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Today I have a brand new pattern for you. It’s a very easy-to-make A-line dress, and it’s designed to fit baby or toddler dolls that are 12 to 13 inches tall, like Baby Alive and/or the Disney Princess Toddler dolls.
I tried to keep the instructions as simple as possible, so you don’t have to have any advanced sewing skills to make this one. And, if you watch the video, you’ll notice that you can print today’s free doll dress pattern on either American printer paper or A4 (international) printer paper. Hooray!
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I often get requests for Baby Alive doll clothes, and I tell people that most Baby Alive dolls are about 12 inches tall. And I do have a whole gallery of free patterns for 12 inch baby dolls, right here.
But today’s pattern was specifically designed to fit my little 12 inch Baby Alive (along with my 13 inch Disney Princess Toddler doll). So you can be absolutely 100% sure that this little easy-to-sew dress will fit Baby Alive 12 inch dolls, if that’s the doll you are sewing for!
At the end of today’s video, I mention the doll quilt(s) that my mother-in-law made. They’re available for sale in my Etsy store. Click that link if you’re interested in purchasing one or more of them.
To make today’s doll clothing, you will likely need one of the following items:
- cotton fabric (both solids and prints) on Etsy
- 3/4 inch sew-on Velcro on Amazon
- chopsticks (for inverting doll clothes)
- Dritz fabric pencil
- Fiskars Stitchers mini snips (for clipping seams efficiently)
- Gutermann sewing machine thread
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 free printable PDF doll clothes sewing patterns will fit the following dolls:
- 13-inch dolls like the Disney Princess Toddler dolls
- 14-inch dolls like Hearts for Hearts Girls
- 15-inch dolls like Wellie Wishers from American Girl doll company
- 11 or 12-inch baby dolls like Baby Alive
- 11 or 12-inch baby dolls from JC Toys
The image below shows my Baby Alive 12 inch doll wearing this easy-to-sew dress, and the text says, “Summer Dress.” For those of you who live in the southern hemisphere, this one’s for you! (It’s transitioning from sprint to summer down there. Hooray for them!)
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 a 12 to 13 inch baby or toddler doll A-line dress
- Free A4 (international) PDF sewing pattern for a 12 to 13 inch baby or toddler doll A-line dress
- Tutorial video showing how to make the dress is found at the top of the post
You may also find these tutorial videos helpful:
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to do a backstitch
- 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 measure a doll
- How to press seams open, using a hot iron
- How to sew rickrack
- How to use selvage
- How to attach ribbon to doll clothes
- Tips on sewing with lace
- How to add a ruffle to a skirt
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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 Patt
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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.
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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Disclaimer/Credit/Affiliate Marketing Link:
*Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.
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.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Disney Princess Toddler dolls or the company that produces them. The 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.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Hearts for Hearts Girls or the company that produces them. The Hearts for Hearts Girls, Dolls and Games are owned by the Playmates Company International, which holds the registered trademark for these toys. It should be noted, that for each H4H doll purchased, the Hearts for Hearts company donates a portion of their proceeds to World Vision, a global humanitarian organization. To learn more about the Hearts for Hearts company’s charitable donations, click here.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Wellie Wishers dolls from American Girl doll company. The Wellie Wishers and the 18 inch American Girl dolls mentioned in this blog post 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.
The Crissy family of dolls which includes dolls like vintage Crissy, Velvet, and other dolls, were produced by the Ideal Toy Corporation, which held the registered trademark for them. That company is no longer producing the dolls, and at the time of this blog post, no known company has purchased the trademark to re-produce these dolls. But if you wish to purchase one, you can sometimes find them on eBay.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with the Baby Alive dolls or Hasbro, the company that produces them and holds the trademark rights to them. The Baby Alive dolls are often found at Walmart, or you can use the Hasbro Baby Alive website to locate a retailer that sells them near you.
Chelly Wood and ChellyWood.com are not affiliated with JC Toys or the dolls they produce. JC Toys dolls are trademarked and distributed by JC Toys Group, Inc. According to their website, “JC Toys Group, Inc. is the worldwide designer and manufacturer of a wide range of collectible dolls, specialty play items and play dolls and accessories.” Click here to learn more about the company that produces so many wonderful play dolls at reasonable prices!
