Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos.
Today’s skirt and sleeveless summer top doll clothes project will not only fits the Disney Animators toddler dolls (13 inches tall), but many other dolls in a similar size range, including Wellie Wishers. It will even fit the 17 inch Velvet and 18 inch Crissy dolls from the 1970’s.
Check out the first set of bullets, below, for a full list of all the dolls that can wear these doll clothes.
To make today’s skirt project, you may want to buy some retro small-print fabric, some elastic for your casing, lace and ribbon trim, and Wright’s metallic baby rickrack trim.
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.
If you’d like to make the sandals you see on my 13 inch Elsa doll, please click here. It will take you to my doll shoes page, and from there, you’ll have to scroll down to find the sandals pattern. But it’s pretty easy to find, as you’ll see here:
Now I do need to warn you that today’s free summer top 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 and the JPG images of the skirt patterns to learn more about my How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns class.
Today’s free printable PDF doll clothes sewing patterns will fit the following dolls:
- 13-inch dolls like the Disney Princess Toddler dolls
- 14-inch dolls like Hearts for Hearts Girls
- 15-inch dolls like Wellie Wishers from American Girl doll company
- 16-inch dolls like the Velvet doll from the Crissy family of dolls
- 18-inch dolls like vintage Crissy (the skirt is very short on her)
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Free printable PDF sewing patterns for the skirt
- How to make the skirt
- Free printable PDF sewing patterns for the summer shirt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the summer shirt
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to choose fabric
- How to use selvage
- How to sew a casing
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to press seams open, using a hot iron
Remember that you can show your appreciation for my free sewing patterns and tutorials by sharing them on Pinterest, Twitter, and other social media platforms. When you do this, it actually helps me out a lot!
Here are some images of the skirt patterns for easy-pinning on Pinterest:
Look, 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 alter pants, skirts, dresses, and shirts too. If you haven’t looked into it yet, you can click here to learn more.
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!
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.
Disclaimer:
I am not affiliated with any of the doll or miniatures companies mentioned in this post, but to honor their trademark rights, I am including links to their websites in this blog post. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned here.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Disney Princess Toddler dolls or the company that produces them. The 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.
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.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Wellie Wishers dolls from American Girl doll company. 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 Crissy, Velvet, 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, no known company has purchased the trademark to re-produce these dolls. But if you wish to purchase one, you can sometimes find them on eBay.