Custom Color Guard Outfit

I can't seem to get off the ground with doll sewing besides putzing around with patterns. I'm too much of a perfectionist, although a struggle with allergies for about a month or so did not help. However, I did take the time last week to make an outfit for a friend of my daughter's. It was for her American Girl doll, and it is based on an outfit for the Color Guard at the local high school. This girl wants to join the group when she gets to high school, and she already practices. When this girl opened her gift, her older sister quipped, "Your doll got into Color Guard before you did!" The girl liked the outfit, and since I used scraps, it was essentially no cost to make except for the dowel and the ball on top for the flag. Once again I used the Jean Becker and Joan Hinds book, adapting the patterns slightly to fit my needs.