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Easter isn’t until April 9th, in 2023, but as you may have learned at Christmas time, it’s always a good idea to get your seasonal sewing projects done way ahead of time!

So today’s tutorial video — which is actually a remastered video from quite some time ago — will show you how to make a super easy dress to fit Skipper and similar-sized dolls.

In fact, this is a project you can easily do with your children or grandchildren who are learning to sew. Since the bodice uses felt, it’s next to impossible to make mistakes with this little Easter dress for Skipper.

If you’d like to know more about how to teach a child to sew, you may benefit by looking back at this post, entitled, “Tips and Tricks for Teaching Kids to Sew w/Doll Clothing Designer Chelly Wood.”

To make today’s super-simple Easter dress project, your doll’s bodice should be cut from felt, and the skirt should be cut from cotton or a cotton-poly blend fabric. Etsy offers some really adorable small-print cotton fabrics for your skirt, and if you make a purchase using one of the links I’m providing here, you’ll help support this website, my YouTube channel, and all they have to offer.

You only need the sleeveless bodice pattern and the short skirt pattern. Scroll down for a visual image of the three pattern pieces you’ll be using.

Lastly, you’ll need some Dritz size 3/0 snaps for the back closure of your dress, and in the bulleted list of tutorials (scroll down), you’ll find my “How to Sew Snaps on Fabric” tutorial video, which could be very helpful.

Today’s patterns will fit these dolls*:

• Disney Princess 10 inch dolls
• Disney fairy 9 inch dolls (like the little Tinkerbell dolls)
• Momoko dolls
• Petite Barbie dolls
• Skipper dolls
• Project MC Squared dolls
• Disney’s 10 inch Moana dolls
• Creatable World dolls
• Ideal’s vintage Pepper dolls

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

• Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a short Easter dress to fit 10 inch dolls like Skipper
• Tutorial video showing how to make the dress (found at the top of this page)
• How to do a whipstitch
• How to sew snaps on fabric
• How to do a backstitch
• How to gather fabric
• How to use a needle threader
• How to do a basic straight stitch
• How to choose fabric
• How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
• How to press seams open, using a hot iron

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Is this pattern close to what you were looking for, but maybe you’re wishing the pattern was slightly different? If so, my Creative Spark class, “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” may be just what you need to make these patterns into the pattern you see in your imagination.

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It’s a one-time fee for the course, and there’s no specific time limit to finish your course. You can just take your time and learn at the pace that suits you. So go check out my paid courses on Creative Spark, using this link.

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Disclaimer/Credit/Affiliate Marketing Links:

*ChellyWood.com earns money by linking to Amazon, eBay, Michaels, Etsy, and other online affiliate programs. Links provided above may be affiliate links. For a full list of my affiliate programs, and to understand how cookies are used to help this website earn money, please see my “Privacy Policy” page.

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, but the links below do not necessarily help support this website (whereas the links in the bulleted list at the top DO support this website, as the top links are affiliate marketing links).

Skipper, Petite Barbie dolls, Creatable World, and vintage Sunshine Family 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.

Rainbow High dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Rainbow High website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

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.

Disney Princess, Moana, and Disney fairy 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.

Project MC Squared dolls and Rainbow High dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Project MC Squared website or the Rainbow High website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

According to Wikipedia, “Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose. During the post–World War II baby boom era, Ideal became the largest doll-making company in the United States.” They produced the Tammy family line of dolls, including Ideal Pepper dolls, but eventually the Tammy line of dolls went out of production (with the exception of the Sindy doll — the UK version — which has had a recent revival). There have been a complicated series of sales of rights for Ideal toys since then, and you can read about it on Wikipedia, if you’re interested. But at the time of this blog post, the trademark name “Tammy” for these dolls was abandoned and has remained “dead” (according to the US Trademark database) since 2004.

According to Wikipedia (as of 9 January 2022), Strawberry Shortcake “is a cartoon character used in greeting cards published by American Greetings. The line was later expanded to include dolls… The franchise is currently owned by the Canadian children’s television company WildBrain and American brand management company, Iconix Brand Group through the holding company Shortcake IP Holdings LLC.” I was unable to find a website for Shortcake IP Holdings LLC, but I believe they own the US trademark for the dolls, even though I believe my own doll was originally made and marketed by Hasbro. To learn more about these companies and their toys and products, please click on the links I’ve provided within the quote.