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Monday, August 02, 2021

My Free Graduation Cap and Gown E-Pattern - For Any 20" Doll (Including American Girl)



Back in 2008 I received a request from a customer asking if I would consider making a special order item for them. Now, I don't normally do special orders, but my customer wanted a graduation doll and both of my were sold out.

I told my customer that they could make either my "Anna" or my "James" graduation doll as both patterns and e-patterns were available. Well, for my customer, that was not an option as they did not sew and they already had a 20" doll. What they really wanted was a graduation cap & gown to fit their 20" doll.

So, what to do? My customer pleaded with me to "please" consider a special order request and make them a graduation cap and gown for a 20" doll. After much discussion I finally agreed and made them the black graduation cap & gown you see in the picture above.

Since I had already created the pattern pieces in order to make the graduation cap and gown I figured I might as well create the e-pattern to go along with the pattern pieces. My customer was happy with their gown and I ended up with a new e-pattern.


My graduation cap and gown for 20" doll e-pattern makes a gown with a two-snap front closure with fold down lapels, gathered front, and mid length full sleeves. The lined cap has a cardboard top, tassel, and elastic strap for affixing the cap to the doll's head.

As it turns out, it was one of my best selling e-patterns because it was easily adjusted and used to make all sorts of graduation caps and gowns for various size dolls, bears, centerpieces at graduation parties, etc.

Over the years so many of my customers have shared the gowns they made with me.  Some were created for graduation caps and gowns while others were created for supreme court justices, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  I loved seeing all the creations and loved that one of my e-patterns brought joy to someone else.

Well, 13 years later I closed my e-pattern business and Etsy shop as I wanted to downsize and semi-retire.  So, I decided it was time to pay it forward and make this e-pattern free for everyone to enjoy.

I hope you all have a delightful time making your graduation cap and gown.  


To view and download my free e-pattern please CLICK HERE. You'll be brought to Google Drive where you can view my free e-book. Then just download my free .pdf e-book by clicking on the down arrow in the top center.  

For more information on all my free e-patterns, e-printables and e-books please CLICK HERE.

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