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As it says in the video, I am, in fact, a school librarian in my regular day-to-day job, so of course I’m a fan of Pete the Cat and other fantastic books for kids!
So this Christmas, when I was making Barbie clothes for a little girl who lives in my neighborhood, I thought, “What am I going to give her brother?” He’s in kindergarten this year, so when I stumbled across this Pete the Cat plush toy at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, I snatched him up, along with his latest Christmas books!
And then I made him a “Santa” coat, just like the one Pete the Cat wears in the Christmas book Pete the Cat Saves Christmas. When I discovered that his coat would also fit wellie Wishers, Baby Alive, and other dolls in this size range, I decided to share my pattern with all of you.
If you’d like to buy a Pete the Cat book for your children or grandchildren, I think you’ll find that they, too, are fans of the Pete the Cat character! Teachers all across the US love these books because they teach lessons that are commonly taught in the early years of primary school, like counting, colors, sight words, and simple math.
Click on the links I’m providing in today’s blog post to learn more about Pete the Cat and his wonderful books!
To make today’s little Santa coat, you’ll need some craft felt, some size 3/0 snaps, and some cotton fabric for your coat’s lining.
For those of you who are already familiar with Pete the Cat, you may remember this story of the yellow shirt with multi-colored buttons. Today’s free pattern could be used to make that shirt as well, but I’d switch both the red and white felt pieces to yellow for that project.
Today’s free printable PDF doll clothes sewing patterns will fit the following dolls:
- 12-inch Baby Alive dolls*
- 13-inch Disney Princess Toddler dolls*
- 14-inch Hearts for Hearts Girls*
- 14 and a half-inch Wellie Wishers* from American Girl doll company*
- Pete the Cat plush toy cats
And here are the patterns and tutorial videos you’re looking for:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for making a Santa coat
- Free tutorial video showing how to make the Santa coat (found at the top of this page)
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- How to choose fabric
- How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
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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.
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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.
The Baby Alive dolls are produced and marketed by Hasbro, who owns the trademark rights to them (™). Please visit Hasbro’s Baby Alive page to learn more about the dolls, or visit the Hasbro company website to learn more about the company itself.
The Disney Princess Toddler 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.
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.
Little Miss Matched dolls* were a product of the Tonner brand of toys. At the time of this publication, to the best of my knowledge, the Tonner company (although no longer producing dolls) still holds the trademark rights to them (™). You can learn more about Robert Tonner’s brand of dolls on Wikipedia or by googling the dolls by name (i.e. “Little Miss Matched — dolls”). Robert Tonner has been known to speak at, and even sell dolls at doll shows, from time to time, but to the best of my knowledge, his company no longer produces dolls.
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, it looks like Mattel currently owns the trademark for Crissy (although to my knowledge, they are not producing them). If you wish to purchase one of these dolls, you can sometimes find them used, in good condition, on eBay (see link in the first set of bullets).
MGA Entertainment is the company that produced the BFC Ink dolls, and it still holds the trademark rights to them (™). The BFC Ink dolls (aka Best Friends Club dolls) were in production, starting in 2009, but at the time of this blog post, they are no longer available in stores. You may be able to find a used one on eBay, though, if you’re thinking about collecting them (see link in the first set of bullets). These dolls can swap clothes with Crissy dolls, but their bodies are much more articulated. They have very lovely faces.