Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a free, printable sewing pattern for a sleeveless shirt or camp-style short-sleeved shirt that fits 16-inch or 17-inch fashion dolls. Overlay offers the website where matching video tutorials can be found: ChellyWood.com

16-inch or 17-inch #dolls’ camp shirt #patterns revisited @ ChellyWood.com

I’m re-posting this pattern because it will be needed to make the long-sleeved blouse-style business jacket for 16-inch or 17-inch fashion dolls that was featured in Monday’s blog post. I’ll post the sleeve pattern tomorrow, along with a long-awaited pants/jeans pattern for dolls this size. Then, on Thursday, I’ll post my tutorial showing how to sew the long-sleeved blouse-style business jacket together. I’m a little … Continue reading 16-inch or 17-inch #dolls’ camp shirt #patterns revisited @ ChellyWood.com

Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a Tonner doll wearing a hand-sewn business suit made of a solid blue fabric skirt and a floral blue-and-white blouse or business-style jacket with collar and front darts. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: Free printable patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."

#Sew a business suit for tall fashion #dolls w/FREE #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s a preview of the brand-new sewing project I’m offering this week. It’s a long-sleeved business style blousy-jacket with front shaping darts and a collar. It’s designed to fit 16-to-17-inch fashion dolls like the Tonner® doll shown wearing it. I’m not sure whether or not it will fit the new 17-inch Barbie®, but I was disappointed to discover that it doesn’t fit my FibreCraft™ doll (mostly … Continue reading #Sew a business suit for tall fashion #dolls w/FREE #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a Tonner doll wearing a handmade outfit consisting of a summer shirt and business skirt. Overlay says "FREE doll skirt pattern and tutorial" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com.

FREE #Sew Pattern for 16 or 17-inch #BJD or other #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com

Yes, here’s the tutorial video I promised you, to go with yesterday’s FREE printable sewing pattern for a business skirt to fit 16 inch or 17 inch fashion dolls, like various BJD’s, my 16-inch Tonner™ doll, my 17-inch FibreCraft™ doll, and quite possibly the new Endless Hair Kingdom™ 17-inch Princess Doll from Mattel’s Barbie®. To download the FREE printable sewing pattern, just click on that link. If you’re new to … Continue reading FREE #Sew Pattern for 16 or 17-inch #BJD or other #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a printable paper pattern for a business-type skirt that fits 16-inch or 17-inch fashion dolls like the new 17" Barbie, 16-inch Tonner dolls, and 17 inch FibreCraft dolls. It includes a waistband and suggests visiting the YouTube channel ChellyWood1 for a free tutorial video showing how to stitch this doll's skirt together. Overlay includes the URL ChellyWood.com and a "Creative Commons Attribution" watermark. It suggests by way of two pink flowers, that this is a fairly easy pattern to sew.

16-inch or 17-inch Fashion #Doll Skirt #Sewing Pattern (FREE) @ ChellyWood.com

This week’s new FREE printable sewing pattern is for a business-style skirt that fits 16-inch or 17-inch fashion dolls. Tomorrow I’ll be posting my latest YouTube tutorial, showing how to make the pattern. This pattern fits 16-inch dolls like my Tonner™ doll, 17-inch dolls like my FibreCraft doll, and quite possibly the new Endless Hair Kingdom™ 17-inch Princess Doll from Mattel’s Barbie®. I’m going to ask for this new doll … Continue reading 16-inch or 17-inch Fashion #Doll Skirt #Sewing Pattern (FREE) @ ChellyWood.com

#FREE Skirt #Pattern for 17″ or 16″ #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com

This week I’m going to post my FREE printable sewing pattern and tutorial for making the blue business skirt that you see in the images above and below. These photos, BTW, were used in my “Doll Photography” series. If you’re curious about them, visit my YouTube channel to watch the videos offering tips on great doll photography! The sleeveless summer top shown in these images … Continue reading #FREE Skirt #Pattern for 17″ or 16″ #Dolls @ ChellyWood.com

In this photo, we see a Gooliope Jellington doll from the Freak du Chic Monster High doll collection modeling a pair of elastic waist denim jeans and a bright yellow sleeveless felt shirt in front of a brick wall with her arm extended in front of her as if reaching for an object. She stands with feet slightly apart, so we can see that the jeans have a narrow cut.

MH 17-inch “Freak du Chic” and similar-sized dolls’ clothes sewing patterns (free, printable)

This is one of my easiest sewing projects on ChellyWood.com, so I think even some of you sewing beginners out there will find it easy to make. Here’s a collection of links to sewing patterns and tutorials showing you how to make the ensemble pictured above: FREE printable pattern for yellow felt top and jeans Tutorial showing how to make the yellow felt top Tutorial … Continue reading MH 17-inch “Freak du Chic” and similar-sized dolls’ clothes sewing patterns (free, printable)

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a Tonner 16-inch doll wearing a handmade summer top. Overlay says, 16 or 17-inch doll shirt and this image is meant as the YouTube header for a doll clothes DIY sewing tutorial video on Chelly Wood's YouTube channel, ChellyWood1.

Sew a summer shirt for 16-inch or 17-inch #Dolls w/FREE #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s my tutorial for sewing a 16-inch or 17-inch doll’s sleeveless shirt, using the camp shirt pattern that I posted yesterday. As I showed you on Monday, the pattern fits 16-inch dolls like my Tonner™ doll, 17-inch dolls like my FibreCraft doll, and quite possibly the new Endless Hair Kingdom™ 17-inch Princess Doll from Mattel’s Barbie®. Next week I plan to post the pattern for … Continue reading Sew a summer shirt for 16-inch or 17-inch #Dolls w/FREE #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Image shows the printable paper pattern for a camp shirt that fits 16-inch and 17-inch dolls like the Tonner doll, FibreCraft dolls, and other 16-inch dolls and 17-inch fashion dolls. Overlay says "ChellyWood.com: free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."

FREE Printable #Sewing Pattern for 16″ or 17″ #Dolls’ Camp Shirt @ ChellyWood.com

I realize this pattern says “camp shirt,” but this is the pattern I used to make the sleeveless summer top shown in yesterday’s blog post. As you can see in that post, it fits most 16-inch and 17-inch fashion dolls, like the Tonner™ fashion dolls, the old Hollywood Starlette™ dolls from FibreCraft™, and similar tall fashion dolls. I’d be very curious to see if this … Continue reading FREE Printable #Sewing Pattern for 16″ or 17″ #Dolls’ Camp Shirt @ ChellyWood.com

Image shows the Monster High Doll called "Gooliope" from the "Freak du Chic" doll collection, wearing a hand-made felt shirt. Overlay offers the website where the free patterns for sewing this shirt can be found: "ChellyWood.com: free printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls of many shapes and sizes."

Preview of #MHdolls (17-inch #dolls) #EasySew project: felt top @ ChellyWood.com

Last week I offered my patterns and tutorial for making the outfit shown above, which has been designed to fit very slender 17-inch dolls, like the Monster High™ dolls from the “Freak du Chic”™ collection. The doll shown wearing my hand-made doll clothes is called Gooliope™ (pronounced goo-LIE-oh-pee). This week I’ll be sharing the pattern for this outfit once again, and then I’ll post the … Continue reading Preview of #MHdolls (17-inch #dolls) #EasySew project: felt top @ ChellyWood.com

Image shows a 17-inch Freak du Chic Gooliope doll wearing handmade jeans and a handmade shirt. The overlay says, "FREE MH jeans pattern and tutorial" with the URL of a website offered: ChellyWood.com. The entire layout sits atop a rectangular background of swirls and ashy-pink flowers.

Sew a pair of 17-inch #MH #dolls’ jeans w/FREE #DollClothes pattern @ ChellyWood.com

To print the sewing pattern for these jeans/pants that fit the tall Monster High™ (or other 17-inch slender) dolls, please click here. As is my usual routine, I’ll post links to all the parts and pieces of this doll’s outfit when I’m done posting the individual patterns and tutorials. Therefore, you won’t find this particular outfit on my Gallery Page until later, when I’ve posted … Continue reading Sew a pair of 17-inch #MH #dolls’ jeans w/FREE #DollClothes pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Image shows a printable paper pattern for sewing a doll clothes outfit for the 17.5-inch "Freak du Chic" Monster High dolls (or dolls of a similar size and shape). This pattern includes a sleeveless shirt pattern and a jeans pattern.

Sew #MHdolls 17-inch #dolls jeans w/FREE pattern from ChellyWood.com

This week I’m going to show you how to make a pair of elastic-waist jeans for a 17-inch doll with a very slender waist, like the 17.5-inch Monster High® dolls from the “Freak du Chic” collection. When I first saw the Monster High® dolls, I was concerned. “Is this doll generating a negative body image for girls?” I wondered. And then I stumbled across a video … Continue reading Sew #MHdolls 17-inch #dolls jeans w/FREE pattern from ChellyWood.com

Image shows Monster High's Gooliope Jellington standing next to a Mattel Barbie dolls, to indicate the size difference. Gooliope Jellington stands at about 17.5 inches tall, and Barbies are typically 11.5 inches tall. In this image, Barbie looks up at the Monster High doll, while the taller doll places a hand on Barbie's head.

Designing 17-inch #dolls’ clothes for my new #MH #doll: Gooliope Jellington

  About one week before a friend sent me a gorgeous 16-inch Tonner® doll, I was shopping at a second hand store and discovered a Gooliope Jellington® from Monster High‘s® Freak du Chic® collection. She was (as are most second-hand dolls) naked when I found her, so when my first attempt at making jeans for the 16-inch Tonner® doll failed, I was able to adapt … Continue reading Designing 17-inch #dolls’ clothes for my new #MH #doll: Gooliope Jellington