LMS received a doctor's bag this summer as a late birthday present. She loves playing with it! Since she's enjoyed it so much, I wanted to make her a doctor's jacket to go with it. I used her little Army uniform to get an idea of shape and size, and just made it up from there.
The collar didn't turn out quite how I was intending, but it looks ok, so I'm not going to re-do it. I wanted her to be able to wear it for awhile, so I made it long in the body with extra long sleeves. I sewed pockets on either side for putting syringes, thermometers, and extra band aids in (which she promptly did as soon as the photo shoot was over). I hate sewing button holes if it's not really necessary, so I sewed three squares of velcro down the front instead.
LMS also loves playing with her kitchen and play dishes and play food. I made an apron quite awhile ago, but I decided she needed a chef's hat as well. The hat was simple enough: a band around her head, sewed to a circle that's been gathered to fit the band. The band ended up being 4 thicknesses of fabric to give it more body, but the puffy part is just one thickness. I then hot glued purple ribbon over the seam to add some color (it was quicker and easier than sewing it would have been). Some day if I'm feeling really motivated I'll sew a cuter apron. For now, this one works.
LMS liked both the jacket and the hat, and since they didn't take much time and were super cheap to make, they're a great addition to her dress up box.
Costs:
Fabric for jacket and hat: leftover from the $4 sheet I used for her angel outfit (and there's still a small piece of the sheet left)
Velcro for jacket: leftover from some other project (don't remember which)
Ribbon for hat: leftover from the purple hooded bath towel I made awhile ago
Thread and hot glue: sitting around in my supplies
I measured the buttons and the button holes to get the right spacing, then sewed the button on and made a button hole. Voila! I've got a 4 button jacket!