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Make a T-shirt and jeans for vintage 1980’s Skipper with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothes

The image shows a Skipper doll from the 1980's. She wears a handmade T-shirt with stripes in the following colors: blue, white, and tan. She also models a pair of handmade denim jeans. Her shoes are small black plastic flats. She stands in a room with a white floor and a mottled purple and pink back wall. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower right corner of the photo.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

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I first posted these patterns for the Creatable World dolls from Mattel. But they also fit modern Skipper, and as you’ll see in the image below, modern Skipper’s body isn’t that different from a 1980’s skipper’s body.

In this photo, a 1980's Skipper doll stands back to back with a more modern Skipper doll from the 2020s. Although there's 40 years' difference in age between the two dolls, they are nearly the same size. The modern Skipper's shoulder is slightly higher than the 1980's Skipper doll. Also, the vintage Skipper's hair is much fuller, giving the false impression that they are exactly the same height, when in fact, the top of the head of the older Skipper doll is millimeters shorter than the modern Skipper doll. With careful inspection, we see that because her shoulder is a bit higher, the newer Skipper doll has a little bit longer arm than the older, vintage Skipper. The vintage Skipper wears a yellow sundress, whereas the new Skipper doll wears a striped T-shirt with jeans. Free doll clothes patterns for both doll clothes outfits for Skipper dolls can be found at ChellyWood.com along with sewing instruction in the form of tutorial videos.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

I still see these older Skipper dolls in second hand stores and at yard sales from time to time, but it’s a little trickier to find doll clothes for her that aren’t in terrible condition. So why not make some nice, new doll clothes to go on your 1980’s Skipper?

This photo is of a vintage Skipper doll from the 1980's wearing a jersey fabric tee shirt and a pair of elastic waist pants made of thin denim. Her shoes are white plastic flats. She stands in a room with a white floor and a mottled blue backdrop fabric. With her head and body turned slightly to the viewer's left, we can see what looks like a dimple on her left cheek, but upon closer inspection one can see it's actually a smudge. The doll's hair is quite long, reaching past the hem of her shirt, it's platinum blond, and she has a small cut of bangs (fringes) in front. Her eyes are large and blue.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

To make this T-shirt and jeans, you’ll need some lightweight denim, striped jersey fabric, 1/4 inch elastic, and a few Dritz size 3/0 snaps.

Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:

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

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The image shows a Mattel Skipper doll from the 1980's, modeling a pair of jeans with a tee shirt that has horizontal stripes. The doll stands with her body facing the viewer's left, but her face is turned to look toward the viewer's right. If you'd like to sew an outfit like this for your 1980's Skipper dolls, you can find free printable PDF sewing patterns and free tutorial videos for making this outfit or one like it (perhaps a cotton shirt with trousers or pants instead of a T-shirt and dungarees) at ChellyWood.com
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

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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, 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, and Creatable World 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.

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