Month: May 2024

Here we see a little 6 inch Disney Princess Anna doll wearing a minty blue-green tee shirt and pants or trousers. The text reads "free patterns" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Mini Anna Dolls, Mini Elsa Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make a basic shirt and pants for 6 inch Disney Princess dolls! FREE patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Disney #Sewing

Are you looking for the patterns? Scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had patterns for the 5 inch mini Disney Anna and Elsa dolls on my website for a while, but today I’m giving you the patterns for 6 inch Disney Princess dolls as well. To make today’s little tee-shirt, you’ll need some lightweight jersey fabric and two or three size 4/0 … Continue reading Let’s make a basic shirt and pants for 6 inch Disney Princess dolls! FREE patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Disney #Sewing

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The text reads "DIY plush hanger" over the top of a photograph of a fancy hanger made of cloth with a ribbon tied at the neck of the hanger's hooking mechanism.
Crafts and Hobbies, Tutorials: Crafts

Making a plush, fabric-covered hanger for your closet! #DIY #CraftProject

Please scroll down to the bullets for additional relevant tutorial videos. There’s no pattern for today’s craft project, and it’s not a doll-sized hanger this time, just a regular hanger for you to put your clothes on, in your own closet. I made my Parisian plush hangers as a birthday gift for my sister-in-law, Cindy Wood, who deeply appreciated the gift. But I have to … Continue reading Making a plush, fabric-covered hanger for your closet! #DIY #CraftProject

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The photo in the thumbnail shows a six inch disney princess Anna doll from Frozen, modeling handmade doll clothes including a tee shirt and elastic waist skirt. The text reads "free patterns."
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Mini Anna Dolls, Mini Elsa Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew a T-shirt and skirt for 6 inch Disney Princess Anna dolls! #Frozen #Dolls

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Earlier this week, I shared my stories about finding this doll and Elsa (the six inch doll that’s similarly proportioned to Anna) at a local second hand store. They needed a bit of TLC, but I think they turned out just fine. To learn more about their transformation, please … Continue reading Let’s sew a T-shirt and skirt for 6 inch Disney Princess Anna dolls! #Frozen #Dolls

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In a turquoise blue frame, a photo of a TLC refurbished Anna and Elsa doll from Disney's Frozen are displayed under a text that reads "a little TLC for Anna and Elsa." This blog post is about how doll clothing designer Chelly Wood designed free sewing patterns for and did a dolly makeover for these little six inch Anna and Elsa Disney princess dolls.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Doll Makeovers, Doll Shoes, Mini Anna Dolls, Mini Elsa Dolls

Anna and Elsa 6 inch dolls are magically transformed! #Disney #Frozen

About a year ago, I found this lovely lady at my local Goodwill store, in Twin Falls, Idaho. She needed some TLC, and I was happy to give her the love she needed. In August of 2023, I did a blog post called, “How to Improve a Doll’s Bangs (Fringes)” and shortly thereafter, I did another blog post about “How to Unbraid a Doll’s Braided … Continue reading Anna and Elsa 6 inch dolls are magically transformed! #Disney #Frozen

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The thumbnail's heading reads, "simplicity 4883" and shows an image from the envelope of the pattern, with a blond Ideal Tammy doll chatting on the phone; she wears a white dress that's dotted with tiny orange and yellow roses and itty bitty green leaves. The sheath dress she wears is sleeveless, belted, and has a ruffle at the bottom of the dress. Beside this close-up from the Simplicity 4883 envelope's front, a Tammy doll models a dress that's belted, sleeveless, and has a long, double-layered ruffle. There are two photos of the doll modeling the handmade dress, which has been made with pale blue denim floral fabric.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Uncategorized

Sewing hack: what to do when you don’t have enough fabric! #SewingHack #Fabric

Recently I made a denim version of the View 1 dress from my Simplicity 4883 sewing pattern for vintage Ideal Tammy dolls. I used a lightweight denim fabric that had a soft pastel floral print pattern on it, but there was a very SMALL amount of this fabric available. It was really just three long thin strips of fabric, and that’s all. So I had … Continue reading Sewing hack: what to do when you don’t have enough fabric! #SewingHack #Fabric

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A Topper Dawn doll models a pair of pants and a white short sleeved shirt in one image and a felt jacket or coat in the other image. The text reads, "free patterns" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the corner of the thumbnail.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Palitoy's Pippa Dolls, Topper Dawn Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

Let’s make a coat, shirt, and pants for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls #FashionDolls #Winter

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* A couple of weeks ago I gave you a pattern and sewing tutorial, so you could make the little white shirt you see pictured in the images above and below. On Tuesday this week, I re-posted my fly stitch embroidery tutorial, and then on Wednesday, I posted the pattern … Continue reading Let’s make a coat, shirt, and pants for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls #FashionDolls #Winter

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The text reads "free pattern" and rests at an angle alongside a photo of a Topper Dawn doll modeling a pair of wide-legged blue pants that are floor length, reminiscent of the 1970's style of high-waisted pants.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Palitoy's Pippa Dolls, Topper Dawn Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

Free wide leg 1970’s pants pattern for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls #1970s #Retro

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* A couple of weeks ago I gave you the little white shirt you see pictured in both the video and the image below. Today I’m giving you both a pattern for, and a tutorial to help you make a pair of wide-leg pants, like the ones we often wore … Continue reading Free wide leg 1970’s pants pattern for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls #1970s #Retro

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A Dawn doll from Topper Toys models a handmade blue felt jacket with embroidered zigzags embellishing the bottom of each 3/4 length sleeve and the same zigzag embroidery pattern graces the bottom of the open-front jacket itself. The text reads, "free coat pattern."
6-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Daily Patterns, Palitoy's Pippa Dolls, Topper Dawn Dolls, Yarn and Embroidery

Make a pretty embroidered coat for 6 inch Topper Dawn or Palitoy Pippa dolls with today’s free patterns #Embroidery #TinyThings

Are you looking for the pattern for this jacket/coat? Scroll down to the second set of bullets. As summer approaches in the northern hemisphere, winter arrives south of the equator, so today’s blog post is for everyone living in the southern hemisphere of our world! You may remember a lovely winter coat that I’ve posted here, on ChellyWood.com, in the past. I’ve posted this one … Continue reading Make a pretty embroidered coat for 6 inch Topper Dawn or Palitoy Pippa dolls with today’s free patterns #Embroidery #TinyThings

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Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store

How to do a basic fly stitch #Embroidery #Boderie

  Today I’m re-posting my fly stitch embroidery tutorial from 2019. That’s because you may find this stitch helpful if you want to embroider my little jacket project that I’m posting tomorrow, for 6 inch dolls like Chelsea, Strawberry Shortcake, Anna and Elsa mini toddler dolls, and the 6 inch Dawn/Pippa dolls. Here’s a preview of that coat project: See that zigzag-shaped stitch running along … Continue reading How to do a basic fly stitch #Embroidery #Boderie

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Framed by a blue and purple quilt, the ChellyWood.com logo accompanies a close-up image of Simplicity 4883 Ideal Tammy doll clothes patterns and a pattern for making a shoe box closet that would work for most 11 inch or 12 inch fashion dolls like Ideal Tammy, Mattel's Barbie dolls, Rainbow High dolls, and dozens of other fashion dolls in this size range.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Pepper Dolls (Vintage), Tammy Doll Patterns

Are there vintage patterns for Tammy’s little sister, Pepper? (AKA Sindy’s sister Patch?) #VintageToys #VintageSewing

If you’re a regular follower of this website, then you are probably already familiar with my special relationship to the Simplicity 4883 sewing pattern I’m holding up, in the image above. This was the first sewing pattern I remember ever using, and I even did a blog post on how precious this pattern is to me, back in April. You can read that blog post … Continue reading Are there vintage patterns for Tammy’s little sister, Pepper? (AKA Sindy’s sister Patch?) #VintageToys #VintageSewing

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A Curvy Barbie models a handmade apron with three front pockets. It also uses ribbon ties. The text reads, "free apron pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Curvy Barbie, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

How to sew an apron with pockets for Curvy Barbie dolls w/free PDF sewing pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Chef #Cooking

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. For today’s project, let’s make a little apron for Curvy Barbie! My regular followers will notice that this apron project has been available on my website under other categories, but this is the first time I’ve posted this apron project for Curvy dolls. In my “day job,” I’m a … Continue reading How to sew an apron with pockets for Curvy Barbie dolls w/free PDF sewing pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Chef #Cooking

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On a purple background we see a photo of a Barbie from the back, and her purple crop top has a row of cloth-covered buttons running down the length of the back of the shirt. Beside this image, a yellow button has been covered in yellow check gingham fabric and stitched. The text reads, "cloth-covered buttons".
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Crafts and Hobbies, Curvy Barbie, Daily Patterns, Tips for Beginners

How to make doll-sized fabric-covered buttons #CraftyMom #CraftProjects

If you just want the patterns and tutorial videos for making the whole outfit, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s craft project video shows you how to make cloth-covered buttons for dolls. In my video, you’ll see that I used 6 mm diameter buttons to form the back closure for a crop top that will fit Curvy Barbie, but I recommend … Continue reading How to make doll-sized fabric-covered buttons #CraftyMom #CraftProjects

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A Curvy Barbie from Mattel models a handmade T-shirt with a three-tier skirt on a thumbnail square that says, "free curvy pattern" next to the Chelly Wood dot com logo. Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Curvy Barbie, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Patterns for making a T-shirt and a summery three-tier skirt for Curvy Barbie #Summer #FreeStuff

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. My Curvy Barbie is just so lovely in this three-tier skirt with a tee shirt. She looks ready to take a summer vacation! But I want to remind you that the tee shirt she’s wearing is a tight fit, so be sure to use jersey fabric with a good … Continue reading Patterns for making a T-shirt and a summery three-tier skirt for Curvy Barbie #Summer #FreeStuff

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The text reads "Free Patterns" and it shows a Curvy Barbie with a Kira face mold head, modeling a handmade simple T-shirt with a floral knee-length or just above the knee length skirt. Please visit ChellyWood.com for the free PDF sewing patterns.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Curvy Barbie, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s sew a T-shirt and short skirt for Curvy Barbie! #Curvy #Sewing

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple T-shirt and easy-to-sew elastic waist skirt, a cute little outfit that will fit Curvy Barbie dolls. Before we go on, let me say that the tee shirt is a bit of a snug fit, so be sure to … Continue reading Let’s sew a T-shirt and short skirt for Curvy Barbie! #Curvy #Sewing

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Image of "Sew-Easy Patterns by Advance" vintage Mattel, Inc. Toymakers Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern #2895 with the ChellyWood logo, surrounded by a variety of quilting fabrics in turquoise blue and purple.
Barbie Patterns, Doll Measurements, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Paper Crafts, Tammy Doll Patterns

How to make gloves or mittens for dolls #VintageToys #Sewing

In June of 2021 and again more recently, I published a blog post about this Mattel Advance Sew Easy pattern number 2895, with a focus on the wedding dress and veil. Today I’m going to look at the Barbie gloves that appear on two of the Barbies in this pattern. After all, for my followers who live below the equator, winter is approaching quickly, so … Continue reading How to make gloves or mittens for dolls #VintageToys #Sewing

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