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How to make a pair of sandals for dolls using elastic and craft foam… #AmericanGirl #WellieWishers

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.

Today’s tutorial video is, once again, an older tutorial that I’ve re-mastered to include voiceover. I’m trying to gradually revisit those older text-only videos and add voice over to them because a.) it helps Google Translate to offer the instructions into another language on my YouTube channel and b.) it gives the instructions in a format that the visually impaired can easily follow.

Furthermore, while I was on my Christmas break from my day job (I work as a school librarian), I discovered that links from the doll shoes gallery showed this pattern in JPG format only, not in a PDF format. I’ve set a goal to gradually convert all of my JPG patterns into easy-to-print PDF patterns.

There are a couple of extra goodies included in your sandals pattern PDF too, including the duffle bag project you see below. (The tutorial for the duffle bag is on the 18 inch doll clothes gallery page.)

Image shows the 18" or 46 cm doll from the Madame Alexander Doll company wearing hand-sewn pants and DIY sandals. The image is a close-up of her feet and legs. She carries a handmade gym bag that matches her outfit. She stands on a sandy beach with a seascape behind her including rocky cliffs and rolling waves. This 18" or 46 cm Madame Alexander Doll has set her DIY gym bag down in the sand as if she’s getting ready to have some fun at the beach today. The header for the image says, "Purple gym Bag Pattern for AG Dolls FREE 2" and the watermark says, "ChellyWood.com: FREE doll clothes patterns and tutorials." In fact, if you go to ChellyWood.com, you can download the free, printable sewing pattern for this gym bag (and the other Madame Alexander -sized doll clothes patterns for the other items of clothing she wears) and all patterns at ChellyWood.com are free and come with a free tutorial video showing how to make the clothing item (including this gym bag or overnight bag for dolls).
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns to make dolls’ clothes for dolls of many shapes and sizes.

So it was time to write an updated post, including the PDF version for this pattern, along with a newer tutorial that offers voiceover instructions.

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The image shows a doll standing on fine-grain sand. She wears a pair of sandals made from foam and rucheted eleastic. The overlays says, "Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials" and gives the website ChellyWood.com as the location where you can find these free patterns and tutorials. If you'd like to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern for making these doll sandals, and if you'd like to watch the free tutorial video showing how to make these doll sandals, please click on the link provided in the caption.

To make today’s sandals (regardless of which size pattern you’ll be using), you’ll need some craft foam, decorative elastic (1/4 inch or half inch wide), hot glue, and a hot glue gun.

And honestly, this project is pretty easy to make your own pattern for, by simply tracing around the base of your doll’s foot, to form a sole pattern. So if you’re not making sandals for Wellie Wishers or the 18 inch American Girl dolls, you probably won’t want to use the free patterns I’ve got links to below; instead, you should just make your own basic sole patterns.

And if you don’t have any decorative elastic, ribbon works okay in a pinch, as you can see on my Wellie Wisher’s sweet little feet below…

The photo shows a pair of doll feet in easy to make sandals that consist of foam and a ribbon. The sandals are pink with black foam soles.

Today’s free printable PDF doll sandal pattern will fit the following 13 to 16 inch dolls:

AND today’s free printable PDF doll sandal pattern will fit the following 18 inch dolls:

Now here are the patterns you’re looking for:

The image shows Kaya, the American Girl 18-inch doll, standing on a beach with an 18 inch Madame Alexander doll. They wear summer clothes that are hand-made, include shorts, a sleeveless summer top, and a bikini. Each doll also sports a pair of hand-made slip-on sandals. There's a watermark in the corner of the photo which says "ChellyWood.com: free doll clothes patterns and tutorials."
Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes.

Learning to sew? Here are a few tutorial videos that may help you get started

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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.

This image shows four rows of artist's renderings of doll clothing items. The top row shows four different styles of pants. The second row shows four different styles of shirts. The third row shows four different styles of skirts. The fourth row shows four different styles of dresses, with skirts in long, short, and mid-length styles. The text reads at the top, "Classes in Doll Clothing Design" followed by this paragraph: "Have you ever wished you could create patterns of your own? Click on the links to Chelly's online courses below, to learn more about her paid courses in doll clothing pattern design techniques."

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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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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.

 

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