This square image includes a purple frame with tiny white polka dots, surrounding the words "free pattern" and a photo of a Momoko doll (Too Cute Marine) wearing a handmade ball gown from the Renaissance. the gown is blue, white, and gold. she holds out her hands to touch the muzzle of a horse. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner. The image comes from Chelly Wood's production of Romeo and Juliet with dolls.

Let’s sew a gorgeous Renaissance ball gown for Momoko dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #MomokoDoll

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Once again, this Momoko doll dress sewing project is one of my older patterns, from back in the days when this blog was really just a personal journal. Momoko’s ball gown was her costume for the masquerade scene, when she played Juliet in my stop motion video, Romeo and … Continue reading Let’s sew a gorgeous Renaissance ball gown for Momoko dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #MomokoDoll

Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows Mattel's fashionista tall Barbie dressed in a wedding gown with veil and Mattel's fashionista Ken wearing a handmade felt dinner jacket with lapels, a collared dress shirt, a tie, and black pants/trousers. The two dolls stand in an elegant but simple 1:6 scale diorama that includes a window on one wall, a bust of a musician, and a pillar with climbing vines surrounding it. The two dolls seem to look at one another lovingly, as two dolls who are very much in love on their wedding day! In the lower-right corner of the image, a watermark says, "ChellyWood.com: free printable doll clothes patterns and tutorials."

Wedding Gown Ensemble for Tall Barbie #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. As most Barbie collectors know, Mattel’s Tall Barbie has different body measurements than the more traditional Barbie. At the request of one of my cousins, I designed and made this wedding dress pattern to fit Mattel’s Tall Barbie. To sew this dress, you’ll want at least 1/3 of a … Continue reading Wedding Gown Ensemble for Tall Barbie #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

Image of Sekiguchi Momoko doll in Renaissance ball gown atop free, printable sewing pattern for the gown. Overlay says, "Chelly Wood dot com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of all shapes and sizes."

Sew a fancy Renaissance Gown for Momoko Dolls with free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MomokoDoll #HistoricalSewing

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Wednesday’s doll ball gown project was for beginners, but today’s project is definitely not for the beginners out there! (Sorry!) This Renaissance gown and its accessories (an undergarment and a bonnet) were designed for my Momoko Doll to wear in the funerary scenes in Act V of my Romeo … Continue reading Sew a fancy Renaissance Gown for Momoko Dolls with free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MomokoDoll #HistoricalSewing

The image shows a Mattel Made-to-Move Barbie modeling a white wedding dress with silver rick rack trim. The bodice is made of white felt with silver polka dots. The bodice also only covers one of the doll's shoulder, leaving the other shoulder bare. The overlay says, "Let's sew a June wedding dress" and it shows the image of a sewing machine along with the watermark that reminds us to go to ChellyWood.com for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos showing us how to sew this wedding dress for 11 inch fashion dolls like Barbie.

June is almost here, so let’s sew a wedding gown for Barbie with FREE patterns from ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #DollDress

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. As my regular followers know, a lot of my patterns have only been available as JPG images instead of easy-to-print PDF patterns. I’ve been slowly converting my older patterns to PDFs. Today I’m re-posting my one-shoulder wedding dress pattern as a PDF sewing pattern. For the bodice, you’ll want … Continue reading June is almost here, so let’s sew a wedding gown for Barbie with FREE patterns from ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #DollDress

The simplicity 4510 Barbie wardrobe includes everything a lady would need for a honeymoon: a bikini, a swimsuit coverup with super short skirt; a dining-out dress with a one-shoulder bodice and pencil skirt topped with a tulle over-skirt; a 3/4 length sleeve jacket with matching A-line skirt underneath; a plaid hostess-style dress with a ribbon for a waistband; a nightgown with lace bodice; and of course the wedding gown, which is very 1960's in its style, with a fitted bodice that has short sleeves and a square neckline, flowing into a full, long skirt that has a very large ribbon tied around the waist (and a veil connected to the head with a tiny ribbon at the top).

Learning to sew with Simplicity’s vintage Barbie bridal honeymoon doll clothes pattern 4510 #vintageBride #DollClothesPatterns

I’m calling today’s vintage Barbie pattern, the “bridal honeymoon set” because Simplicity 4510 has everything a fashionable lady of the 1960’s would need, if she was going to get married and enjoy a vacation honeymoon! There’s a swimsuit, a coverup, a lace-top nightgown, an evening gown for dinner parties, a jacket and skirt for a shopping day, an everyday dress, and of course, a beautiful … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity’s vintage Barbie bridal honeymoon doll clothes pattern 4510 #vintageBride #DollClothesPatterns

Within a purple frame that's dotted with tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" superimposed upon a photo of Too Cute Marine (a Momoko doll) dressed in Juliet's shift dress from Romeo and Juliet. The dress is white with tiny blue flowers embroidered on it. Juliet (Momoko) also wears a veil with a blue cap. She stands in a garden next to a large, potted, leafy tree. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the corner of the image.

Make a pretty wedding dress for Momoko dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #DollCollectors

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Once again, this Momoko doll dress sewing project is one of my older patterns, from back in the days when this blog was really just a personal journal. Today’s white “wedding” gown was actually the shift worn under Momoko’s ball gown, when she played Juliet in my stop motion … Continue reading Make a pretty wedding dress for Momoko dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #DollCollectors

Image of Vintage Tammy doll wearing white wig, black gown, and harlequin-style pinafore

Behind the Scenes @ ChellyWood.com : a doll’s ball gown #dollstyle #dollphotographer

Back when I first started this website, my main purpose for posting patterns was to simply log my progress with my Romeo and Juliet video creations. In those days, this site was more of a photo-journal of my personal journey than a place to share my talent as a pattern designer. My early patterns were all hand-drawn, and measurements were not double-checked. However some of … Continue reading Behind the Scenes @ ChellyWood.com : a doll’s ball gown #dollstyle #dollphotographer

The image shows the YouTube tutorial header for a youtube video on how to make a reversible wedding dress for Mattel's Barbie dolls. It includes free printable PDF sewing pattern for several different styles of wedding dresses, and the Barbies shown in the image are vintage Barbie dolls. The text overlay says "reversible wedding dress with free patterns" and offers the URL of the website where you can download the free wedding dress patterns for your barbies: ChellyWood.com

Free Wedding Dress Patterns for Barbie w/ Reversible Ball Gown Tutorial Video @ ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #WeddingDresses

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You’ll see in this week’s tutorial video, there are several options for your reversible dress. You can make it with straps or without. You can make it for vintage Barbies (using a wide-dart bodice which is provided), or you can make it to fit more modern Barbies (using … Continue reading Free Wedding Dress Patterns for Barbie w/ Reversible Ball Gown Tutorial Video @ ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #WeddingDresses

The image shows a vintage McCalls Craft Pattern number 2686 which offers Barbie sized doll clothes including coats and jackets, prom dresses, and business as well as casual wear.

What Fabrics to Use When Sewing Doll Coats @ ChellyWood.com #VintagePatterns #DollClothesPatterns

For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere of Planet Earth, winter is fast approaching, so let’s talk about how to keep your dollies warm! Today I’m answering the question, “Which fabrics are best for making doll coats?” and I’m bringing to your attention the vintage McCall’s Craft sewing pattern #2686, which shows three views of fashion doll coats. The original pattern isn’t … Continue reading What Fabrics to Use When Sewing Doll Coats @ ChellyWood.com #VintagePatterns #DollClothesPatterns

A square purple and turquoise quilt image frames the McCalls M6233 Baby doll Clothes sewing pattern. The watermark for ChellyWood.com accompanies the photograph of the doll clothes pattern.

Baby BOY doll clothes? Yup! #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

I often get “fan mail” asking, “Will you please design more doll clothes for boy dolls?” and then the email mentions the type of doll they want “male doll clothes” for. Chances are, I already have a pattern that will most likely work. That’s because boys’ clothes and girls’ clothes really aren’t that different, if you use your imagination. Take the McCall’s Craft Pattern M6233 … Continue reading Baby BOY doll clothes? Yup! #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

On a blue linen background, we see the shadowed words "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. To the right of these, a Barbie doll poses in a beautiful pink ball gown, overlaid with lace.

Sew a long lacy dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LongDress #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had this pattern available here, as a JPG image, for several years now, but today is the first time I’ve posted these patterns as a PDF. And I have some good news… In case you didn’t read yesterday’s blog post, my Creative Spark class, “How to Alter Doll … Continue reading Sew a long lacy dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LongDress #DollClothes

Learning to sew with McCall’s Crafts pattern number 4400 #sewing #DollClothesPatterns

If you’re looking for a wide variety of patterns for Barbie, McCall’s 4400 has some great options. It offers three styles of pants, four evening gown styles, a wedding dress, a cape, business attire with two totally different looks, and a cute shorts-with-top casual summer outfit. Wow! What a selection! Clicking on the links below will help you revisit my blog posts on McCall’s 4400 … Continue reading Learning to sew with McCall’s Crafts pattern number 4400 #sewing #DollClothesPatterns