Make a purse or handbag for 6 to 7 inch fashion dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.*

Today’s doll purse will fit a wide variety of tiny dolls. Not all of the dolls that will fit this purse are mentioned in the first bulleted list, so please keep that in mind.

Here we see the photo of a tiny miniature handmade doll's purse. The strap is made of a lime green ribbon. The body of the purse is made of green cotton with big psychedelic daisies in white and brighter lime green -- almost yellow. The flap is a faux (fake) purse flap made of white felt, overlaid on top of the green cotton purse dotted with daisies. The white felt has tiny green topstitches framing the flap. At the bottom, almost-pointed end of the purse flap is a tiny green button. A doll's hand holds the purse up by the strap. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner.
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This is the first pattern I’m posting in a series of patterns I’ve specifically created to fit Dawn dolls from Topper (6 and 1/8 inch or 15.5 cm) and I’m sincerely hoping they’ll also fit Pippa dolls from Palitoy (6 and ½ inch or 16.5 cm).

I’ve recently added a Dawn doll to my collection, but I don’t own a Pippa yet, although I’d like to get my hands on one, to try the clothes on, after I’ve made them.

The image shows two different 6 inch dolls modeling handmade doll clothes. On the left, a Dawn doll from Topper wears (top photo) a green and white halter-style long dress and carries a small purse or handbag to match the halter dress. The same doll models a miniskirt-style halter dress in the photo below, and the mini-skirt-dress has a red halter top made of felt over a red-gold-white 70's style mini-skirt. Then on the right, there are two photos of a different doll. She's a blond, I dream of Jeannie doll from Remco. On top, she models 70's extra wide pants with a white T-shirt or cotton shirt that has tee shirt sleeves. On the bottom, she models a short-sleeved shirt or top with a pair of pink shorts made of heart-printed cotton fabric. The text reads on top: New sewing patterns! and in the center, "Coming soon!" The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower right 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.

The little blond-haired doll in the photos above is a Remco I Dream of Jeannie doll. She may not be as fancy as a Topper Dawn or a Pippa doll, but she was my inspiration!

I found her at a second hand store for $2.50 American. For that price, I couldn’t pass her by!

So I brought her home and started designing tiny little outfits for her. This was last spring, when I was laid up with West Nile virus.

I Dream of Jeannie was just the right size to sit on my little table, in the living room, where I had to remain in a reclined position. So I whipped up a few patterns to fit her, and now I have a bunch of patterns and tutorials, all stored on flash drives, waiting for me to create the blog posts and upload the videos to YouTube.

But when you download today’s purse project, you’ll see an additional doll pictured there: Lottie!

This is an image of the Lottie doll from Arklu. This doll is in a purple framed photo. She stands with hands spread apart, modeling a handmade bolero jacket, tiny purse, and a pinafore dress. All garments are made of green cotton, which has a tiny daisy print on it. The doll has long chestnut brown hair and fringes (bangs). She wears a pair of Victorian or Edwardian style boots that are brown with little black toes and black heels. The boots are decorated with tiny cream-colored lace ribbons. The doll's purse is made with the green daisy cotton fabric, a white felt faux flap "closure" that has a little green button on it, and a lime green ribbon to act as a strap. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner of the photo.
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.

Yes, the dress, the bolero, and the little purse will all fit Arklu’s Lottie dolls. Those tutorials are underway as well, so you’ll have lots of reasons to come back and pay another visit to ChellyWood.com!

To make today’s little miniature purse, you’ll need some craft felt, some cotton fabric, some 1/8 inch wide (3 mm) ribbon, and a very tiny button.

In my tutorial video for making the purse, I also mentioned Fiskars Stitchers’ scissors, which are fantastic for making tiny snips!

Which dolls will this purse be suitable for?

Free patterns and tutorial videos for making this little tiny purse:

If you enjoyed this blog post, and you’d like to see my videos, you might want to navigate over to my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1 to look through my playlists.

For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.

This image shows four rows of artist's renderings of doll clothing items. The top row shows four different styles of pants. The second row shows four different styles of shirts. The third row shows four different styles of skirts. The fourth row shows four different styles of dresses, with skirts in long, short, and mid-length styles. The text reads at the top, "Classes in Doll Clothing Design" followed by this paragraph: "Have you ever wished you could create patterns of your own? Click on the links to Chelly's online courses below, to learn more about her paid courses in doll clothing pattern design techniques."

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 a pattern image you’re welcome to pin on Pinterest, for example:

This is the J P G version of a free printable PDF sewing pattern for making a 6 to 7 inch doll's pinafore, jacket, and purse. The pattern is marked with creative commons "attribution" symbols and the Chelly Wood dot com logo. Instructions on the pattern tell you how many pieces to cut for each pattern piece, among other pieces of advice.
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.

To read more about my free sewing patterns and tutorials, please visit the “Helpful Tips” page.

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*When you click links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, JoAnn Fabric, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.

**Please note: this is the first time I’ve ever converted one of my patterns to A4 printer paper. I may not have the measurement tool just right, but I’d love some feedback! for those of you who use A4 paper, let me know whether or not the measurement tool is printing correctly. I’m almost 100% certain that the pattern is exactly identical in size to the one on American printer paper, but I’m not sure whether or not I’ve gotten my measurement tool to match. That’s what I need a little feedback for! Feel free to leave a comment…

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.

Chelsea and Enchantimals 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.

Strawberry Shortcake dolls are products offered by Shortcake IP Holdings LLC, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Strawberry Shortcake website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Bratz dolls are products offered by MGA Entertainment, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the MGA Entertainment website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Breyer dolls and horses are products offered by Breyer, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Breyer website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Disney fairy dolls are products offered by the Disney Corporation, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Official Shop Disney website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Spin Master La Dee Da dolls are products offered by Spin Master, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Spin Master website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

World of Love is a product that was once owned and distributed by Hasbro, which holds the registered trademark for these retired toys (™). Please visit the Hasbro Toy website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Lottie dolls are manufactured and designed by Arklu (Ireland) Ltd., in Donegal, Ireland, and Arklu holds the registered trademark (™) for them in the US. Lottie dolls are distributed in the USA by Schylling, Inc. These dolls are distributed in the UK, Ireland, France, and Italy by Bigjigs Toys Ltd. Visit Lottie.com to learn more about these wonderful toys that were inspired by kids.

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