Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Vintage Barbie

Learning to Sew with Advance 9939 Vintage Barbie Doll Clothes Patterns #VintageSewing #SewOver50

The Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes sewing patterns are shown in close-up. View 1 shows a yellow business suit with a double-breasted coat and A-line skirt; view 2 shows blue plaid culottes with a solid blue sleeveless top; view 3 shows a red evening dress with below-the-knee pencil skirt and 1960's style thick collar; view 4 shows an ice skater's flouncy skirt and long-sleeved top in solid bright blue fabric; view 5 shows a shirt and skirt that look deceptively like a light blue shirtwaist dress but are actually separates; view 6 shows a yellow cape with arm holes (below the knee length), and the drawing also shows a pillbox hat with it.
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 purchased my vintage Advance 9939 sewing pattern for Barbie dolls last summer, and ever since then, I’ve been exploring these patterns with joy in my heart!

Once I complete an outfit, I try it on various dolls to see which modern and collectible dolls can fit in these outfits, and I hope to share what I’ve learned in the blog posts I’ll be linking to below.

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The photo on the left shows a blond Barbie from the 1980s modeling the culottes and sleeveless top from View 2 of Advance 9939; the second photo shows the ice skater outfit modeled by a ponytail Barbie, made from the patterns for the View 4 ice skater outfit from Advance 9939; the third photo (right) shows a handmade business suit on a Bubble Cut Barbie from the early 1960s. The text at the bottom reads "Advance 9939 sewn by Chelly Wood" and this text is sandwiched between three spools of thread and a sewing needle graphic.
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.

Keep an eye out for these Advance 9939 projects as I post them! Below you’ll find a bulleted list of the projects I’ve already posted so far.

Through the links I’m providing here, I’d like to share some of the lessons I’ve learned from this pattern, as well as some of the sewing concepts I’ve developed as a result of the projects I’ve been making while I used this pattern.

Most of the commercial patterns I display and talk about here on ChellyWood.com are also available for sale on eBay. However, if you’ve never purchased a pattern on eBay before, it’s a good idea to read the article I wrote called, “Tips for Buying Used Doll Clothes Patterns on eBay.” It will save you time, money, and will likely prevent buyer’s remorse.

And by the way, if you use the links I’ve provided to make your eBay purchase, this website will receive a small commission, which helps fund the ChellyWood.com website, so I can continue to provide you with all the free patterns and tutorial videos offered here.

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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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*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.

Chelly Wood and the ChellyWood.com website are not affiliated with the pattern company or companies mentioned in this blog post, but Chelly finds inspiration in the doll clothes designed by these pattern companies. To purchase patterns from Simplicity, McCall’s, Butterick, Vogue, or other pattern companies shown and discussed in this blog post, please click on the links provided here. These links below the “Disclaimer” section do not help raise money for this free pattern website; they are only offered to give credit to the company that made these patterns.

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