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August 26, 2021 

Look who's making... L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 18 Inch, 16 Inch and 14 1/2 Inch Dolls!

Introducing Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Off-One-Shoulder Workout T-Shirt for Dolls! We're proud to present this brand new ‘80s / aerobics / workout and dance-inspired pattern for 18 inch, 16 inch and 14 ½ inch dolls, now available in the Lee & Pearl Etsy store.

Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls is our newest release — and the latest in our lines of casual, '80s-inspired and dance/workout patterns.

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 18", 16" and 14 1/2" Dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 18" American Girl® dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 16" A Girl for All Time® dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 14 1/2" WellieWishers™ and similar dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

Lee & Pearl PDF Patterns for Dolls

At the end of the design process, our patternmaker "Pearl" sends a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with.

Join us as we share inspirational images of all those different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern...

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this machine embroidered workout tee by Sewbig.

Sewbig made this great workout version for her American Girl® doll. The machine embroidery on the front honors her elite weight lifter daughter. And aren't the tiny dumbbells to die for?

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Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 80s neon tee by Rebecca F.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this cheery yellow A Girl for All Time tee by Rebecca F.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this raspberry pink WellieWishers tee by Rebecca F.

Rebecca F. embraced the '80s neon trend with this trio of cheerful t-shirts for 18", 16" and 14 1/2" dolls. She made these shirts using upcycled people shirts — and used the pre-sewn hems as the doll hems as well!

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Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this heathered gray tee by Willie of feathersnstitch.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this heathered gray tee by Willie of feathersnstitch.

Along with all that neon, we wore a lot of heathered gray in the '80s — and we think that Courtney Moore™ looks picture perfect in this slouchy, casual t-shirt, beautifully made by Willie of feathersnstitch on Etsy.

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this WellieWishers shirt by Rachel of NatureFairy Treasures.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this mini version by Rachel of NatureFairy Treasures.

Rachel K. of NatureFairy Treasures (naturefairy38 on Instagram) gave her 14 1/2" version of Pattern 1983 an extensive fit test, trying it on a WellieWisher®, a 60cm Smart Doll and a 13 1/2" Paolo Reina doll.

We think it looks great on all three!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like these tees by Lesley from NE.

Lesley from NE told us she had the Maniac tune running through her head while working on these beautiful versions of our off-one-shoulder shirt.

Don't you love the fabrics she used: that wonderfully mod abstract floral that perfectly matches the eyes of her 16" A Girl for All Time™ and the lightweight distressed jersey on her 18" American Girl doll?

Great choices, Lesley!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 18 in version by Judy of Judy Hayes Design.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 18 in version by Judy of Judy Hayes Design

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 18 in version by Judy of Judy Hayes Design

Speaking of great fabric choices, we love this trio of 18" doll size workout t-shirts by Judy Hayes of Judy Hayes Design (and judesigns7 on Instagram). That pink mesh swimsuit cover-up has to be one of our hands-down favorite versions.

And Judy didn't stop with the 18" size — she also made these great 14 1/2" WellieWishers shirts with equally adorable fabric choices.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 14 in version by Judy of Judy Hayes Design

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this 14 in version by Judy of Judy Hayes Design.

Thanks, Judy. These are amazing!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this pretty green version by April in Kansas.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this vivid dance coverup by Beate R.

Here's a pair of bright, beautiful designs for 18" dolls:

April in Kansas made a spring green tee for her American Girl doll, Nellie O'Malley.

And Beate R. layered her perfectly slouchy workout tee over a brightly colored floral unitard (like the ones you can make using our Pattern 1051: Ballet Basics.)

Thanks, April and Beate!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this lilac version by Karen L. of SewLikeBetty.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this lilac version by Karen L. of SewLikeBetty.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this unicorn shirt by Karen L. of SewLikeBetty.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this wee unicorn shirt by Karen L. of SewLikeBetty.

Karen L. of SewLikeBetty on Etsy created these layered looks with purple polka dots and pink unicorn prints.

Notice how she flipped the pattern so that some of the t-shirts are off the right shoulder and some off the left? That's a design option you'll find in our pattern directions!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this sweet slouchy shirt by Linda C.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this A Girl for All TIme version by Linda C.

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share inspirational images of so many different interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this adorable WellieWishers shirt by Linda C.

Linda C. of sew_a_la_mode_fashion on Instagram made She's a Maniac in all three pattern sizes, and we love each one.

We especially love the perfect fabric pattern placement on the 14 1/2" WellieWishers size. Clever!

lee and pearl doll clothes patterns

Look who's making L&P Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for Dolls... At the end of the design process, we send a draft pattern to our crack team of testers, and it's always a joy to see what they come up with. Join as we share images of so many interpretations of our adorable, adaptable pattern -- like this slouchy shirt by Melangell, modeled on a Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll.

And last, but certainly not least — longtime Lee & Pearl tester Melangell P. tried out the 14 1/2" version of our slouchy tee on one of those wildly popular Ruby Red Fashion Friends dolls, and it looks great.

These are such adorable dolls and they sure do look cute in WellieWishers' clothes. Hm... we might have to splurge on a new workroom model one of these days. Well played, Melangell.

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 18", 16" and 14 1/2" Dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 18" American Girl® dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 16" A Girl for All Time® dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

CLICK HERE to find Pattern 1983: She's a Maniac Workout T-Shirt for 14 1/2" WellieWishers™ and similar dolls in the Lee & Pearl Etsy shop

Lee & Pearl PDF Patterns for Dolls

We hope you enjoyed this tour of the inspiring work of our Lee & Pearl friends and testers!

If you have photos of any Lee & Pearl outfit that YOU have made that you'd like us to share in a future newsletter, please send an email to info@leeandpearl.com. Thanks!

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