Sew a “fruity” sundress for Barbie with a beach bag or purse! #FreePatterns #DollClothesPatterns

A Made to Move Barbie carries a pretty white cotton purse with a yellow strap. The white cotton of the purse is decorated with a tiny fruit pattern, including pineapples, watermelons, cherries, etc.... Her dress is made of the same white cotton "fruity" fabric, and the dress has cotton straps made of the same "fruity" material. The skirt of the sundress is short, coming to just above the knee. She wears yellow plastic sandals. This image is nearly identical to the one that's used as a blog post header image, but it doesn't have the words "free pattern" and also, the doll faces the other direction, with her purse slung over the opposite shoulder.
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We’ve seen today’s free pattern before, but the older version of this pattern used a ribbon for the strap:

This image shows a Queens of Africa doll wearing a pretty handmade dress made of thin pink material decorated with polka dots and flowers on pink and white striped fabric. The dress has a short, straight skirt and a summery bodice with straps made of ribbon. The watermark says, "ChellyWood.com: Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials." The Queens of Africa dolls have a body shape similar to a Barbie-sized doll. She stands 11 inches high and has dark chocolate complexion. Her hair is quite curly. To purchase a Queens of Africa doll, go to https://queensofafricadolls.com/ In this particular image, the doll seems to stand tall, like she's proud of her African heritage. Her chocolate complexion contrasts the pink and white stripes in a lovely way.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for making this Valentine’s day dress and other doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

In today’s rendition of the pattern, I’ve included a strap pattern, so you can make the cotton straps that match your dress’s bodice and skirt:

In this image, Barbie stands alert, facing the camera, to give a front view of the pretty little "fruity" sundress that's decorated in limes, watermelons, grapefruits, pineapples, cherries, and other pastel-colored lovely fruits. The tips of her tiny doll fingers come to just the bottom of her skirt, when standing erect like a soldier, facing the camera.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

The tutorial for making the dress will only show you how to make this dress with a ribbon strap, so to create the cotton strap, I recommend that you go to this tutorial for making my longer sundress, and forward the video to timestamp 1:30 to see how to make your straps.

In this image of Barbie sporting her "fruity" sun dress, she seems to be walking rapidly, as if headed to the beach with her purse doubling as a beach bag.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

You’ll see that my Barbie also carries a purse or beach bag… I used yellow 1/4 inch double-fold bias tape instead of a ribbon for my bag’s strap, but other than that slight alteration, you can follow the guidelines in this tutorial video to make a beach bag like mine.

In this close-up of the purse Barbie carries, we see the pink grapefruits, bright pink watermelons, leaf-topped cherries, and other fruits in closer detail on the fabric. Her little tiny Barbie-sized thumb is behind the strap of her purse, like a real woman would carry her purse. The ChellyWood.com logo is in the corner.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

To make this sunny summer dress and bag, you’ll need some cotton small-print fabric, 1/4 inch double-fold bias tape, and size 4/0 Dritz snaps.

Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:

If you’re sewing this dress for Liv dolls, Francie, or Momoko, I recommend that you either use a bigger snap (or a swatch of Velcro), or cut the dress using the cut line for Liv dolls, as shown on the pattern. Their busts are a little smaller, so they may need this alteration for a good, clean fit.

Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this page:

Adding cotton straps to a cotton dress is considered an “alteration,” and in case you haven’t heard, my Creative Spark class, “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” is available on the Creative Spark platform. This class will teach you how to make alterations to the doll clothes patterns you already own.

For any class on Creative Spark, there is no subscription. Instead, you pay one price for easy access to all 40+ videos in that class series, which you can keep going back to, for as long as you like.

There’s no specific time limit to your courses. You can just take your time and learn at the pace that suits you.

As always, feel free to pinlike, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials. Here’s an image you’re welcome to share on social media:

Image of sewing pattern for a sun dress with straps. Overlaid with images of Barbie dolls wearing the sun dress in a red plaid print fabric.
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To honor the trademark rights of the doll companies mentioned in this blog post, I am including links to their websites here. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned.

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.

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