Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
It might surprise you to learn that I actually use my own patterns pretty frequently, and recently I wanted to make some pajamas for Barbie. I went looking for the image you see above in my Barbie gallery, and I was shocked to discover it wasn’t there!
So today I’m re-posting this pattern, and since this is the second time I’ve posted it, I wanted to make sure I included an A4 version of the pattern for my friends and family who live overseas. (A4 printer paper is the international standard, but it’s a different size of paper from what we use in the United States.)
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The pajama top is reversible, which is a little trickier than making it one-sided, but you don’t have to make it reversible, of course. If you’d prefer to make the easier version, click here for that easy-peasy tutorial.
And the pajama pants pattern can double as a regular trousers pattern, if you use something besides flannel.
My white flannel with pink flowers happens to be a vintage flannel that my mother-in-law gave me. It probably dates back to the 1970’s, so it’s not antique, just a little on the older side.
The purple side of the pajama top is made of just regular cotton. And, of course, the straps are made of ribbon.
And if you look at Barbie’s tiny little feet, those are home-made slippers on them. I have a simple pattern for making them, and they’re made of felt.
So if you wanted to make today’s pajama set, including the slippers, the bath robe, the robe’s belt, the pajama top, and the pajama pants for your modern Barbie, you would likely need the following items:
- cotton fabric for one side of the pajama top
- craft felt for the slippers
- flannel for the pajama top and pajama pants
- Gondola Snaps on Etsy to seal the pajama top in back (or you can use Velcro)
- 1/4 inch ribbon for your straps
- 1/4 inch double fold bias tape for the belt
- 1/8 inch elastic for the waist of the pajama pants
Other things I use in my tutorial videos include chopsticks for inverting doll clothes, a Dritz fabric pencil for drawing darts, Fiskars Stitchers mini snips for clipping seams efficiently, and Gutermann sewing machine thread.
The bulleted list above comes from my “Buyer’s Guide” page, which is easily accessed from the home page.
And if you’re interested in using earth-friendly fabrics, please consider buying your fabric from FabScrap. FabScrap is a fabric recycle and reuse service, where you can buy fabrics that would otherwise go into landfills! Watch my FabScrap unboxing video to see what kinds of fabrics they sent me!
To learn more about FabScrap, this page on their website will tell you what a wonderful resource they offer!
*Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:
- Hasbro’s Belle dolls (from the 2017 movie)
- Liv dolls
- Pedigree Sindy dolls
- Queens of Africa Dolls
- Momoko dolls
- modern and Made-to-Move Barbie dolls
- vintage Francie dolls
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit shown at the top of this page:
- Free American printable PDF sewing pattern for an 11 inch fashion doll pajamas
- Free American printable PDF sewing patterns for the doll’s bathrobe and slippers
- Free A4 (INTERNATIONAL) PDF sewing patterns for pajamas and bathrobe to fit 11 inch fashion dolls
- Tutorial video showing how to make the pajama top
- Tutorial video showing how to make the pajama pants
- Tutorial video showing how to make the bias tape belt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the slippers
You may also find these tutorial videos helpful:
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- How to do a whipstitch
- How to sew snaps on fabric
- How to do a backstitch
- How to pull elastic through a casing
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- How to use bias tape
- 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 use selvage
- How to attach ribbon to doll clothes
- Tips on sewing with lace
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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 C&T Publishing website. Here’s my bio page on their site, where you can learn more.
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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.
Sindy dolls were originally created by Pedigree Dolls & Toys, but they have been made by other manufacturers including Hasbro, Vivid Imaginations, and New Moon. Currently (at the time of this blog post) a limited number of the newest version of these dolls is being manufactured by Kid Kreations of Staffordshire, England. I haven’t tried my doll clothes on this newer version, but sewists have told me my Tammy doll patterns do fit the vintage Sindy dolls created by Pedigree Dolls & Toys. Please visit one of these toy companies’ websites to learn more about the toys they produce. The Sindy dolls are trademarked and as such, it should be noted that Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with either Pedigree or Kid Creations. However Chelly has enjoyed designing doll clothes that will fit these dolls along with others in a similar size range…
You said the pajama pants pattern can double as regular trousers pattern, and I see its loose fit could make wide leg jeans.
Yes, but for jeans, I’d use a very lightweight denim or even a denim-look cotton, not heavy jeans material. The lighter weight fabrics just “fall” better on Barbie.