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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 amount of stretch to it. If you use non-stretch cotton, it may not fit her properly, as this tee was originally designed for a regular Barbie.
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Now, with today’s project, I advise that you use stretchy jersey fabric and some size 3/0 snaps for the T-shirt. And for the skirt, you’ll want some small print cotton fabric as well as solid cotton fabric, and 1/8 inch wide elastic for the casing.
*Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:
- Curvy Barbie (from Mattel)
- Made-to-Move Curvy Barbie (from Mattel)
- Vintage Tammy dolls (from Ideal Toy Corp.)
- Regular Barbie dolls (from Mattel)
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this page:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for Curvy fashion doll T-shirt (use View B patterns)
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a three-tier Skirt (Note: the tank top in that pattern was not designed for Curvy Barbie)
- Tutorial video showing how to make the T-shirt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the skirt (video shows a different doll, but the instructions are the same)
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to pull elastic through a casing
- 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
- How to press seams open, using a hot iron
- How to sew rickrack
- How to use selvage
- How to attach ribbon to doll clothes
- Tips on sewing with lace
- how to add a ruffle to a skirt
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*Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, JoAnn Fabric, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.
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.
Curvy 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.
Vintage Tammy dolls were once made by the Ideal Toy Company, which no longer produces these dolls. The link provided above is an affiliate link to Ebay, which means cookies are used to track that you were sent from this website to Ebay. If you make a purchase using this link, ChellyWood.com receives a small commission which helps pay for the costs of running this website.
Lammily dolls are products offered by Lammily LLC, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Lammily website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys. The link provided in the first bulleted area on this page is an affiliate link to Ebay, which means cookies are used to track that you were sent from this website to Ebay. If you make a purchase using this link, ChellyWood.com receives a small commission which helps pay for the costs of running this website.