Sew a skirt and top for Mattel’s little Kelly dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #SpringCrafts

Kelly faces forward, modeling her white cotton shirt with slightly scooped neckline and short sleeves over below-the-knee length purple floral skirt with a bit of a flare to it. Her hair is auburn and her shoes are made of blue plastic. She stands in a room with a white floor and sky blue background wall. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower right hand corner.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Your free, printable patterns will be found after the second set of bullets.

I first posted these patterns for the Anna and Elsa Frozen mini dolls, but as you can see, they also fit my Kelly doll from Mattel, although the skirt is a bit long on her.

For the elastic on this teeny-tiny skirt, I used a cord style of elastic instead of braided elastic. To read all the tips on how to use cord elastic instead of braided elastic for your miniature skirt, please click here.

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Kelly is turned to our right and we're viewing her from slightly above. From this angle, we can see that the white cotton top she wears is nicely fitted to her upper body, while the purple floral skirt is truly flared, almost like a ballerina skirt. From this angle, it's easy to see that she has her auburn hair pulled back in a pony tail.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

With tiny dolls like Kelly, it’s more important than ever to use very small print fabrics. Let’s say you have the option to use a polka dot fabric with dots that are 5 millimeters wide, or a polka dot fabric with dots that are 2 millimeters wide.

Definitely pick the smaller dots! On a doll this tiny, the smaller the print on the fabric, the better it will look. And of course, solids won’t be a problem at all.

A variety of remnant rolls of fabric are rubber banded and piled up in a bin. They have various small and medium prints, including polka dots, zigzags, floral prints, paisleys, plaids, and many other shapes (stars, owls, sharks), in a variety of bright colors.
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.

Okay, with that said, to make today’s skirt, you’ll need some small print or solid cotton fabric and some elastic cord.

To make the little white cotton shirt, you’ll of course need some solid white 100% cotton fabric and a few tiny size 4/0 snaps. For a sewing project this small, you might also want to purchase some very small hand stitching needles (Dritz size 10 “betweens” is what I recommend).

If you’re not sure why I recommend sewing this tiny shirt by hand, you may want to read this blog post called “Why don’t my seams match up?”

A Mattel Kelly doll faces to our left. She wears a nicely fitted white cotton shirt with T-shirt length sleeves. Her skirt is made of purple cotton dotted with tiny multicolored flowers. She wears blue plastic shoes. Her auburn hair is pulled straight back into a pinkish colored pony tail holder.
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Which dolls will fit these doll clothes?

Here are your free patterns and tutorial videos for making this outfit:

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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.

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.

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This is a JPG image of the free printable PDF sewing pattern for making a dress, two pairs of pants, and 2 styles of shirts to fit the Disney mini Anna and Disney Mini Elsa dolls from the lullaby collection (Frozen's Arendelle Royal Family boxed set). It also includes a tiny shorts pattern. The pattern itself is marked with a Creative Commons Attribution symbol, and the designer is Chelly Wood of ChellyWood.com who is not affiliated with Disney or its affiliates.
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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To honor the trademark rights of the doll and action figure 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.

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.

Enchantimals, Kelly, Heart Family baby dolls, and Chelsea 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.

Disney’s Anna and Elsa mini 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.

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