Make your dolls seem more real by creating an “invisible doll stand” for your dolly dioramas. In this video, the Traveler Doll, made by Lammily, is shown painting Notre Dame Cathedral and also wearing a tutu in front of Degas’ famous painting, “The Dance Class” aka “The Ballet Class.” Lammily’s Photographer Doll is taking photos … Continue reading
Today I’m posting the pattern and tutorials for making this lovely “Pilgrim” style dress and bonnet to fit Mattel’s Barbie® and similar-sized fashion dolls. I’m also including the tutorial and free patterns for her bonnet and apron. Below you’ll find links to everything you need to make this lovely outfit for your dolls: free printable pattern for … Continue reading
Today I’m posting the pattern and tutorials for making this lovely Renaissance-style ball gown for the vintage Tammy Doll made by Ideal. I’m also including the tutorial for her easy-to-make snood. Below you’ll find links to everything you need to make this lovely outfit for your Tammy Dolls: free printable pattern for pinafore and “wedding” … Continue reading
That’s a vintage Tammy doll (made by Ideal) wearing an elegant long dress with medieval-style pinafore and snood. I posted this pattern a very long time ago, but I noticed it was missing from my gallery page. So this week, I’m going to re-post these free patterns, plus the tutorials for making the long-sleeved gown, the … Continue reading
The photo above shows my lovely Curvy Barbie® going for a stroll in the gardens around Montmartre in Paris, France. Yes, I really took my dolls with me to Paris, and if you’d like to watch their travelogue video, it can be found on my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1. But that’s just a side note. The real … Continue reading
Earlier this week, I posted the pattern to make this crop top and the pattern for making the shorts shown in this video. Incidentally, this crop top pattern fits Mattel’s new Curvy Barbie™ in addition to the vintage Tammy Dolls made by Ideal. I wouldn’t be surprised if it also fit the vintage Dusty Dolls … Continue reading
YES! Now you can make your own shorts to fit your curvy doll! Whether it’s Curvy Barbie™, Lammily, Ideal’s vintage Tammy Doll, or another shapely gal, you’ve got everything you need–the pattern that I posted yesterday, plus this easy-to-follow tutorial–to create a summer wardrobe in many colors and fabric prints. Other curvy doll patterns can be found on … Continue reading
This pattern may look familiar, as I posted it on May 24, 2016, as part of a series of designs I made for curvy fashion dolls like the new Curvy Barbie™ from Mattel. The shorts pattern also fits Ideal’s Tammy Dolls (vintage), Lammily’s™ Traveler Dolls, and of course, Curvy Barbie™, but the crop-top only fits Tammy Dolls and … Continue reading
I just realized my Curvy Barbie® shorts outfit isn’t on the Gallery Page. What was I thinking? That has been a really popular pattern! So this week, I’m putting aside my Easy-Sew Tutorials for Kids agenda and re-posting my Curvy Barbie® free shorts outfit pattern and tutorials. But don’t worry, the plan for a Halloween … Continue reading
As part of my “Easy-Sew Projects for Kids” series, I thought it would be a good idea to teach my beginning sewists that patterns can be altered. We call this “alterations” in official sewing terminology. This video demonstrates that an alteration can be as easy as snipping away extra felt from a little doll coat. … Continue reading
