For your free sewing patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets.
The image above actually shows the male Elf on the Shelf, which is sometimes referred to online as the “Boy Scout Elf on the Shelf,” dressed in one of my Barbie dress designs.
I originally designed this dress as part of a Valentine’s Day Barbie set of dresses (see below), but it fits my Elf on the Shelf quite nicely, even though he doesn’t have a woman’s chest.
If there are any critics out there, all I can say is this: I’ve only got one Elf on the Shelf, and it’s the Boy Scout version. I know they do make a female version, but I don’t know what she’s called and I don’t own her.
If you do know her name, please leave a comment letting me know any details. I’m new to this “Elf on the Shelf” stuff. And to be honest with you, my parents had an “Elf on the Shelf” — one of the original ones — back when I was a kid, but we never did anything with him. He actually stayed in the box with all the weird Christmas ornaments, like the pickle ornament and the headless horseman ornament.
If the photo at the top of today’s blog post seems like it shows the elf too tall, that’s because he’s wearing a pair of super high-heel Barbie boots.
But I think he looks a little more natural that way. If you look at Figure 2 (above), he’s about an inch shorter, but his arms look slightly too long for his body.
He almost looks ape-like without shoes or boots, in my humble opinion.
See what I mean? Compare this photo to the one at the top and tell me, in the comments, what you think:
Do you like him better with the boots or without them?
Meanwhile, if you’d like to sew today’s Christmas red pencil skirt dress for your Elf on the Shelf, you’ll need some red cotton fabric, a translucent red 1/2 inch ribbon, and some size 4/0 Dritz snaps. The free PDF sewing pattern for making today’s doll dress is found in the second set of bullets, below.
Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:
- Elf on the Shelf dolls
- Queens of Africa Dolls
- Momoko dolls
- modern and Made-to-Move Barbie dolls
- vintage Barbie dolls
- vintage Francie dolls
- Liv dolls
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the dress shown at the top of this page:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for an 11 inch fashion doll holiday pencil skirt dress
- Tutorial video showing how to sew the dress (originally posted here as a Valentine’s Day dress for Barbie dolls)
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to do a baste stitch
- How to attach ribbon to doll clothes
As always, feel free to pin, like, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials. Here’s an image of the pattern pieces you’ll need to make today’s project:
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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.
My Elf on the Shelf is made by the Lumistella company, and they own the registered trademark for these toys. Please visit their website to learn more about Elf on the Shelf and his accessories.
Queens of Africa dolls are products offered by the Slice by Cake company, which holds the trademark for them (™). They were designed by Taofick Okoya. Please visit the Queens of Africa website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys, books, and fashions.
Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.
Barbie, MTM Barbie, Francie, and Vintage Barbie 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.
Liv dolls were products designed and distributed by the Spin Master company, which still makes dolls and toys today (although the Liv dolls are no longer in production at the time of this blog post). The Spin Master company held the trademark for the Liv Dolls (™). Please visit the Spin Master Toys and Games website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys and games. Please be aware that the Chelly Wood animated doll is a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-painted and had its wig colored to appear to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood. This was done as a creative project by Chelly’s daughters, and the Spin Master Toys and Games company was not involved in the doll’s makeover in any way.
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.