Sew a basic party dress for Barbie with free A4 and American patterns @ ChellyWood.com #UKsewing #DollsClothes

The photo shows a Made-to-Move Barbie modeling a quintessential party dress. It's a white sleeveless dress with a knee-length skirt, and the white cotton it's made from is dotted with tiny white polka dots in a variety of bright colors. The doll had a milk chocolate complexion with light brown, almost auburn hair, which she wears up in a very high pony tail. The dress is almost an A-line party dress, with a slight gather at the waist. The Barbie wears pink lipstick and white flats. She stands with hands behind her back and her right foot partially hidden by her left foot. She stands in a turquoise blue room with a wooden floor.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets.

This party dress has been available on my website for some time now, and in fact, it’s one of the most popular patterns on my website! But in the past, I didn’t know how to convert my patterns into A4 printer paper patterns. (A4 patterns are the kind used by many of the world’s countries, including the United Kingdom.)

Lately, though, I’ve been trying to convert some of my most popular free patterns into A4 patterns, so people from any country in the world will have access to them!

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In this photo, a Mattel Tall Barbie doll models a handmade simple party dress. The dress is made of white cotton fabric. The fabric is dotted with tiny polka dots in a variety of primary colors. The doll has Latina features or Mediterranean features: brown hair, an olive complexion, brown eyes. She stands in a room that has a white floor and a multicolored, splotchy blue and light purple background wall. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner. She wears a pair of simple black plastic flats.
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.

The image above is actually a Tall Barbie, modeling my basic party dress, so I can safely say that both regular and Tall Barbies will fit in today’s free sewing pattern.

In fact, the first set of bullets, below, lists all the dolls that will fit in this dress. I’ve tried the dress on each of them, and yes, it fits them!

To make this basic party dress for fashion dolls like Barbie, you’ll need some cotton fabric and Dritz 2/0 snaps.

Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:

Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this page:

You may also find these tutorial videos quite helpful:

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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 a pace that suits you. So go check out my paid courses on Creative Spark, using this link.

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An African or African American Barbie with straight brown hair that has gold or auburn highlights models a handmade party dress made of white cotton polka dotted fabric. The doll stands in a room with a mottled blue wall and a wooden floor. Her arms swing at her sides, and she looks to the left of the photographer. She wears white flats which match her dress very well. Her facial features are lovely, and her dress is designed somewhat like an A-line party dress, but with a slightly gathered skirt.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns 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 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.

Queens of Africa dolls are products offered by the Slice by Cake company, which holds the trademark for them (™). They were designed by Taofick Okoya. Please visit the Queens of Africa website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys, books, and fashions.

Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Barbie, MTM Barbie, Francie, and Vintage 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.

Liv dolls were products designed and distributed by the Spin Master company, which still makes dolls and toys today (although the Liv dolls are no longer in production at the time of this blog post). The Spin Master company held the trademark for the Liv Dolls (™). Please visit the Spin Master Toys and Games website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys and games. Please be aware that the Chelly Wood animated doll is a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-painted and had its wig colored to appear to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood. This was done as a creative project by Chelly’s daughters, and the Spin Master Toys and Games company was not involved in the doll’s makeover in any way.

Disney Princess 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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