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Ryan Bubble Romper


        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 cut 7"x 2" straps but really only needed about 5 3/4". I had finished the edges, sewed down the size, turned them inside out with my tube turner, and topstitched them for a nice finish.


 The straps were stitched on them 1" from the center front and 3/4 inch from the center back. I had put this on the doll to decide how long they actually needed to be.

Here I am sewing down the back seam from where the hook and loop will end to the bottom of the leg opening. I had serged the edges first for a neat look.  This is the tricky part.


The hook and loop tape being applied...


Here is the finished romper. One picture is of the 14" Cabbage Patch Preemie and the other of the 14" regular sized doll.




Ryan will be keeping cool in his new bubble romper!

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