Month: December 2020

The image shows a pair of Mary Jane style shoes on the feet of a Draculaura Monster HIgh doll. If you'd like to make these shoes, there's a DIY tutorial on ChellyWood.com along with a free printable PDF pattern for making these doll shoes, which will fit Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls, Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, and Moana 10 inch dolls.
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DIY Mary Jane -style shoes fit Monster High or Ever After High 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #DollCrafts

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the THIRD set of bullets. Today’s tutorial goes with a brand new pattern for making a pair of Mary Jane style shoes that will fit Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, and Moana 10 inch dolls (among other dolls with similar-sized feet). You may have seen these Mary Jane style shoes on … Continue reading DIY Mary Jane -style shoes fit Monster High or Ever After High 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #DollCrafts

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Holiday Crafts

Make a No-Sew “Quilted” Christmas Tree Ornament w/FREE Pattern #Quilted #ChristmasTree

Every year during the holidays, today’s tutorial video gets a bunch of views on my YouTube channel. Every video view adds a few pennies to my pocketbook, which is great! But most years, I’ve found that people who view this video on YouTube are people who don’t sew or who sew very little. So they’re really unfamiliar with how to download free printable patterns (like … Continue reading Make a No-Sew “Quilted” Christmas Tree Ornament w/FREE Pattern #Quilted #ChristmasTree

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The image shows words on a quilt-like fabric background. The words read: "Sewing Tips for Beginners: How to Buy Fabric." This image comes from ChellyWood.com
Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

How to Choose Fabric for Making Doll Clothes #Sewing #HolidayCrafts #SewingTipTuesday

I grew up in a family full of seamstresses. So to me, shopping for fabric was no more difficult than buying a piece of candy at a convenience store. But to the absolute beginner, the cutting counter at a fabric store can seem a little daunting. I designed this step-by-step guide for buying doll clothes fabric, keeping in mind that some people are brand new … Continue reading How to Choose Fabric for Making Doll Clothes #Sewing #HolidayCrafts #SewingTipTuesday

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In this image, the Chelly Wood doll holds up McCall's "teen doll" pattern #3429 which was published in 1972. In the blog post at ChellyWood.com, where this pattern is discussed, Chelly Wood (a doll clothing pattern designer) asks the question, "Do you prefer to come up with your own fabric concepts, or do you like to choose a fabric that matches the illustration on the front of the doll clothes pattern?" The Chelly Wood doll is actually a Spin Master Liv doll that has been made over to look like the actual doll clothes pattern designer, Chelly Wood.
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Do you follow fabric suggestions on patterns? Join the discussion @ ChellyWood.com #SewingChat #Fabric

Do you prefer to come up with your own fabric concepts, or do you like to choose a fabric that matches the illustration on the front of a doll clothes pattern? When I was younger, I used to scour my small town’s tiny fabric store for fabric that sort of matched what was in the illustration on the front of a pattern. I’d make my … Continue reading Do you follow fabric suggestions on patterns? Join the discussion @ ChellyWood.com #SewingChat #Fabric

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The image shows a Madame Alexander 18 inch doll (45-46 cm tall) wearing handmade holiday clothes. Her outfit includes a V-neck shirt in holiday green with creamy eyelet lace sleeves and a white skirt decorated with tiny holly leaf and holly berry print fabric. The doll wears patent leather Mary Jane shoes, and she stands before a purple wall on which hangs a miniature quilt with a zig-zag pattern of fabrics in greens, purples, pinks, and yellows. The watermark on the image says "ChellyWood.com: free doll clothes patterns and tutorials." If you would like to make this outfit for your 18 inch doll, please visit ChellyWood.com and navigate to the page for 18 inch doll clothes patterns and tutorials. This outfit will fit most 18-inch dolls such as the Adora Amazing Girls dolls, the Our Generation Journey Girls, the “My Life As” Dolls, 18-inch Dolls from American Girl doll company, City Girls from the New York Doll Collection, and as shown, the Madame Alexander 45 to 46 cm dolls.
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Free Holiday Patterns for Making Doll Clothes for 18 Inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HolidayCrafts #FreeCraftPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Last week I posted the tutorial for making the blousy top you see in the image above. Then yesterday I posted the tutorial video for making the calf-length holly skirt. So today I’m posting patterns and tutorials for sewing the whole outfit! Happy holiday crafting, everyone! Today’s free printable PDF doll … Continue reading Free Holiday Patterns for Making Doll Clothes for 18 Inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HolidayCrafts #FreeCraftPatterns

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. This image shows the header for a youtube tutorial video that shows people how to sew a medium length skirt for 18 inch dolls like American Girl dolls, Amazing girls, and Journey girls dolls.
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Free Patterns and Tutorials for Making Doll Clothes for 18 Inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HolidayCrafts #FreeCraftPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Last week I posted the tutorial for making the ruffle-sleeved top you see in the video, but last week’s skirt pattern is an older one. So today I’ve got a brand new skirt pattern for you, along with this tutorial showing how to make it! This week’s skirt should come down … Continue reading Free Patterns and Tutorials for Making Doll Clothes for 18 Inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HolidayCrafts #FreeCraftPatterns

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The image shows a vintage Francie doll wearing a handmade tank top and skirt. The skirt has an elastic waist and a ruffle. The doll also wears matching butter-yellow go-go boots from the early 1970's. The doll models this lovely butter yellow doll clothes outfit in a sewing room. Behind her is a cabinet filled with fabric. At her right hand is a tiny sewing machine on a desk with a pair of scissors and a tiny tomato-shaped pin cushion. The overlay tells where you can download the free printable sewing patterns and watch the tutorial videos for making these doll clothes: ChellyWood.com
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Sew a Skirt and Tank Top for Vintage Francie Dolls w/Today’s Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #Collectibles

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s pretty butter yellow doll shirt and skirt is a pattern I’ve had posted here on ChellyWood.com for quite some time, but I didn’t realize until recently that Francie could also wear these doll clothes (in addition to Liv dolls and MTM Barbie). So today I decided to post … Continue reading Sew a Skirt and Tank Top for Vintage Francie Dolls w/Today’s Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #Collectibles

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This is a photo of an 18-inch doll wearing a handmade sunny yellow shirt with an eyelet ruffle sleeve of white eyelet lace. She also wears a multi-colored floral skirt with an elastic waist and an above-the-knee "schoolgirl" length. The free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this entire outfit can be found at ChellyWood.com along with hundreds of other free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
18-inch doll clothes patterns, American Girl Doll Patterns, Madame Alexander Doll Clothes Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s Sew a Sunny Eyelet Ruffle Sleeve Shirt and Schoolgirl Skirt for 18-inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #FreePattern #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Last Thursday I gave you a pattern and tutorial video for making a cute V-neck “holiday top” with a ruffle for a sleeve. This pattern was designed to fit most 18-inch dolls. Well today I’m combining that ruffle-sleeve top concept with my “schoolgirl skirt” for 18″ dolls to make the outfit … Continue reading Let’s Sew a Sunny Eyelet Ruffle Sleeve Shirt and Schoolgirl Skirt for 18-inch Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #FreePattern #DollClothes

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