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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 1 #Halloween #HalloweenParty

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Today’s “Spooky Halloween Skirt” and top project is actually the same outfit I posted last Easter, but with a couple of simple alterations. If you’re not sure what I mean by “alterations,” Scroll down past the needle and cross-stitches. That’s where I talk about the online courses that I teach, including a class called “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns.”

Later in this blog post, I’ll explain how to make the simple alterations to the Barbie Easter outfit, to turn it into the “Spooky Halloween Skirt” and sleeveless shirt project that you see at the top of the page. However, please keep in mind that my paid courses in pattern alteration are MUCH more extensive. This is just a little taste of what “alteration” means.

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In the image above, Figure 1 shows a very thin (1/4 inch wide) pink lace. This is the lace I used to trim the Easter egg skirt that I posted at Eastertime, trimming the exact same mini skirt that my Made-to-Move Barbie is wearing in the image at the top of the page today. Scroll down just a bit to see the original outfit with its Easter-egg-print skirt.

How can that be the same skirt as the black-clouds-Halloween skirt?

Well, as you’ll see in Figure 2 above, I’m using a much wider lace to trim the Halloween-themed skirt for this project — in fact, its black lace is one and a half inches wide. Not only that, but I’ve placed not one layer of lace, but two, along the bottom of this mini-skirt (see Figure 3 above).

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So you can see that the alteration — adding two layers of much wider lace than what we had in the original Easter skirt — gives the skirt an appearance of being much longer. The extra layer of lace makes it seem less like lace and more like cutwork in the fabric of the skirt.

The shirt pattern is the same for both outfits as well, but since I made the Halloween shirt out of the same fabric as the skirt, it seems more like a dress than a skirt and top.

I’ve used only three super simple alterations here: 1.) I doubled the lace, using two layers instead of one; 2.) I’ve used a wider lace than the original pattern’s tutorial suggested; and 3.) I’ve used the exact same printed cotton fabric for both the shirt and the skirt.

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So you can really see what a big difference just a few alterations can make! My Barbie is no longer headed to an Easter egg hunt, but instead, she’s ready to go to a Halloween party!

To make today’s Halloween-themed doll clothes, you will likely need one of the following items:

This list 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:

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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 a link to my bio page on their site, where you can learn more about me and the classes I teach online.

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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…

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