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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 5 #HalloweenSewing #DIYHalloween

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When I first designed this skirt, I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. The “comma shape” was the best I could come up with to match the skirt my friend Lisa was wearing at the IANDS conference in Chicago, and I really wanted to design a skirt just like hers.

But without having the ability to turn her actual skirt inside out to look at the seams, I had to just make an educated guess about what would make a skirt swirl like hers did, and Honestly, with this Halloween-version prototype, I decided that my pattern was close enough to the original, even though I’m sure it’s not the exact same pattern that Lisa’s skirt used.

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A traditional blond Barbie stands in a cemetery at night, with a multicolored sky behind her. Jack-o-lanterns peer around eerily with glistening eyes, but she seems to be unmoved by the spooky Halloween setting as she stands among the gravestones with silhouettes of trees on either side of her. Even in this dim light, she brightens up the evening with her Halloween-themed, lace-trimmed skirt that’s decorated with a tiny print of Halloween candies and pumpkins. Her blouse is a creamy color, like the lace that edges her calf-length swirly skirt.
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With the Halloween version, I thought I’d keep it simple by applying a pre-gathered lace trim, and that certainly made the project much quicker and easier to make.

However, later on, I do plan to post another video showing how to add the fabric ruffle to the skirt, so you can make a replica of Lisa’s skirt (the brown one).

In the mean time, if you want to make the little cream-colored blouse to go with your skirt, just follow the tutorial for the animal-print top. It’s the same pattern that I posted a couple of weeks ago, for that project.

Under an array of fall leaves, on the left is a traditional Barbie from the 1980s or 1990s modeling a cream colored shirt that has three-quarter length sleeves over a swirly Halloween skirt trimmed in cream colored lace. On the right is a Curvy Barbie with strawberry blond hair. She models an animal print shirt and a swirly brown skirt with matching brown ruffle. The logo at the bottom is for Chelly Wood dot com, where these doll clothes sewing patterns can be downloaded for free.
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.

To make today’s doll skirt, 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!

A traditional Barbie with blond hair models a handmade Halloween-candy-themed skirt with lace trim and a cream-colored shirt with a scoop neck and three-quarter length sleeves. The text reads "free patterns" and if you click on this image, it will take you to a page where you can download free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this outfit for your Barbie sized fashion dolls.
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’d like to take a moment to say thank you to Lisa because not only did I find her clothing inspiring, but she made me feel welcome and even loved in her bookstore at the IANDS conference.

At one point, as we closed the bookstore down on the last day, we held hands in a circle and said a prayer. It was such a touching and heartfelt moment, that it really warmed my heart.

This is a lady who understands what love is.

*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:

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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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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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