Month: March 2023

This thumbnail image shows a Mattel Made-to-Move Barbie wearing (in the top photo) a purple cotton tank top and (in the photo at the bottom) a pink and white floral tank top made of flannel pajama fabric. Both tank tops have pink ribbon straps. The text says, "free pattern" and "reversible," with pink arrows pointing back and forth between the two photos.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew a pajama top for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’d like to thank my mother-in-law, Anita, for the lovely vintage flannel fabric that appears in today’s video. I made these pajamas and gave them to a family from our community — a family with three little girls who were very grateful to receive a whole box of wonderful … Continue reading Let’s sew a pajama top for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

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A cloud-and-rainbow frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage "Francie" Barbie doll wearing the "Pink Power" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick: Laugh-in." If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which Goldie Hawn-style outfit you want your Barbie (or in this case Francie) doll to wear when playing Goldie in your “kid version” of Laugh-in, for a hypothetical situation presented in this YouTube shorts #DoAPick mini video.
Do a Pick! Game, Doll Play Videos, Vintage Barbie

Let’s Do a Pick — Laugh-in with Francie as Goldie Hawn! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Laugh-in with Francie as Goldie Hawn! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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In this thumbnail image of the 1980's Skipper doll clothes pattern gallery, we see a platinum blonde Skipper from the 1980s wearing four different outfits: a green skirt with white top and a green plaid scarf. Then there's a short yellow sun dress. Then we have a brown check sundress that's rather long with a ruffle. Next we see vintage Skipper from the 1980's wearing jeans and a striped T-shirt.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Skipper Patterns, Vintage Skipper, Whole Costumes for Dolls

FREE 10 inch (25.4 cm) Vintage 1980’s Skipper Doll Clothes Patterns (Gallery)

Please click on the doll clothes you would like to make. Not what you’re looking for? Behind the scenes, I’m creating a series of classes in doll clothing design techniques, so you can design your own doll clothes patterns for your dolls, using simple techniques, household tools, and your amazing imagination! Click on this link to learn more about my paid courses on the Creative Spark Online Learning platform. If you would … Continue reading FREE 10 inch (25.4 cm) Vintage 1980’s Skipper Doll Clothes Patterns (Gallery)

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In a turquoise blue square thumbnail, a photo of a vintage 1980's skipper shows the doll wearing handmade doll clothes, including a tee shirt and a pair of jeans or elastic waist pants. Beside the photo of the doll, we read "free pattern" just above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. For your free printable doll clothes sewing patterns for making this and other Skipper outfits, go to ChellyWood.com
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Skipper Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

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

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. 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. I still see these older Skipper dolls in second hand stores and … Continue reading Make a T-shirt and jeans for vintage 1980’s Skipper with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothes

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This thumbnail shows the Chelly Wood doll (a Spin Master Liv doll) seated at her computer and over the top of her desk are the words "free canva course!" In the lower left corner of the thumbnail is the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
Crafts and Hobbies, Creative Spark Online Learning, Interviews With Crafters, Links, Selling Your Crafts, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Crafts

Let’s take a FREE Canva class together on March 23rd!

Have you ever wondered how I create my thumbnails, colorful blog images, and business logos? I use a type of software that’s available to everyone who has internet access, and the software is actually free: Canva! Today’s blog post is a simple announcement with a helpful tip for those of you out there who are small-business owners, making doll clothes and selling them online. Or … Continue reading Let’s take a FREE Canva class together on March 23rd!

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This thumbnail image shows a pair of elastic-waist, wide leg pajama pants made of pink floral flannel fabric, and they are being modeled by a Mattel Barbie doll. Beside them are the words "free pattern" and below that is a logo for ChellyWood.com, a website that offers free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew a pair of pajama pants for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’d like to thank my mother-in-law, Anita, for the lovely vintage flannel fabric that appears in today’s video. I made these pajama pants and gave them to a family from our community — a family with three little girls who were very grateful to receive a whole box … Continue reading Let’s sew a pair of pajama pants for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

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This thumbnail shows a cloud-shaped 1970's style rainbow in the colors yellow, blue, green, and purple, superimposed on the usual purple cotton fabric background frame that Chelly Wood dot com often uses for its thumbnails. This frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage "Francie" Barbie doll wearing the "Bloom Zoom" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick: Outdoor Music Festival." If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which super-cool outfit you want your Barbie (or in this case Francie) doll to wear when playing at the outdoor music festival your parents will attend in the hypothetical situation presented in this YouTube shorts #DoAPick mini video.
Do a Pick! Game, Doll Play Videos, Vintage Barbie, Vintage Francie

Let’s Do a Pick at an Outdoor Music Festival #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick at an Outdoor Music Festival #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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On a purple cotton fabric square background, the words "free pattern" are written above the ChellyWood.com logo. Beside these texts is a photo of a platinum blonde vintage Skipper doll from the 1980s modeling a short-skirted yellow sundress with straps. (Sometimes spelled sun dress.) To locate and print this doll dress for your vintage skipper dolls, go to Chelly Wood dot com. Other dresses and doll clothes patterns are available for free on this free doll clothes sewing pattern website as well.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Creative Spark Online Learning, Daily Patterns, Doll Makeovers, Skipper Patterns, Vintage Skipper, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a pretty sun dress for vintage 1980’s Skipper dolls w/free sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Easter #DollClothes

For your free patterns and additional tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yesterday I posted about my new-used “lucky find” at the Goodwill: a Judy Littlechap doll. Well another recent Goodwill discovery was this vintage Skipper from the 1980’s. However, she didn’t arrive in nearly as good of condition as Judy did. In fact, even after cleaning her up and … Continue reading Sew a pretty sun dress for vintage 1980’s Skipper dolls w/free sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Easter #DollClothes

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