For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets.
I’ve had this pattern on my website for quite some time, but it has never been offered as a free printable PDF pattern before. So today I’m upgrading this pattern to a PDF.
When you print the pattern, you’ll see the image of the purple summer top displayed on the middle bodice pattern. That’s the one you should use: the pattern in the middle of the page.
Cut one from felt. No hemming is required because it’s felt.
All you need to make the tank top is a swatch of craft felt, about three Dritz snaps, and some 1/8 inch Offray ribbon to match the color of the felt.
Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:
- Queens of Africa Dolls
- Momoko dolls
- modern and Made-to-Move Barbie dolls
- vintage Barbie dolls
- vintage Francie dolls
- Liv dolls
- Disney Princess 11 inch dolls
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the pretty summer top shown at the top of this page:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a felt dress bodice or summer top to fit an 11 inch fashion doll
- Tutorial video 1 shows how to make the summer top
- Tutorial video 2 offers suggestions for decorating with ribbons and gives pointers on how to attach ribbon straps
Today’s felt bodice can also be attached to a skirt of any size, to create a lovely dress, like the wedding dress you see below:
Feel free to pin, like, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials. The image above is a good one to share on social media! Please let people know where you found it! Here’s a JPG version of the pattern for you to easily share, using the Pinterest app:

Credit:
Queens of Africa dolls are products offered by the Slice by Cake company, which holds the trademark for them (™). They were designed by Taofick Okoya. Please visit the Queens of Africa website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys, books, and fashions.
Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Barbie, MTM Barbie, Francie, and Vintage Barbie dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Liv dolls were products designed and distributed by the Spin Master company, which still makes dolls and toys today (although the Liv dolls are no longer in production at the time of this blog post). The Spin Master company held the trademark for the Liv Dolls (™). Please visit the Spin Master Toys and Games website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys and games. Please be aware that the Chelly Wood animated doll is a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-painted and had its wig colored to appear to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood. This was done as a creative project by Chelly’s daughters, and the Spin Master Toys and Games company was not involved in the doll’s makeover in any way.
Disney Princess dolls are products offered by the Disney corporation, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Disney Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.