In the image above, you can see my 28-inch “Just Play” Barbie wearing a handmade sweater and an argyle skirt with knife pleats. This Barbie is a lot of fun to sew for because she’s so big, like sewing for a little child!
Right now, there are not a lot of outfits available for these 28″ beauties.
But, I’m here to help! With the free patterns and tutorials below, you’ll be sewing adorable outfits for your super-sized Barbies in no time!
- Free printable sewing patterns for 28 inch doll shirt or sweater in PDF downloadable pattern format
- Free printable patterns for 28 inch doll shirt in MS Word doc format for easy download
- Video showing how to make the shirt or sweater
- FREE PDF download of argyle skirt pattern with knife pleats
- MS Word version of argyle skirt pattern with knife pleats
- Video showing how to make the skirt with knife pleats
A word to the wise: knife pleats are somewhat challenging because they require precise measurements, so if you’re a beginner, you might want to make this skirt instead. It’s a little easier.
As always, feel free to share my tutorials and patterns on Pinterest, Twitter, and other social media platforms. I love it when people share my stuff!
This is adorable! Thank you for sharing.
As always, you’re very welcome. And just as a side note, Jeretta, I’ve been hard at work on creating more 6-inch American Girl doll clothes patterns! It won’t be long now!
Oh my I wish this was in 11.5 Barbie size. Adorable, both style and print
I do have shirt and skirt patterns for the 11.5 inch Barbies, but nothing with knife pleats. Here’s a link to the patterns I’ve created so far, for the regular-sized Barbies: https://chellywood.com/2019/02/18/free-sewing-patterns-for-modern-barbies-and-made-to-move-barbie-dolls/
But as I look back over those patterns, I’m noticing that there could be a few more options for long-sleeved shirts for 11.5 inch Barbies. I’ll have to add that to my “to-do” list!