Learning to sew with a vintage Holly Hobbie plush doll pattern #HollyHobbie #DollClothesPatterns

Here we see a close-up image of Simplicity Craft Pattern #6006. This pattern, marked with a copyright from 1973, shows the soft-bodied Holly Hobby dolls in four different outfits: undergarments (including bloomers and a slip), a white floral dress with a white dotted Swiss pinafore and blue bonnet, a rust-colored floral dress with a ribbon that ties around the middle of the doll and a matching bonnet with ribbon, and a brown floral dress with lace trim. If you'd like to learn more about this pattern and its history, please visit ChellyWood.com and click on "Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection" under the "categories" feature.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Have you ever made a plush doll? Well I have.

In fact, this Holly Hobbie doll and clothing pattern provided me with the patterns for making my first plush doll, and I have happy memories of working with this pattern.

To read what I’ve written about this pattern in past blog posts, just click on a title below that sounds interesting to you:

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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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4 thoughts on “Learning to sew with a vintage Holly Hobbie plush doll pattern #HollyHobbie #DollClothesPatterns

  1. I did make a plush doll in my high school sewing class back in the early 1980’s. It ended up being a pin cushion.

  2. After my grandmother made one of these dolls for me when I was in high school, my mom bought me the pattern to make one for my niece. My stepdad was so impressed he decided to do a photo shoot of the doll I made. I still have the pattern.

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