Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns.
Well, it’s summer here in the northern hemisphere, where I live. I’m loving this! And so is Tall Barbie!
Yes, I’ve given you this pattern before, but never for Tall Barbie, so today’s blog post will add an important feature to the gallery of Tall Barbie patterns — all of which are free, right here on ChellyWood.com.
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To see what other dolls will fit in this halter-top-and-ruffle-skirt combo outfit, please scroll down to the second set of bullets.
To make today’s doll clothing, you will likely need one of the following items:
- cotton fabric
- jersey fabric
- Dritz size 4/0 snaps
- 1/8 inch elastic
- 3/4 inch sew-on Velcro
- 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 patterns will fit these dolls:
- Barbie dolls (vintage)
- Barbie dolls, both modern and Made-to-Move
- Curvy Barbie
- Hairmazing Fashion Forward Fashion Dolls
- Lammily First Edition dolls
- Made-to-Move Curvy Barbie
- Momoko dolls
- My First Barbie dolls (13 inch)
- Pedigree Sindy
- Tall Barbie (12 inch)
Note: there’s also a bolero pattern with this set of free PDF sewing patterns, but it was in an early stage when I digitized these patterns. So if you want make the bolero, please go to this page to download the tested-and-approved version of the bolero pattern.
Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the outfit pictured at the top of this page:
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a fashion doll’s skirt with a ruffle and halter top (use View C skirt pieces) for American “letter” sized printer paper, 8×11 inches
- Free printable PDF sewing pattern for a fashion doll’s skirt with a ruffle and halter top for A4 paper (commonly used in the UK and many additional countries outside the US)
- Tutorial video showing how to make the skirt
- Tutorial video showing how to make the halter top
- How to do a whipstitch
- How to do a backstitch
- How to gather fabric
- How to pull elastic through a casing
- How to use a needle threader
- How to do a basic straight stitch
- How to choose fabric
- How to tie a knot using a needle and thread
- How to add a ruffle to a skirt
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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.
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, Tall Barbie 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.
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…