Have you ever wondered what the difference between Bitty Baby, Gotz Maxy Muffin or Gotz Pottery Barn Baby is?
I've been making American Girl Bitty Baby doll clothes for quite some time now, along with a number of other doll clothing, and something I've noticed along the way is how similar many dolls actually are.
For example, Gotz Maxy Muffin and Bitty Baby Twins are pretty much identical, yet made by different doll companies? I suspect they are probably made by the same manufacturer. I don't know that for sure, but they sure seem to come from the same mold. Bitty Baby has a slightly different mouth than Maxy Muffin, but the Bitty Baby Twins come in two face molds, one with the closed mouth like Bitty Baby, and one with the open mouth like Maxy Muffin. They all appear to have the same hands, feet and body style.
The first doll is a Gotz Pottery Barn Baby Doll, the 2nd is a Gotz Maxy Muffin Doll and the 3rd if Bitty Baby.
All of these dolls sure seem very similar to me, if not identical, other than skin tone, cloth body color and hairdo.
Gotz Pottery Barn Kid is listed as being a 16.5" tall, Bitty Baby is listed as 15" tall and Gotz Maxy Muffin is listed as 16.5" tall. But as you can see from this picture, they're all pretty much the same height. The two dolls with hair look a little taller, only because of their wigs.
However, I have 3 Gotz Maxy Muffin dolls, and they all vary in size, up to an inch difference.
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| Pottery Barn Baby costs $69.00 |
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| Gotz Maxy Muffin cost $64.95 |
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| American Girl Bitty Baby costs $60 |
I purchased a Gotz Pottery Barn Baby on ebay, for about $13 to use as a Bitty Baby Twin doll. I glued a wig on him and use him as a doll model along with my Bitty Baby Twin girl doll. The only real difference I can see between the Pottery Doll and the Gotz/American Girl dolls are the shoulder seams. The Pottery Barn dolls have a seam running down the arm at the shoulder but the other dolls don't.. That seam makes clothes fit slightly different, which I don't like. I'm not sure why they added this seam?
I love this size doll. Their clothes are fun to make and look so cute on their body styles.
I have purchased all my dolls as used dolls from Ebay sellers for a fraction of their original price.
They're very well made dolls and even in used condition, they have held up for years, and though I'm not playing with them as a child would, I do change their clothes over and over again, and they really have held up well.
If your little one is ready for a bigger baby doll, these dolls really will make a great friend for them.
Bitty Baby is my personal favorite, and I'm 62 years young!!
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| Bitty Baby Twin doll clothes, shoes and socks. |
Despite the difference in listed sizes, I use the same pattern pieces for all three of these dolls, and they all fit the same.
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| Bitty Baby Jumpers and Rompers |
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| This is an older Maxy Muffin that is signed on her back by Franz Gotz. She's adorable! I had to replace her hair, as the original was a matted mess that some little beautician practiced hair cutting on. I replaced it with a pig tail wig and think she is just so sweet. |
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| I make a variety of pj's, nightgowns and housecoats for both Bitty Baby and Maxy Muffin. |
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| Gotz Maxy Muffin always looks very cute in her outfits. Her doll clothing page can be found Here. |
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| I offer a lot of Bitty Baby dresses. She just always looks so darn cute in dresses! I also offer a lot of shoes, socks and undies. |
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| Bitty has a fairy outfit, ballet outfits, skating outfits and fancy dresses, all available on the Dress Up page. |
