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Today’s blog post is actually a re-post of one from about a year ago. It’s not a bad idea to remind my regular followers that I have some teeny-tiny doll clothes patterns available as well as the patterns for bigger dolls. So that’s what today’s blog post is all about.
Today’s pattern for a sun dress will fit the regular-sized vintage Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls, as you’ll see below:
And it will also fit the smaller, “baby” or “toddler” sized vintage Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls:
I’m confident when I say that today’s pattern will likely fit any of the Kenner Strawberry Shortcake regular-sized and toddler-sized dolls from the 1980’s, but it won’t fit the larger “villain” or “adult” character dolls.
You’ll notice that the dress fits my 3 and a half inch Butter Cookie toddler doll like a long dress, whereas it fits Blueberry Muffin more like a play dress. Be aware of this difference when deciding whether or not this pattern will work for you.
Which dolls will fit these doll clothes?
- Mattel’s Kelly dolls (3.75 inches or 10 cm)
- vintage Kenner Strawberry Shortcake 5 inch (13 cm) dolls
- vintage 3.5 inch Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls (10 cm)
- some dollhouse-sized dolls that look like children (1:12 scale)
Free patterns and tutorial videos for making this outfit:
- free PDF printable doll sun dress sewing pattern for 3.5-inch to 5-inch dolls
- tutorial showing how to make this dress (see video at the top of this post)
Would you like some teeny-tiny buttons for your Strawberry Shortcake dress? Or maybe some Dritz snaps (my favorite brand of snaps)? These links will take you to stores that sell Dritz snaps and miniature buttons on Etsy.
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Credit:
Kelly 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.
Strawberry Shortcake dolls are products offered by Shortcake IP Holdings LLC, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Strawberry Shortcake website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.