On a purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots (the backdrop color) we see an orange cat wearing spectacles, seated at a sewing machine. Pink fabric is in the machine, and the cat's facial expression clearly shows her frustration, even though she carries her white-tipped tail high as she sits at the sewing machine with grumpy whiskers.

There’s a CAT in my Sewing Room! #CharityProject #FeralCat

It has always been my goal to build a sustainable business income that will help me endure any hardships my family and I may face, once I retire from my day job as a school librarian (my retirement is scheduled for 2026 — three years away). However, as I said in my March 15th blog post, the income for this website actually dropped by about … Continue reading There’s a CAT in my Sewing Room! #CharityProject #FeralCat

This is the gallery template for the #DoApick games offered by doll clothing designer Youtuber and Writer Chelly Wood. In the DoApick games, vintage doll collectors get to choose between vintage dolls and or their outfits, in a "choose the one you like best" Barbie game for adult doll collectors.

My “Do a Pick” game with vintage dolls and doll clothes now has its own gallery! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Choose any of the “Do a Pick” topics below to play (additional instructions can be found below this gallery): Follow My YouTube Channel and you’ll see each of my “Do a Pick” videos when it gets posted to YouTube! This fun game will let you choose from retro dolls and their clothing items and/or accessories, while imagining a fun playtime adventure from a bygone era. … Continue reading My “Do a Pick” game with vintage dolls and doll clothes now has its own gallery! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

A Judy Littlechap doll models a handmade doll dress while standing beside a vintage Tressy doll clothes sewing pattern (Simplicity 5731 Tressy Wardrobe).

The Saga of Judy Littlechap’s Wardrobe Continues #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

Last Monday, I told you that I had decided to allow myself to be inspired by making my Barbie a vintage dress from Simplicity 5731, a wardrobe pattern for vintage Tressy dolls. My plan was to first make the dress in View 1 (above) for my vintage Barbie. Then, once I was comfortable with the pattern, I’d create a similar one for my Judy Littlechap doll … Continue reading The Saga of Judy Littlechap’s Wardrobe Continues #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

On a purple background, we see a Skipper doll from the 1980s wearing a green plaid skirt with matching scarf and a white shirt. She has black shoes on. The skirt reminds us of St. Patrick's Day. The text on the purple background says "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner.

Sew a St. Patrick’s Day scarf for fashion dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns #DollClothesPatterns #HappySaintPatricksDay!

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Today’s project is a simple little green paid scarf, which you can make for your 10 inch to 11 inch fashion dolls, like Skipper, vintage Skipper, Barbie, Disney princess dolls, and more. There’s a list of all the dolls that will fit today’s … Continue reading Sew a St. Patrick’s Day scarf for fashion dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns #DollClothesPatterns #HappySaintPatricksDay!

A cloud-and-rainbow frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage Barbie doll wearing the "Rainbow Wraps" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick: Prom Dress Shopping." If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which doll you want to take shopping, while your older sister searches for a prom dress, and what your doll will wear when playing Goldie in this hypothetical situation presented in this YouTube shorts #DoAPick mini video.

Let’s Do a Pick — Shopping for a prom dress #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Shopping for a prom dress #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Surrounded by a purple fabric with white polka dots, is an image of the Chelly Wood doll holding up her business ledger, while seated in her sewing room/office. Beside this photo is a green circle with a white dollar symbol in the middle, and above both of these images are the words, "twenty twenty-two income full disclosure". This is the thumbnail for a blog post on the Chelly Wood dot com website, about the amount of income ChellyWood LLC earned in the year 2022.

How much money does Chelly Wood make? Here’s a quick look at the $$$ I made in 2022… #TaxTime #DollClothesPatterns

Every year, since this website began to earn money, I’ve been divulging how much money I make on this website and what charities I have given to. You can see sums of income and charitable donations of the past when you click on “About the Designer” in the main menu. The scribbly-scrawls in today’s blog post are from the actual pages of my business ledger … Continue reading How much money does Chelly Wood make? Here’s a quick look at the $$$ I made in 2022… #TaxTime #DollClothesPatterns

On a purple square polka dot fabric background, we read "free pattern" above the ChellyWood.com logo, and beside these texts is a photo of a vintage Skipper doll from the 1980's modeling a long sundress with straps and a ruffle. click to read more and visit ChellyWood.com to access the free printable sewing patterns for making this and other Skipper doll clothes.

Sew a strappy sundress for vintage 1980’s Skipper dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today I’m sharing my free, printable PDF sewing pattern for making this sweet little strappy sundress with a “cottage core” feel to it. I first designed this pattern to fit the Rainbow High dolls, but I’ve since discovered that it will fit a number of other dolls too. So … Continue reading Sew a strappy sundress for vintage 1980’s Skipper dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

A quilted frame surrounds Simplicity Tressy Doll Clothes Pattern 5731 (Copyright 1964) along with the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Update on my wardrobe for Judy Littlechap #SewingFail #DollClothesPatterns

A couple of weeks ago, I asked all of you to leave comments that would inspire me to make some new clothes for the Judy Littlechap doll that I recently discovered at a second hand store. Thank you for your helpful ideas! After pondering your comments and ordering the catalog you see at the top of this page, I decided to begin my wardrobe exploration … Continue reading Update on my wardrobe for Judy Littlechap #SewingFail #DollClothesPatterns

This thumbnail image shows a Mattel Made-to-Move Barbie wearing (in the top photo) a purple cotton tank top and (in the photo at the bottom) a pink and white floral tank top made of flannel pajama fabric. Both tank tops have pink ribbon straps. The text says, "free pattern" and "reversible," with pink arrows pointing back and forth between the two photos.

Let’s sew a pajama top for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’d like to thank my mother-in-law, Anita, for the lovely vintage flannel fabric that appears in today’s video. I made these pajamas and gave them to a family from our community — a family with three little girls who were very grateful to receive a whole box of wonderful … Continue reading Let’s sew a pajama top for Barbie w/today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

A cloud-and-rainbow frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage "Francie" Barbie doll wearing the "Pink Power" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick: Laugh-in." If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which Goldie Hawn-style outfit you want your Barbie (or in this case Francie) doll to wear when playing Goldie in your “kid version” of Laugh-in, for a hypothetical situation presented in this YouTube shorts #DoAPick mini video.

Let’s Do a Pick — Laugh-in with Francie as Goldie Hawn! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Laugh-in with Francie as Goldie Hawn! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

In this thumbnail image of the 1980's Skipper doll clothes pattern gallery, we see a platinum blonde Skipper from the 1980s wearing four different outfits: a green skirt with white top and a green plaid scarf. Then there's a short yellow sun dress. Then we have a brown check sundress that's rather long with a ruffle. Next we see vintage Skipper from the 1980's wearing jeans and a striped T-shirt.

FREE 10 inch (25.4 cm) Vintage 1980’s Skipper Doll Clothes Patterns (Gallery)

Please click on the doll clothes you would like to make. Not what you’re looking for? Behind the scenes, I’m creating a series of classes in doll clothing design techniques, so you can design your own doll clothes patterns for your dolls, using simple techniques, household tools, and your amazing imagination! Click on this link to learn more about my paid courses on the Creative Spark Online Learning platform. If you would … Continue reading FREE 10 inch (25.4 cm) Vintage 1980’s Skipper Doll Clothes Patterns (Gallery)

In a turquoise blue square thumbnail, a photo of a vintage 1980's skipper shows the doll wearing handmade doll clothes, including a tee shirt and a pair of jeans or elastic waist pants. Beside the photo of the doll, we read "free pattern" just above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. For your free printable doll clothes sewing patterns for making this and other Skipper outfits, go to ChellyWood.com

Make a T-shirt and jeans for vintage 1980’s Skipper with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I first posted these patterns for the Creatable World dolls from Mattel. But they also fit modern Skipper, and as you’ll see in the image below, modern Skipper’s body isn’t that different from a 1980’s skipper’s body. I still see these older Skipper dolls in second hand stores and … Continue reading Make a T-shirt and jeans for vintage 1980’s Skipper with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothes