Author: Chelly Wood

I am a school librarian with an English degree, and I like to write books. I've also designed commercial doll clothes patterns, and I make stop-motion videos with dolls. My literary agent is Elizabeth Kracht of Kimberley Cameron and Associates.
The image shows the close-up of a human hand holding ten different tiny books. The one on top is particularly small and has a paper dustjacket. The title of the book reads as follows: "How to measure your dolls, by Chelly Wood." All other books appear to be painted with tiny white pages and covers of various colors including tan, brown, red, purple, bright blue, yellow, and pink. The watermark reminds you to visit ChellyWood.com for free doll clothes patterns and tutorials.
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Miniature Library Craft Project with Free Printable Book Dust Jacket @ ChellyWood.com #MiniatureLibrary #TinyBooks

Today’s tutorial shows you how to create a large collection of tiny books, for making a miniature library. I offer my suggestions for solving some of the problems I faced in creating my library, and there’s a free printable PDF of the paper dust jacket / flap jacket that I show in the video. Scroll down to the bullets for the free PDF pattern of … Continue reading Miniature Library Craft Project with Free Printable Book Dust Jacket @ ChellyWood.com #MiniatureLibrary #TinyBooks

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Image shows a little doll seated at her sewing machine. Behind her is a doll-sized ironing board. Her tiny, pale blue coffee cup sits at the ready near her sewing machine. The overlay says, "ChellyWood.com free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."
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Sewing machine advice for making tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #SewingMachines #SewingAdvice

Last week I got a great question from a follower named Jacqueline: “Hello! I’m excited to get started learning to sew Barbie & Ken clothes. What advise do you have for me to keep my sewing machine from tangling thread & bunching the fabric when sewing such small tops with light weight fabric? I can sew fleece and pant weight fabrics fine but want to … Continue reading Sewing machine advice for making tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #SewingMachines #SewingAdvice

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The image shows Moana dressed in handmade doll clothes in a variety of styles. If you would like to make these doll clothes to fit a 10 inch fashion doll like the Disney Moana 10 inch fashion dolls, please visit ChellyWood.com for your free printable doll clothes patterns and tutorial videos.
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Free Sewing Patterns for 10 Inch (25 cm) Disney Moana Fashion Dolls (Gallery)

If you’d like to make one of the outfits shown in this gallery, just follow these directions: Click on the photograph of the outfit you’d like to sew. This will take you to a larger image of the photo. Beneath the larger image is a link to a blog post for all the free doll clothes patterns and tutorials you’ll need to make that outfit. … Continue reading Free Sewing Patterns for 10 Inch (25 cm) Disney Moana Fashion Dolls (Gallery)

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If you'd like to make this retro Barbie bikini with "booty shorts" style swimsuit bottoms, please click on the link in the caption. This image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie wearing a Marilyn Monroe-style 1950s or early 1960s swimsuit / bikini with a halter style swimsuit top and booty-shorts-style swimsuit bottoms. The doll stands on sandy ground, surrounded by 1:6 scale wicker lawn furniture with a sun swept bay behind her. There's a cottage behind her on a grassy slope that leads to the beach. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns.
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Sew a 1960’s bikini swimsuit for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerFun #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s sewing project is an adorable retro-style bikini swimsuit which will fit most 11 inch or 11 and a half inch fashion dolls. This project uses the same pattern as last week’s capri pants, but this time we’re going to make the swimsuit top and “booty” shorts. If you … Continue reading Sew a 1960’s bikini swimsuit for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerFun #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie dressed like Audrey Hepburn from the early 1960's. She wears a black turtleneck with black capri pants and black plastic flats. She's seated on a tiny 1:6 scale folding chair. One arm is slung over the back of the chair, and the other arm is extended for balance. She is lifting one of her feet high into the air in front of her, while the other leg is bent with her toes just resting on a concrete floor. The wall behind her is white, creating a sharp contrast to the black clothing and silver chair. If you'd like to make this outfit, click on the link provided in the caption. You'll be taken to a page where you'll be able to download and print all the free PDF sewing patterns and watch all the free tutorial videos you'll need to make this outfit.
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Let’s make capris and a turtle neck for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns for #BarbieDollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yes, this is a revision of an older blog post, but in addition to converting the patterns from JPG images to PDF downloadable patterns, I wanted to update the video tutorial for the capri pants too. This has been on my to-do list for a while. You may notice … Continue reading Let’s make capris and a turtle neck for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns for #BarbieDollClothes

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Here we see an image of a Made-to-Move Barbie dressed all in black and seated on a folding chair. She poses like an acrobat. The overlay states, "Audrey Hepburn 1960's Pants Project" and there's an image of a pants sewing pattern visible at the side of the doll (sort of superimposed on the background of turquoise blue fabric). At the bottom of the image, we see the logo for ChellyWood.com, a website that offers hundreds of free printable doll clothes patterns.
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Sew a pair of Audrey Hepburn 1960’s pants for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AudreyHepburn #BarbieStyle

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. In all honesty, this is a revision of an older tutorial, not something brand new to my website or YouTube channel. In my sewing room, I keep a to-do list, and revising this tutorial has been on my to-do list for about 9 months now. The older version was … Continue reading Sew a pair of Audrey Hepburn 1960’s pants for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AudreyHepburn #BarbieStyle

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The image shows a very small Moana doll wearing a bright yellow felt sleeveless summer shirt over a multi-colored floral cotton skirt. The outfit looks quite simple to make. The URL provided on the image suggests that you visit ChellyWood.com for free printable doll clothes patterns and tutorials.
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Free patterns for a skirt and top to fit 10″ Moana dolls found @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This week, as I build a gallery of patterns for sewing a small wardrobe to fit Disney’s Moana 10 inch dolls, I want to recommend a few goodies that will help you create your doll clothes. I recommend buying Dritz size 2/0 sew-on snaps. With this link, you can … Continue reading Free patterns for a skirt and top to fit 10″ Moana dolls found @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

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This is a photograph of a 10 inch Moana fashion doll wearing handmade doll clothes. The pink floral pants and sleeveless felt shirt Moana wears were made using free PDF sewing patterns from ChellyWood.com
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Sew a super easy outfit for your Moana dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This week I’m focused on building a gallery of patterns to fit 10 inch Moana dolls. These patterns may look familiar to you because I designed them originally to fit Mattel’s Creatable World dolls. Then I discovered that they’ll also fit Mattel’s Skipper too! In fact, the bulleted list … Continue reading Sew a super easy outfit for your Moana dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a Disney 10 inch Moana doll wearing handmade doll clothes. The sleeveless shirt has a background color of white (cotton) with a zigzag pattern overlaid in different shades of pink plus bright red. The purse Moana carries uses the same fabric, and its zigzag pattern goes up-and-down, contrasting the side-to-side zigzag pattern on the sleeveless top. She wears a pair of pink sandals and pink pants that coordinate nicely with the whole ensemble. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
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Sew a shirt and pants for Moana w/today’s free 10″ doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Over the last few years, I’ve gotten lots of requests for doll clothes that will fit Moana (the 10 inch fashion doll). I kept my eyes open for a nice, used Moana doll at my local Goodwill store, and when I found one, I was surprised to discover that … Continue reading Sew a shirt and pants for Moana w/today’s free 10″ doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MoanaDoll #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a Wellie Wishers doll modeling a beautiful, handmade Victorian-style dress. It has slightly puffed sleeves that taper to the doll's wrists. The full skirt flares a bit and gathers at the waist. The doll smiles slightly at the camera. The dress is made of blue gingham check cotton fabric, and the simplicity of the dress reminds us of the character of Laura from the Little House on the Prairie books and television show. The watermark on this image reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for all our free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
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Sew Victorian (19th century pioneer) doll clothes for 14 to 15 inch (35 cm to 38 cm) dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #15inchDolls #SewingProjects

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. My free printable sewing patterns for making the dress pictured at the top of this blog post will fit 14 to 15 inch dolls (that’s 35 cm to 38 cm tall). A list of dolls that fit this pattern is found in the first set of bullets on this page. Need … Continue reading Sew Victorian (19th century pioneer) doll clothes for 14 to 15 inch (35 cm to 38 cm) dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #15inchDolls #SewingProjects

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This image shows an American Girl Wellie Wishers doll modeling a handmade gingham dress. The overlay says, "Free patterns and D. I. Y. tutorial at Chelly Wood dot com. There's also a clipart image of a sewing machine on this header.
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Make a Victorian era or pioneer-style dress for 14 to 15 inch dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns for #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today I’m giving you a free, printable PDF sewing pattern for making a pioneer-style or Victorian era dress to fit 14 to 15 inch dolls (that’s 35 cm to 38 cm tall). Need some blue gingham fabric? Click here to purchase navy blue 1/8 inch gingham check cotton-polyester blend fabric (like … Continue reading Make a Victorian era or pioneer-style dress for 14 to 15 inch dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns for #DollClothes

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As I said on Wednesday last week, my agent has been in talks with C&T Publishing, and they have asked me to teach a class on their Creative Spark Online Learning platform. Last week I asked, “What type of class would you like me to teach?” but very few people left comments. So let’s try Plan B… If I offered the following classes, which one … Continue reading Please vote! @ ChellyWood.com #SewingProjects #DollClothes

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