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A virus stopped sports but now baseball is back on- and in July!  On Friday, I received two custom football orders and decided it was time to blog about them. I have been making custom made outfits...mostly football but any sport can be done. The hoodie and pants have been to made to fit 3 brands of dolls in 8 different sizes. I am not associated with any company or brand. After my latest custom order, I decided to check back to see which teams have been my most popular through the past 4 years. Drumroll please>>>.  #1- Cowboys #2- Patriots #3- Steelers #4- Seahawks I have done this out of different shades of green, depending on availability and customer request. #5- Cubs I do live in Illinois and my mom and son are huge fans. #6- Bills #7 Raiders I made two variations for one customer.   My customer loved it! #8 Cardinals #9 Bears Another Illinois team... #10- Packers The other favorites+++ Anything with double embroideries would be done for an additional fee. Hope this gets

        Relaxing in the Ryan Romper It is so hot in the Chicago suburbs that I decided to try a new bubble romper for my  Cabbage Patch 14 inch boy.  (I think we are having record breaking temperatures of over 90 degrees.) To keep Ryan cool, I made this. Each romper will be unique depending on what fabric I use. This one is one of a kind. It is a darling blue cotton sailboat and tugboat print. You can see the listing here: Ryan Romper Let's start with the fabric. I only had a little bit left of this fabric but had enough to make this 14" romper. You only need about 13" of fabric. My doll needed to be measured to decide how much higher to make my bloomer pattern to convert it into this romper sized pattern. I added 3" which gave plenty of crotch depth. The center front seam was serged.  The leg bottoms were serged and 6 1/2" of elastic on each leg was basted on with a wide stitch. Finish the leg opening by zig zagging the elastic flat. I sewed my straps. I had cu