Altering infant clothing to fit a baby doll...

Another doll from our family nursery by Berenquer Doll Designs.
This doll has hazel eyes and an open mouth for a bottle.

   I found these little Carter shorts in a resale shop not far from my home and I paid only a dollar for them. It is so much easier and cheaper to resize baby clothes for your dolls than it is to sew them from scratch. When altering shorts or pants, remove the elastic and cuffs with a seam ripper. If you take the time to do remove these, your end product will look clean and custom made.  Always trim pants from the outside seam, so that the detailing on the front zipper will remain intact. 

   Many vinyl baby dolls can be dressed in diapers intended for real preemie infants (premature) so don't cut the shorts or pants down too much; leave some wiggle room. Also, you don't want the clothing to be so tight fitting that little ones can't dress and undress their dolls. Repeating this process over and over helps them to develop small motor skills and it should be encouraged. 

Alter Baby Cloths Into Doll Clothes:

• Super simple ways to make doll pajamas!
• Repurpose baby shirt into a doll's dress
• From baby clothes to doll clothes!

Left, A pair of Cater shorts for infants, very classic plaid and durably made. Center, remove the upper seams,
 elastic and cuffs at the bottom before altering. Right, trimmed and the waist band restrung,
this pair of shorts has been successfully altered for a variety of doll body types and sizes.

Left, this baby doll has a simple altered tee shirt made from a recycled baby onesie. (see method here)
Right, Now my little fella wears a pair of altered infant shorts. I chose to make them a little large in order to
accommodate a diaper and/or a larger doll.