Seven free patterns for a complete American Girl doll wardrobe

My girls asked for American Girl dolls for Christmas this year.  And, as you probably already know if you are reading this, it can get really pricey to outfit an 18 inch doll in stylish duds.  Lucky for me (and you), there a ton of free AG doll clothing patterns online.  Here's a round-up of seven free patterns to sew a complete doll wardrobe. I have personally sewn each of these patterns, most more than once.

1. Official American Girl historic patterns.

Did you know that the American Girl company used to provide patterns for some of the historic dolls' clothing? Those pattern packs are now available as free downloads here.  If you remember playing with Addy, Samantha, Felicity, Josefina, Kirsten or Molly, this will be a trip down memory lane for you.  I downloaded the pattern pack for Molly's clothes and sewed up a few dresses using the pattern for her jumper as a starting point. Molly is the doll that I owned on a child, and I still had her kicking around to model these pieces.

I raised the neckline on the bodice pattern and then played around with the skirt pieces for each dress.  This one was sewn using a scrap of brocade from my Babushka's seamstress days.  I remember my mom telling me that the brocade was left over from a wealthy client's custom gown.  The scrap has been sitting in my stash since I began sewing, and this seemed like the perfect use. I also added some bead accents to the bodice.

2. Free AG doll leggings pattern.

These leggings are so cute, and they are also a very fast sew.  They close with hook and loop tape in the back. I sewed them out of scraps of denim-look knit fabric so that they would look like skinny jeans.

3. Liberty Jane trendy tee pattern

Molly is wearing this tee in the photo above and below.  It's a regular t-shirt pattern with sleeves, but I redrew the sleeves as cut-on sleeves to make it a faster sew.  This tee closes up the back with hook-and-loop.

4. Peplum Skirt 

This adorable peplum skirt is a more polished look for your favorite doll. I sewed it in some scraps of cotton twill. It would be very easy to leave off the peplum for a different look, as well.

5. Bubble Skirt

Is this skirt not the cutest? I made it out of cotton chambray scraps, and Molly is rocking it along with another Liberty Jane trendy tee.

6. Lacy Kimono Tee

This is a basic long-sleeved drop-sleeve tee with lace trim.

7. Doll tights from socks.

This ingenious tutorial walks you through making doll tights from a single adult sock.

I hope this list has been helpful! If you have any favorite free AG doll clothes patterns of your own, drop them in the comments below!  I'd love to check them out.