Month: January 2021

Please note: the links to free patterns are found in the caption. This is an image of Petite Barbie wearing the long version of a sun dress and Skipper wearing the short version of the same sun dress. This pattern set is for a beginner who is just learning to sew, and it's an ideal sewing project for children learning to sew their very first doll clothes. Visit ChellyWood.com to learn more about sewing basics as they related to making doll clothes for dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Petite Barbie Patterns, Skipper Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Free printable sun dress pattern fits 10 inch (25-26 cm) fashion dolls #SkipperDoll #PetiteBarbie

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s free sun dress pattern may look familiar to you. That’s because it has been available on this website as a JPG-only pattern. Today I’m converting it to a PDF pattern for your easy download. I designed it for the absolute beginner sewists out there, after a mother requested … Continue reading Free printable sun dress pattern fits 10 inch (25-26 cm) fashion dolls #SkipperDoll #PetiteBarbie

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The image shows Chelly Wood's niece holding her baby doll as she displays the footie pajamas her Aunt Chelly made for her baby doll. The image includes an arrow pointing at the pajama top which has elastic sleeve cuffs and a ruffle around the doll's tummy. The arrow is indicating that this blog post will offer a tutorial and free printable PDF sewing pattern for making the pajama top only, at ChellyWood.com (next week we'll get the patterns and tutorial for making the pajama bottoms with feet).
Baby Alive, Baby Doll Patterns, Daily Patterns

Sew PJ’s with this week’s free patterns and 1st of 2 tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Sewing

  Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. It has been a long time since I offered a new pattern for baby dolls, but I frequently get requests for more. So to kick off the new year, I’m going to give you first a tutorial and pattern for making a pajama top, and then next week a tutorial … Continue reading Sew PJ’s with this week’s free patterns and 1st of 2 tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Sewing

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The image shows a super easy-to-sew felt summer top that looks like a tank top made of purple felt with purple ribbon straps. The model is a blond made-to-move Barbie with an olive complexion. The overlay says "Easy Summer Top DIY" and it offers the URL where you can download this free bodice or summer shirt pattern to fit many 11 inch or 11.5 inch (28 cm) fashion dolls like Barbie, Momoko, Queens of Africa, and more: ChellyWood.com
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Today’s free PDF doll top sewing patterns is one of the easiest for beginners to make! #LearningToSew #BarbieClothes

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 … Continue reading Today’s free PDF doll top sewing patterns is one of the easiest for beginners to make! #LearningToSew #BarbieClothes

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Vintage Barbie

Did you own a Barbie car? Join the conversation @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #VintageToys

Do you remember any of the goodies pictured in my Barbie “World of Fashion” catalog from 1985? I own an old catalog insert that came with a Barbie from this era, and I’m selling this little catalog in my eBay store this week. As I got my Barbie catalog ready for this sale, I decided this would make a great blog topic! So I thought … Continue reading Did you own a Barbie car? Join the conversation @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #VintageToys

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This image is a screenshot of the Barbie gallery page, showing all the sewing patterns Chelly Wood has designed to fit just the Mattel Made-to-Move and regular Barbie dolls. There are probably close to 50 outfits pictured here. Some are marked with a star, and all of these photos represent free patterns found on the ChellyWood.com website of free patterns. To learn more about what the star means (it appears on a small portion of the photos) please visit ChellyWood.com and search for Chelly's New Year's goals for 2021. The article that accompanies this image celebrates Chelly Wood's accomplishments at creating a library of free doll clothes sewing patterns, but it also helps her set her New Year's resolution to convert JPG patterns to PDFs for easier downloads for all who frequent this website.
Barbie Patterns, Holiday Crafts

Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern PDF Conversion Goals for 2021 @ ChellyWood.com #BarbiePatterns #FreeSewingPatterns

As I type this blog post, it is 1 January 2021. Yes, I type up my blog posts at least one week before they go public on this website. So you might be wondering what the image at the top of this page is all about… It’s a celebration of all I’ve accomplished in 2020, and this blog post is also a public declaration of … Continue reading Doll Clothes Sewing Pattern PDF Conversion Goals for 2021 @ ChellyWood.com #BarbiePatterns #FreeSewingPatterns

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On the left we see a front pattern for making a bathrobe with a pocket to fit Ideal Tammy dolls. On the right we see Tammy modeling this bathrobe or coat.
12-inch doll clothes patterns, Tammy Doll Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make pajamas and a robe for vintage Tammy w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #VintageDolls

For your free patterns and links to the tutorial videos you’ll find helpful, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Happy New Year! Yesterday I gave you the free pattern and tutorial for just the bathrobe. Today I’m giving you patterns and tutorial videos for the whole ensemble! This outfit will include flannel pajama shorts, a flannel pajama top trimmed in 1/4 inch … Continue reading Let’s make pajamas and a robe for vintage Tammy w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #VintageDolls

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