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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 2 #HalloweenBarbie #BarbieHalloween

In the center of a purple background with tiny white polka dots, a Mattel Barbie doll stands with her arms spread wide, as if she's welcoming someone into a hug. She wears a black cotton top that's made with black cotton straps. The black cotton of her summer top is dotted with tiny white polka dots. Her full skirt has three tiers of fabric made with cotton that's printed with lots of smiling jack-o-lantern pumpkins and a few white ghosts. Her shoes are white plastic Mary Janes. Below her feet is a strip of lilac colored fabric that has stitch marks in turquoise blue. On this strip of fabric, it reads "free patterns" followed by the website, Chelly Wood dot com.
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.

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

Today’s “Spooky Halloween Skirt” and top project is actually one I’ve designed in pink and white in the past, and you can find this project under Barbie, Sindy, and a few other dolls, when you link out from the home page.

Unlike the “Spooky Sewing Series” Part 1 skirt, this project has no significant alterations, other than the fact that I used the same pumpkin-and-ghost themed cotton fabric to make the whole skirt, rather than varying the layers of the three-tier skirt, like I did with the pink and white version of this outfit. If you don’t know what “alteration” means, I describe that in greater detail at the end of today’s blog post, under the cross-stitch bar.

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A flat-footed, articulated Barbie from the 1980's and early 1990's models her handmade Halloween themed skirt and top among glowing-eyed pumpkins in a graveyard setting. The doll appears to be walking along casually, with her pumpkin-printed three-tier skirt flouncing merrily, in spite of the scary scene of the cemetery at night. The logo reminds us that the image comes from ChellyWood.com
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.

In the image above, we see a well-articulated, flat-footed Barbie marching happily through a cemetery on Halloween night. (Isn’t it funny how Barbie seems to be cheerful in every setting!?!) Oh, you gotta love Barbie!

This flat-footed Barbie was unique, when she first came out, not just because of her flat feet, but also because of her articulation. She moves at the neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips, and knees.

I was in college when this type of Barbie made her debut, and I remember thinking, “Finally! Mattel has finally figured out how to make Barbie move more naturally.” And of course, I was sewing doll clothes for Barbie during my college years, just like I still do today.

An articulated flat-footed Barbie from the late 1980's and early 1990's models a handmade three-tier Halloween-themed skirt with a tank top (vest) from three different angles. On the left, we see the doll in profile. Her three-tier pumpkin-decorated skirt appears flouncy from the side, just as it does in the center, where the same Barbie faces forward. However, when facing forward, the slight gap between her top and the elastic waist of her skirt is slightly more noticeable. On the right, Barbie walks like she's taking baby steps in her little white Mary Janes. Her skirt is equally flouncy and bouncy, with pumpkins seeming to dance all around her. The length of her skirt goes clear down to the bottom of her calves/shins, and her strappy black summer top matches the background color behind the pumpkin print that her three-tier skirt is made of. The logo in the lower right corner reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for the free sewing patterns for making this and other Halloween outfits for Barbie.
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.

Even if you don’t own one of these articulated, flat-footed Barbies, as you’ll see in the second bulleted list below, this pattern will fit lots of dolls in this size range. But for anyone who happens to own one of these, I bought my cute white Mary Janes from my friend Dodi at “Dodi’s Shop of Stuff” on eBay. You should check out what she’s got for sale!

Today’s project is, as you might have guessed, the second project in my “Spooky Sewing” series, and I plan to share a few more.

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:

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 helpful:

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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.

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."

For any class on the C&T Publishing site, you don’t have to follow a schedule. Just sign up when you’re ready.

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 C&T Publishing, 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.

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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