Who has Monster High and needs patterns?

[DollyKim]

Who has Monster High dolls and wants sewing patterns for them? And what clothes are you looking for? I can see if I can draft up a few things if there's interest.

[Glace Leau]

Oooh, me? I would say pants for their crazy legs (male and female), maybe a formal shirt/vest for males? All the guy clothes that they've released or have lined up are exceedingly casual or sporty, and while the girls have some good choice in Bratz outfits (just not pants, with their long legs), the guys mostly fit female clothes...

[DollyKim]

Which monsters do you have?

I did some sketches and thinking how to go about this. As with the other book I'd need some examples of finished outfits, I'm thinking full color cover with a black and white interior with as few pages as possible to keep the costs down. Looking at the amount of these critters they hope to sell for Xmas I'd like to have the book ready in time for the shopping season. So I need sewers with Monsters.

[Glace Leau]

I have the Cleo/Deuce set (gave Deuce some hair) and the green-haired Clawdeen (all are repainted), plus my sisters have Frankie (who I also repainted), another Clawdeen, Ghoulia (zombie) and Holt (fire guy).

I know that I've seen people making clothes for MH that are selling really well, and lots of the people who have them are hands-on fans of dolls like Pullip and ABJDs, so I can imagine a pattern book doing well.

I'm a mediocre-average sewer but I have lots of spare fabric and can take pretty decent plain-background photos like so: http://www.flickr.com/photos/glaceleau/5095998050/

[DollyKim]

Mmmkay, tell everyone to keep their pants on for just a bit longer. I'm going to cross my fingers and go forward with the patterns and drawings of the final garments, I have plenty of fashion doll patterns done like that, and put the booklet out asap. Goals are for a color cover, black and white interior with full size patterns. I just priced it with the printer and it looks like the book will cost less than the dolls

*Check my book store link in my signature.

[Moonstruckwitch]

Wow, wish I had seen this thread sooner, silly me. I could have offered up all sorts of ideas for patterns. Oh well. I'll have to check out your patterns when I can afford them!

[DollyKim]

There can always be a second book later or an updated version of the first one. I've found I can do the patterns but I have difficulties designing outfits. What is it you're wanting? I can probably tell you what pieces in the book can be used to make it.

The MH book is the cheapest, it compares to a commercial pattern, and is about as low as it will go. 7 of the pages are full size patterns pants, shirts, jackets, waistcoats, the long coat for the boy, princess seam dress/long coat for the girl, sheath dress for her, and a hooded cape.

[Moonstruckwitch]

I'm actually looking for an improved underbust corset pattern ( I have one I shrunk down, though I'm not tickled with it), and underwear/bikini bottom, long vest, a one shouldered goddess gown with a flowing skirt/somewhat long train, Victorian style gown + corset, and a lolita style mini dress.

[DollyKim]

The princess seam dress will cut down easily to a corset, the grey dress is just the sheath cut strait across at the arm holes. The patterns leave themselves open for alteration. Add a ruffle to something it's a lolita dress.

Now Victorian can mean anything form 1840-1900, romantic, hoop skirt, first bustle, curiasse body, natural form, second bustle, no bustle.

[Moonstruckwitch]

Sorry, I was thinking like a natural form bustle gown (I'm braindead, forgive me)