A Wellie Wishers doll with curly black hair and a dark complexion models a handmade felt sleeveless pink top over a seersucker pink skirt (just-above-the-knee lengths) with tiny white pockets. Both the pink felt top and the pink "schoolgirl's skirt" are handmade using free printable sewing patterns from Chelly Wood dot com. The text reads "free patterns!"
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Super simple Wellie Wishers doll clothes for beginners to sew, with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LearningToSew #SewingTips

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. This pattern has been available on my website since 2018, but my links needed some updating. I’m re-posting it specifically for the Wellie Wisher dolls, but it does fit a large number of dolls in addition to the Wellie Wishers from American Girl. (Take a look through the first set of … Continue reading Super simple Wellie Wishers doll clothes for beginners to sew, with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LearningToSew #SewingTips

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Within a purple thumbnail that says "free pattern" stands an 11.5 inch Pedigree Sindy doll from the 1970's or 1980's. She wears a purple headband, a purple graphic tee shirt, and a purple pencil skirt, along with a pair of silver flat shoes with pointed toes. The logo on this thumbnail reminds us to go to Chelly Wood dot com for more free printable PDF sewing patterns, including Sindy doll clothes patterns in A4 paper format for PDF printing.
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Upcycle a T-Shirt into Dolls’ Clothes: Creative DIY Ideas for Pedigree Sindy! #Sewing #DollsClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. As we saw in yesterday’s tutorial for making the graphic tee shirt that my Sindy doll is wearing in the photo at the top of today’s blog post, I recently made a trip to my local second-hand store, Goodwill, where I bought a child’s shirt. Then I used the … Continue reading Upcycle a T-Shirt into Dolls’ Clothes: Creative DIY Ideas for Pedigree Sindy! #Sewing #DollsClothes

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Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns (the envelope that the patterns come in) is shown with the Chelly Wood doll, framed in a quilted border. The text reads "Advance 9939 vintage Barbie patterns."
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I jazzed up a vintage Barbie pattern, Advance 9939, by slapping on a bias tape collar!

See that cute little summer top in View 2 of this vintage Advance 9939 doll clothes pattern* package? That’s what I was working on — creating that set of culottes with the sleeveless blouse that looks so cute and sweet on Ponytail Barbie in the drawings. That’s not what I got though. Ugh! *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this … Continue reading I jazzed up a vintage Barbie pattern, Advance 9939, by slapping on a bias tape collar!

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How to make a pair of sandals for dolls using elastic and craft foam… #AmericanGirl #WellieWishers

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial video is, once again, an older tutorial that I’ve re-mastered to include voiceover. I’m trying to gradually revisit those older text-only videos and add voice over to them because a.) it helps Google Translate to offer the instructions into another language on my YouTube channel and b.) it gives … Continue reading How to make a pair of sandals for dolls using elastic and craft foam… #AmericanGirl #WellieWishers

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The thumbnail shows a woman's hand holding up a tiny little doll with question marks coming away from the tiny doll. The doll's eyes look left, toward the woman (who is out of sight). The text reads, "Can you help me identify this little cutie pie?"
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Can you help me identify this MGA 2021 Made in China African American doll? #LittleMermaid #Toys

I’m starting the New Year with some dolly clean-up projects… Recently I found some doll shoes wrapped up in a plastic bag full of various toys (including dollar store trinkets and Happy Meal gadget toys), and I bought it for $2.50 at the Goodwill, just because it had the two pairs of shoes, which were a heck of a find! — A pair of turquoise … Continue reading Can you help me identify this MGA 2021 Made in China African American doll? #LittleMermaid #Toys

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Mego Star Trek action figure Lieutenant Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) doll wearing yellow flutter sleeve dress in turquoise blue thumbnail square. Text reads "free pattern!" and the dress the doll wears is yellow, just below the knee length, with a smooth A-line front and slightly puffy flutter sleeves.
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Today we’re making a little A-line dress with flutter sleeves for Mego Action Figures! #iSew #Miniatures

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Yes, as the heading states, today I’ll be showing you how to make this lovely little A-line dress with flutter-style sleeves, and it will fit the Mego female action figures along with a wide variety of dolls in the 8-inch, 9-inch, … Continue reading Today we’re making a little A-line dress with flutter sleeves for Mego Action Figures! #iSew #Miniatures

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Text reads: "No pattern needed; easy DIY hair accessory." The image shows a vintage Pedigree Sindy doll wearing a purple headband made of jersey fabric.
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DIY hair accessory craft project for Pedigree Sindy or any other fashion doll… #Sindy #Barbie #DisneyPrincess

  Today’s project doesn’t require a paper pattern. You’ll just be using measurements. In today’s simple tutorial video, I’ll show you how to make a basic headband for any fashion doll. Specifically, my video today features Pedigree Sindy, but as you’ll see in this video, you can also make the exact same headband for Mattel’s Barbie and really, any fashion doll you like. Below, you’ll … Continue reading DIY hair accessory craft project for Pedigree Sindy or any other fashion doll… #Sindy #Barbie #DisneyPrincess

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As part of a celebration of the new year, Chelly Wood dot com did a top ten sewing patterns of 2024. This is the thumbnail for that blog post, showing patterns over the top of fireworks.
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Here are my Top 10 most popular free doll clothes patterns — a look back at 2024! #NewYearsDay #Top10

Today is the first day of 2025 — Hooray! In August of 2025, I’ll be retiring from my full-time job as a school librarian, so that will free up my time to do more with dolls and doll clothing designs. Watch for more news about my plans for 2025 in a later blog post in January. With today’s blog post, I want to reflect on … Continue reading Here are my Top 10 most popular free doll clothes patterns — a look back at 2024! #NewYearsDay #Top10

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Thumbnail in turquoise blue says, "free pattern" and shows the image of an Ideal Velvet doll wearing a handmade halter top dress with bloomers.
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Sew a halter dress and bloomers for vintage Velvet dolls w/today’s free patterns #IdealToys #SewVintage

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. I’ve had this pattern on my website since May of 2018, but for some reason, they were never converted to PDF format. So today I’m converting the patterns to PDF, so everyone can easily download and print them at home. Before we dive into this project, I need to make my … Continue reading Sew a halter dress and bloomers for vintage Velvet dolls w/today’s free patterns #IdealToys #SewVintage

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Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns (the envelope that the patterns come in) is shown with the Chelly Wood doll, framed in a quilted border. The text reads "Advance 9939 vintage Barbie patterns."
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Can Ideal Tammy dolls wear vintage Barbie clothes? #SewVintage #IdealToys

Today’s blog post attempts to answer the question, “Can Ideal Tammy dolls wear vintage Barbie clothes?” I’ll be focusing on one vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern in particular: the ice skating outfit from View 4 of the Advance 9939 doll clothes pattern from 1961. The two dolls–Ideal Tammy and vintage Barbie–have very different body measurements, and you can learn more about Tammy’s body measurements in … Continue reading Can Ideal Tammy dolls wear vintage Barbie clothes? #SewVintage #IdealToys

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The thumbnail shows a Pedigree Sindy vintage brunette doll from the 1970s or 1980s modeling a handmade tee shirt, which sports a graphic image of a cut sloth. The T-shirt comes with both a free pattern and a tutorial showing how to upcycle old clothes into doll clothes.
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Let’s upcycle old clothes into doll clothes for Pedigree Sindy! #Upcycle #Sewing

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video shows you how to take a second-hand item of clothing (like a child’s tee shirt) and upcycle it into a doll’s graphic tee shirt. I purchased my second-hand clothing at a Goodwill store, but you could use one of your own T-shirts, of course. Before we … Continue reading Let’s upcycle old clothes into doll clothes for Pedigree Sindy! #Upcycle #Sewing

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A Disney Princess Toddler Animator doll models a handmade felt top and pink skirt with tiny white polka dots. The text on this thumbnail reads "free pattern!"
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Free easy-to-sew patterns for Disney Princess 13 and 1/2 inch dolls! #DisneyPrincess #Sewing

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. It’s Christmas day, as this blog post goes public. Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it! For Christmas, I’ve decided to give you a wonderful gift… The outfit you see in the image above is one of the easiest to sew, of all the free doll clothes patterns on … Continue reading Free easy-to-sew patterns for Disney Princess 13 and 1/2 inch dolls! #DisneyPrincess #Sewing

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Three topper Dawn 6 inch dolls model the same Christmas mini-skirt and white short sleeved shirt, under the text that reads "free patterns!" This is a thumbnail for a blog post at Chelly Wood dot com, where free patterns are offered for sewing these doll clothes to fit the 6 inch miniature fashion dolls called Dawn dolls, made by Topper.
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Let’s make a last-minute shirt and mini-skirt for Dawn or Pippa on #ChristmasEve !

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today I’m going to show you how to make a little white cotton shirt with T-shirt length sleeves, to fit 6 inch fashion dolls like Pippa and Topper Dawn. It’s Christmas eve, and since these doll clothes are teeny-tiny, you might actually be able to make them as last-minute … Continue reading Let’s make a last-minute shirt and mini-skirt for Dawn or Pippa on #ChristmasEve !

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The Chelly Wood doll stands beside a close-up image of the view 3 doll dress from Simplicity 4510, a vintage Barbie pattern. This view 3 dress is red, has a one-shoulder style bodice, and a pencil skirt. there's a tulle overlay atop the pencil skirt of the dress.
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How to make a tutu for a doll — super easy instructions! #isew #cosplay

I’ve already given away this lovely one-shoulder dress, which I made using the vintage Simplicity 4510 pattern, view three. And the tulle “tutu-style” overskirt is not a part of the actual dress, as you can see in the image above. Instead, the tutu (made of tulle with a bias-tape-like waistband that ties in the back) is a separate item of clothing, from the one-shoulder pencil-skirt … Continue reading How to make a tutu for a doll — super easy instructions! #isew #cosplay

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This thumbnail shows a Black Barbie doll modeling an easy Barbie doll outfit to make. The shirt is a T-shirt style shirt, but made of orange cotton. The skirt is an orange gingham pencil skirt. Click on the thumbnail to find the free printable PDF sewing patterns and easy-to-follow tutorial videos showing you how to make easy barbie clothes for your child or grandchild.
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Let’s make a simple pencil skirt for Barbie w/today’s free patterns! #Barbie #Sewing

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yes, this project has appeared on my website before. I’m working on a small size project, where I’m remastering my oldest video tutorials with voiceover. That way people who don’t speak English can translate my verbal instructions by using YouTube’s Closed Captioning feature. And also, when there’s voiceover, … Continue reading Let’s make a simple pencil skirt for Barbie w/today’s free patterns! #Barbie #Sewing

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