How to Sew a Disney Princess Toddler Doll’s Sleeveless Top #SewingSkills #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.

Today’s sleeveless summer top project probably looks familiar to those of you who have been following my blog for a while. It’s also in the galleries for Wellie Wishers, Crissy dolls, and Hearts for Hearts Girls.

In this photo, an Elsa Disney Princess Toddler doll models a handmade tank top and a handmade elastic waist skirt with silver rickrack trim over the top of lace trim, both of which run along the hemline of the skirt. The doll also models a pair of pink handmade slippers or sandals. The doll faces forward. The fabric of her little cotton tank top is designed with 1970s style flowers and the colors pink, turquoise blue, and lime green. The doll faces forward with her hands at her sides. Her loving eyes look directly at you with a subtle smile on her child-like face. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left corner of the image.
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.

So some time down the road (probably in about two weeks or so), I would like to post the patterns and tutorial video for the skirt as well, but if you’re in a rush and want the patterns for sewing this whole entire outfit, you can click here to find the skirt under a different doll.

Meanwhile, you may want to do some shopping for fabric to make this shirt. If you want your sleeveless summer shirt to use a retro print summery fabric, like mine does, you won’t go wrong with gingham!

Just imagine this little top in a gingham check:

An Elsa Disney Princess Toddler doll appears to be mid-stride as she walks to the left of the viewer in a room with a purple wall and a wooden floor. The doll wears a strappy tank top made of floral cotton fabric. Her handmade skirt is made of the same floral cotton fabric. With the doll in a walking pose, we can clearly tell that she wears a pair of sandals made of a pink ribbon that forms a single strap, wrapping around the toe area of her foot and attaching to the pink foam (on top) and the black foam (on the bottom) that forms the soles of her sandals. The doll's underarm is also slightly exposed, showing that the sleeves for this tank top are easy to put the doll's hands through. Please visit Chelly Wood dot com to download the free printable doll clothes sewing pattern for making this and other outfits that will fit Disney Princess Toddler dolls.
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.

I used Velcro at the back of my sleeveless summer top, but of course, you could use snaps. I recommend size 2/0 Dritz snaps for this size doll.

Now I do need to warn you that the pattern shows a pants pattern along with the summer shirt, but that pants pattern wont fit your Disney Princess Toddler dolls without some significant inseam alterations. If you don’t know anything about how to alter pants inseams, scroll down past the bullets that link you to the pattern, to learn about How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns.

This is a photo of a Disney Princess Toddler "Elsa" doll wearing handmade doll clothes. Her tank top is made of floral cotton printed fabric, and her skirt is made of the exact same fabric, but the skirt also has the following notions on the hem area of the skirt: white lace with a ribbon running through the lace, and over the top of this, there's a silver rickrack trim. The doll stands with her face turned slightly to the left of the viewer. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left 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.

Today’s free printable PDF doll clothes sewing patterns will fit the following dolls:

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Okay, I know you’ve probably already heard about it, but my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course on the Creative Spark online learning platform will teach you how to make changes to your patterns for pants, skirts, dresses, and shirts too. If you haven’t looked into it yet, you can click here to learn more.

In this image, we see a woman's hands making an alteration to a pants pattern for a little 8 inch plush doll with jointed arms and legs. She works on a cutting mat with a pen, a pencil, a ruler, and two different paper patterns; one for pants and the other is a shorts pattern. The words say, "how to alter doll clothes patterns" and the URL for the class is also offered as follows: https://creativespark.ctpub.com/courses/alter-doll-clothes
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.

I also have a new course on the Creative Spark Online Learning platform which teaches you how to design your own doll pants patterns from scratch, including leggings, overalls, and fly-front jeans. Click here to check out that new course, which is only $19.99!

The image shows an 18 inch doll next to an 8 inch doll, to demonstrate that Chelly's "How to Design Doll Pants Patterns" course is for dolls of any shape or size. In one photo, both dolls wear a tee shirt with leggings. In the other image, both dolls wear a T-shirt under a pair of green polka dot overalls (green with tiny white polka dots). The text says, "How to Design Your Own Doll Pants Course Only nineteen dollars and ninety-nine cents! There are two bonuses mentioned on the advertisement as well: Chelly's re-sizing formula and a complementary pattern for 18 inch doll overalls.
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.

For any class on Creative Spark, you don’t have to follow a schedule. Just sign up when you’re ready.

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.

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

This image shows the free printable PDF pattern for 14-inch doll clothes (to fit Wellie Wishers, Hearts for Hearts girls, or similar sized dolls. The pattern is for a pair of pants or jeans with a pocket and a square-neck tank top or sleeveless shirt. This pattern may also fit 15-inch dolls with a 13 to 13.5 cm inseam. The pattern itself is marked with the "creative commons attribution" mark, so you are welcome to use this pattern to make doll clothes for various purposes, but please tell people that you found this free, printable pdf pattern at ChellyWood.com
Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and 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.

The Disney Princess Toddler 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.

The Hearts for Hearts Girls, Dolls and Games are owned by the Playmates Company International, which holds the registered trademark for these toys. It should be noted, that for each H4H doll purchased, the Hearts for Hearts company donates a portion of their proceeds to World Vision, a global humanitarian organization.

The Wellie Wishers and the 18 inch American Girl dolls mentioned in this blog post 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.

The Crissy family of dolls which includes dolls like vintage CrissyVelvet, and other dolls, were produced by the Ideal Toy Corporation, which held the registered trademark for them. That company is no longer producing the dolls, and at the time of this blog post, it looks like Mattel currently owns the trademark for Crissy (although to my knowledge, they are not producing them). If you wish to purchase one of these dolls, you can sometimes find them used, in good condition, on eBay (see link in the first set of bullets).

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