Originally Posted by
institches33
I really enjoyed making doll clothes for the American Girl doll, but some of the clothes were a bit off to be a good fit. The patterns were fine. I'm assuming it was operator error...
It may
not have been operator error. From my understanding, even with the authentic AG dolls, there can be differences in body shapes and sizes. When I was doing some research a few years back, I found
https://www.pixiefaire.com/blogs/dol...l-measurements which shows some of the differences. When I was looking for that site I found a couple of others that seem to indicate the same thing. One of the following links also had link to how to alter patterns to fit and the measurements that are needed.
https://www.rosiesdollclothespatterns.com/doll-sizing/
http://www.silly-monkey.com/pages/in...surements.html
Hope this helps.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.