Storybook Costumes for Dolls : Patterns & Design Techniques

Acclaimed doll-clothing designer Londie Phillips shares her secrets for creating award-winning costumes for eight beloved storybook heroines; Alice in Wonderland, Heidi, Little Bo Peep, Little Red Riding Hood, The Real Princess, Shakespeare's Juliet, the Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow White.

She presents guidelines for designing three different styles of costume for each character -- Classic, Old World and Twenty-First-Century Avant Garde -- as well as pattern pieces to fit vintage and contemporary dolls in sizes ranging from 71/2 to 12 inches.

Sewing tips and step-by-step instructions allow beginning sewers to replicate depicted outfits that suit their skill level and appeal to their imagination, while readers with advanced skills will find Ms. Phillips' ideas inspiration for creating their own unique renditions.