Babydolls can be customized as you wish, and are a real pleasure to sew and wear, even if they’re not intended to be seen during the day.

A pretty babydoll pattern can let you express your creativity, through the choice of pieces, fabrics and accessories, and familiarize you with garment sewing.

Like everything we offer at Boudoir Français, the idea is to modulate your pieces to suit your tastes, through colors, materials and finishes. A simple babydoll pattern can be accessorized with lace, ribbons, details, rings and adjusters, …

But first, let’s take a look at the materials available for sewing your babydoll at home!

Which materials for your babydoll pattern?

When it comes to materials, as usual, the choice depends on the desired effect. Worn next to the skin, the fabric of a babydoll must be chosen with care. It’s all about making the right choice of material for your babydoll pattern!

Sewing a lace babydoll

This delicate, feminine material is widely used in lingerie sewing. It’s sometimes seen as difficult to grasp, but by following our tips you’ll see that it’s not so complicated.

Sewing a silk babydoll

Silk is a great option for lingerie sewing when your pattern doesn’t call for a stretchy material. This noble fabric requires practice and is more expensive, but is a real joy to wear next to the skin. The full article on how to choose your silk will help you make your choices.

Here’s another very original way to transform your babydolls into a lingerie set, thanks to the Boudoir Français course.

Other materials for sewing your babydoll

Many other materials can be used in the sewing of lingerie and babydolls in particular.

We think of :

• Fine jersey if you’re a beginner
• satin knit, a stretch fabric with satin sheen
• Nylon and lycra.

Babydoll patterns

To help you get started on the path to comfortable and elegantbabydolls, we’ve taken a look at the range of women’s babydoll tutorials available on the market. Our research into how to sew this piece of nightwear led us to find a number of babydoll tutorials, some of which are free pdf babydoll patterns.

Easy babydoll pattern

In Beautiful Pattern’s friendly store on Etsy, the designer offers us several models of nightwear, including this simply styled but effective babydoll dress pattern. Available in flowing fabrics such as silk, satin, viscose, …

Just as charming thanks to the lace-up back and straight bustier, this babydoll pattern will delight you with its ease of sewing. This babydoll tutorial is also an opportunity to learn how to sew small loops.

The little extra: a sewing tutorial video on You Tube when you buy the pattern! Here too, don’t hesitate to vary the length of your creation to suit your wishes. Just remember to take this into account when purchasing your material..

Lace babydoll patterns

If you’d like to try your hand at sewing a slightly more elaborate babydoll, then here’s an easy-to-download babydoll pattern. It’s a short babydoll with openwork lace.

Another babydoll pattern, unearthed on Etsy, in a very elegant style and a mid-calf length. The strapless part is in lace, the rest of the piece in fluid fabric. This babydoll pattern features a beautiful V-shaped back and lace-up detail. Why not sew it for your honeymoon, for example. Like most of the patterns sold on Etsy, this model can be downloaded directly from the platform.

Babydoll sewing tutorials

Easy babydoll tutorial from a camisole

If you like the pattern for a pretty camisole or already have one, you have the option of turning it into a babydoll dress pattern by extending it to the desired length.

We’re thinking in particular of Tammy Handmade’s free pattern for her Etty top. It features lovely scallops on the front and can easily be extended to form a babydoll.

If you like the pattern for a pretty camisole or already have one, you have the option of turning it into a babydoll dress pattern by extending it to the desired length.

We’re thinking in particular of Tammy Handmade’s free pattern for her Etty top. It features lovely scallops on the front and can easily be extended to form a babydoll.

Laurianne’s pattern from the L’usine à bulle chain offers a free babydoll pattern by creating it from a tank top you own. It’s the perfect way to create a personalized pattern from whatever you find in your dressing room!

How to create your own babydoll pattern

If you’d like to try your hand at pattern-making, then this article is for you! The Petit Citron website shows you how to create a free babydoll pattern with a yoke. Step by step, you’ll be able to build your own garment in silk or satin, for example.

What you need to know to sew a babydoll

1- How to sew delicate materials

How not to damage your babydoll ?

When trying your hand at sewing fine fabrics, it can be confusing to realize that they are fragile and require special treatment. Sometimes a fine fabric can get caught in the claws of your sewing machine. The solution is to use tissue paper, which you place between the claws and the fabric. This will allow the material to glide smoothly without damage. Once you’ve sewn your lace, you can gently tear off the paper, which will come away easily.

Watch our full video on this technique:

Which needle should I use to sew a babydoll ?

Using the right needle will also change your experience of sewing delicate materials. Using a universal needle is not always appropriate. Instead, we recommend using a size 70 fine needle for sewing lace or silk. With its pointed tip, it will stitch your fabric without damaging it.

As for the thread, it should be strong but fine; forget thick cotton yarns. A fine polyester thread will do just fine.

Ironing lace

It’s important to iron your work regularly between the seams, to set them and lay them down. But beware of the heat of the iron, and iron on the reverse or with a pattemouille.

2 – Sewing a babydoll with lace inlay

If you’re trying your hand at babydoll sewing, you’ll certainly be sewing lace. We’d like to take this opportunity to remind you, if you haven’t already done so, to watch our tutorial video on lace inlay. In it, we present 3 techniques for elegantly adding lace braids, or even more substantial pieces to your creations, as in the tuto above. Take a look and let us know what you think!

All these graceful babydoll patterns make us want to get behind our sewing machine and make a pretty one. Which babydoll tutorial will you start with?