Month: May 2026

This image is a quilt-like square with the Chelly Wood logo turned on its side. Beside the logo, we see a photo of Simplicity doll clothes pattern 8466 from the late 1960's or early 1970's. The dolls on the cover of this pattern are dressed in various fashions including one long dress pattern that uses an empire waist.
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Making Bust Alterations to Simplicity 8466 for Vintage Barbie #MeMadeMonday #SewingHack

I don’t think it will surprise most of my regular readers, if I mention that a modern Barbie doll isn’t as busty as a vintage Barbie doll. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, compare bust measurements between Barbies of the 60’s and 70’s to the Barbies girls play with today. There’s a big difference! And yet I have a lot of vintage Barbie … Continue reading Making Bust Alterations to Simplicity 8466 for Vintage Barbie #MeMadeMonday #SewingHack

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An image from the McCalls 4716 doll clothes pattern envelope accompanies a graphic of denim overalls with tiny floral red embroidery on the bib. The text reads "Barbie overalls?" The Chelly Wood dot com logo is in the lower right corner of this image. McCalls 4716 is designed primarily for Sunshine Family dolls, but there's a second set of patterns in this envelope that include patterns for Ken and Barbie. Read more at ChellyWood.com, a website for free doll clothes sewing patterns.
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Are there any sewing patterns for making Barbie a pair of bibbed overalls? Yes there are! #Sewing #Patterns

As some of you know, I’ve been on vacation. But I’m back home now, and I’m working on getting caught up. While on vacation, I checked my email from time to time, and I received one that was about making bibbed overalls for Barbie. This is actually a question I’ve been asked before, so I thought I’d share the contents of my email response with … Continue reading Are there any sewing patterns for making Barbie a pair of bibbed overalls? Yes there are! #Sewing #Patterns

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