Learning to sew with McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern 6420 #sewvintage #DollClothesPatterns

This is a close-up image of a McCall's Barbie doll clothes pattern (number 6420, which has the copyright 1962 on the envelope. The patterns shown include a black tux with bow tie for Ken, a wedding dress with hat and veil for Barbie, a ballet or ice skating dress for Barbie (with a cone shaped hat), a pajama with bloomers for Baribe, a dress with 3/4 length sleeves and a turtle neck for Barbie, and a cape with hat for Barbie. You can learn more about this vintage Barbie pattern from McCall's by visiting ChellyWood.com and clicking on the category "Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection" in the list of categories on the side margin. — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Do you know what’s amazing about the McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern #6420? It’s double-sided!

Yup! There are images of the different doll clothes you can make on both the front AND the back of this pattern envelope. Can you believe it?

Check out the other side:

The image shows a close up of the back side of McCall's craft pattern #6420 which was printed in 1962. There are six outfits pictured here, including a white jacket tuxedo with cummerbund, pants, and felt shoes for Ken, a fairly simple dress with clutch purse for Barbie, a pair of ankle pants with a sweater that has a collar for Barbie, an evening gown with a short skirt that has a ruffle for Barbie (and includes a pair of underpants), a 1960's style swimsuit for Barbie, and a swimsuit cover-up for Barbie. To learn more about this pattern, please go to ChellyWood.com and use the search tool for Pattern #6420 — Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

As you can see, it’s got a swimsuit pattern, an underpants pattern, and Ken’s felt shoes– whoa!

So I’ve done some blogging about this pattern, and for today’s blog post, I’m going to let you choose which of my previous blog posts about this pattern sounds most interesting to you.

Click on the title you’d like to read more about:

Most of the commercial patterns I display and talk about here on ChellyWood.com are also available for sale on eBay. However, if you’ve never purchased a pattern on eBay before, it’s a good idea to read the article I wrote called, “Tips for Buying Used Doll Clothes Patterns on eBay.” It will save you time, money, and will likely prevent buyer’s remorse.

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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.

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.

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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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