the end of the post, turnings, seam   allowances and wrap have NOT been provided for.

SKIRT CONSTRUCTION

The skirt is cut in two pieces, waistband and bubble. 

I haven't provided a pattern piece for the bubble portion. On mine it is a simple rectangle 52cm (this is the side gathered into the waistband) by 16cm (this is the length).

Cut two waistbands, turning the pattern piece over to cut the second one. One will be the waistband you see, the other is the lining. The inside curve is the top.

Cut one bubble section. You can shorten the 16cm side to make the skirt shorter if you like. Changing the length of the 52cm side will change the fullness of the skirt.

Fold the bubble section in half wrong sides together, so the fold will form the bottom of the skirt.

Tack along the top edge. (If you want extra fullness to the bubble, sandwich some tulle between the layers before tacking. I didn't do that.) Turn in the ends and sew closed.

Take the outside waistband piece and the bubble piece and place them right sides together and gather the bubble onto the waistband.

Take the waistband lining piece and place it right sides together to the waistband, sewing along top and side edges. Then turn out so outsides are showing and iron if necessary. You can leave the lower edge loose, or stitch it down.

Sew the back seam to an inch below where the waistband starts. Tack on a ribbon, add snaps or velcro, and you're done!

AT NO POINT IRON THE HEM OF THE SKIRT! If you do you'll just have a really thick skirt instead of a bubble skirt!

TEE CONSTRUCTION

Cut one of the front piece and two of the back (one reversed).

Hem the back opening on both back pieces.

Place front and back pieces together, right sides together and sew the shoulder seams.

Hem the neckline.

Fold tee out flat and using a greylead pencil or similar lightly trace out where you want the "necklaces" to be.

Paint or embroider necklaces onto tee. I used ordinary acrylic paint, but instead of a paintbrush, I applied it with the head of a pin. If you're using a paint (especially if it's not actual fabric paint) you haven't used on fabric before, it's a good idea to do a test on a bit of scrap fabric first, just in case it bleeds.

Cut two sleeves, one reversed. The front of the sleeve is marked "f" on the pattern.

Turn over the lower edge of the sleeves and stitch a casing. Thread elastic through the casings, leaving ends loose. You can tighten this later to make puffed sleeves or just use it to weight the sleeves so they sit properly.

Set the sleeves into the t-shirt. Sew side seams of shirt, then tighten sleeve elastic to as tight as you want it, knot or stitch ends together, then sew sleeve seams. (One of my sleeves is more puff than the other, because I was too lazy to compare them.)

Hem the bottom of the shirt. Add some trims, and velcro or snaps, and you're done!

Chiara's skirt made from old satin pillowcase, tee made from worn out tee, with sheer white nylon sleeves. Shoes are MSD shoes from Alice's Collections.