Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows Made to Move Barbie wearing a handmade dress which looks a lot like a United States Flag. One corner of the dress is made of blue and white polka dot fabric. The rest of the dress is made of red and white stripes. The doll also wears a headscarf made of blue and white polka dots and red, plastic, high-heeled sandals. The bottom corner of the image says, "Chelly Wood Dot Com: free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."

#BarbieDress Giveaway Contest for #4thOfJuly: Find Details at ChellyWood.com #July4

Would you like to win this lovely colorblock patriotic dress, which Chelly Wood made to look like a United States flag? Here’s a link to the contest on Facebook. This is my first announcement about the contest, and I’m trying to get the word out fast, as the contest ends very soon! So be sure to get your entry in on Facebook right away! I’ll … Continue reading #BarbieDress Giveaway Contest for #4thOfJuly: Find Details at ChellyWood.com #July4

Image of Finnick Odair doll from Hunger Games wearing a wig and dressed as Tybalt for Chelly Wood's stop-motion video of Romeo and Juliet with 1:6 scale dolls. On the page, it offers free, printable sewing patterns for making the Tybalt costume to fit most Ken-sized dolls.

#FinnickOdair Doll #Plays Tybalt in ChellyWood.com #StopMotion Video of RandJ

The patterns for the costume shown above have actually been some of my most popular for Ken and other 1:6 scale male dolls. The tutorial videos for making these pants and these boots have reached 2,311 views and 2,835 views, respectively, as of Sunday, June 26, 2016, when I wrote this blog post. I have to admit, though, this pattern and this tutorial for Ken … Continue reading #FinnickOdair Doll #Plays Tybalt in ChellyWood.com #StopMotion Video of RandJ

What #Magical Places Did Chelly Visit While on #Vacation at #Yellowstone?

I’ve been posting links to the patterns and tutorials for lots of complete outfits lately. I’m doing that for two reasons: I’ve been enjoying some vacation time with my lovely family. I’m busy re-organizing my website to make it easier to find patterns. When a person takes the time to do a little vacationing with family, it’s amazing what wonderful things they see and do! … Continue reading What #Magical Places Did Chelly Visit While on #Vacation at #Yellowstone?

Image of four different Barbie dolls in summer clothing including sleeveless tops, shorts, capri pants, and an eyelet skirt

FREE printable sewing patterns for #Barbie #summer #clothes

Since the month of June is just getting underway, I thought it would be a good idea to re-post my very popular “Summer Wardrobe” patterns this week. People often ask me, “Do you have any simple shirt patterns for Barbies?” Whenever I get that question, I pull up my “Summer Wardrobe” pattern. The shirt pattern is versatile and relatively easy to make, although it might … Continue reading FREE printable sewing patterns for #Barbie #summer #clothes

The image shows a Momoko doll wearing a renaissance gown with shift and bonnet. The doll stands in a foyer or atrium with statues and columns all around her. Her dress is decorated in ribbons and ruffles. Her shift is lacy. If you'd like to make these doll clothes for your Momoko doll, please click on the link in the caption for the free printable sewing patterns and tutorial video for sewing these doll clothes. Japanese translation: 画像はシフトとボンネット付きのルネッサンスガウンを着た桃子人形を示しています。 人形はホワイエまたはアトリウムに立っており、周りには彫像や柱があります。 彼女のドレスはリボンとフリルで飾られています。 彼女のシフトはレースです。 モモコ人形用にこれらの人形の服を作りたい場合は、キャプションのリンクをクリックして、これらの人形の服を縫うための無料の印刷可能な縫製パターンとチュートリアルビデオをご覧ください。

Sew 2 Dresses for #Momoko Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #MomokoPh

This week I’m going to show you how to make two “dresses” for Momoko dolls. Momoko is a highly articulated, gorgeous doll, made my the Sekiguchi company of Japan. She’s not usually a “play with” doll, but more of a woman’s collectible doll, having a price tag of a hundred American dollars on up (that’s approximately 1100 yen or 89 euros). If you’re thinking about … Continue reading Sew 2 Dresses for #Momoko Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #MomokoPh

Image of Mattel's Curvy Barbie ™ wearing a tailored crop-top with embroidery floss fringe and floral-printed shorts. The outfit is in a lovely lilac-and-purple color. Overlay says, "Chelly Wood dot com: free printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls' clothes"

Preview of FREE #CurvyBarbie Shorts and Shirt #Patterns

Here’s a preview of the outfit I’ll be showing out how to make this week. The crop top is primarily designed to fit the new Curvy Barbie™ from Mattel’s Fashionista™ line. However, it can be altered to fit Lammily™, and my video will show you how to alter the pattern by creating cloth-covered buttons and embroidery floss loops that widen the top at the back: … Continue reading Preview of FREE #CurvyBarbie Shorts and Shirt #Patterns

Image of Momoko doll (made by Sekiguchi company of Japan) wearing a red Pilgrim-style or Puritan-style bonnet with overlay of words that say, "Fashion Doll's Pilgrim Bonnet DIY" and "ChellyWood Dot Com FREE printable sewing patterns and tutorials for dolls."

FREE #RenaissanceFaire or #Pilgrim Bonnet Pattern

  Today I’m previewing the bonnet pattern I’ll be posting this week. It’s designed to fit Momoko™ from the Sekiguchi company of Japan (momokoドール公式サイト – momokoDOLL.com); however it will also fit Barbie™ and other Fashion dolls. Momoko is a highly-articulated doll with lovely facial features. She’s popular world-wide, but she can be quite expensive. Momoko will star as Juliet in my upcoming stop-motion video, Romeo … Continue reading FREE #RenaissanceFaire or #Pilgrim Bonnet Pattern

Image of African American Fashionista Curvy Barbie from Mattel, posing in a yellow dress with a high-low skirt overlapped in filmy tulle. She poses with one hand in her hair and the other against the skirt's folds. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: Free printable sewing patterns and tutorials."

I’ve created a pattern for #Fashionista #CurvyBarbie™!

Yessss! Here it is! I’ve finally created a dress pattern that fits Mattel’s new Curvy Barbie™ from the Fashionista line. Incidentally, it also fits my vintage Tammy Doll from Ideal: Doesn’t she look cute in that modern-style dress? I’d like to thank Marsha for inspiring the high-low skirt on this doll. She’s a Facebook friend of mine who asked me if I’d ever designed a … Continue reading I’ve created a pattern for #Fashionista #CurvyBarbie™!

The image shows a baby dragon pincushion curled up into a ball as if he's sleeping. The overlay tells you where you can download the free printable sewing pattern for making this dragon pincushion: ChellyWood.com

FREE pattern for #Dragon #PinCushion

Here’s my adorable “Sleepy Baby Dragon” pin cushion. I was part of a Facebook swap, wherein I made this pin cushion for one of the ladies in our group, while another lady made me a nice pin cushion too. If you’ve never done a sewing project swap before, let me say that they’re a lot of fun to participate in! If you look for my … Continue reading FREE pattern for #Dragon #PinCushion

Image of fashion doll seated at a re-painted desk with miniature lamp, sewing machine, pin cushion, sewing basket, and tiny buttons. Overlay says, "Fashion Doll Diorama Tips and Tricks".

It’s #FashionDoll #Diorama Tutorial Week at ChellyWood.com! #BarbieCollector

Here’s a quick look at my new sewing room diorama. As my regular followers know, I design doll clothes patterns (see link for my free, printable doll clothes patterns). The Liv Doll you see in the header image is supposed to look like me, and now my doll has a little sewing room, in which she can design her doll clothes (using a computer and … Continue reading It’s #FashionDoll #Diorama Tutorial Week at ChellyWood.com! #BarbieCollector

Image of African American GI Joe doll seated in a wicker chair with a beach background. He wears a hand-made shirt, tie, and jeans. His plastic fedora is designed to look like it's made of straw, and he wears it tilted at an angle. Even shoe-less in the sand, he looks very dapper! Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: free printable doll clothes patterns and tutorials."

Let’s #Sew #DollClothes for Ken, Jake, or GI Joe w/ #FREEpatterns from ChellyWood.com

Last week I gave you the sewing pattern for the shirt you see GI Joe wearing in this shot. (I also gave you a tutorial for making a pair of pants and a tie to fit Ken or Jake dolls.) This week I’m going to show you how to make the shirt that uses last week’s patterns. I’ll post the patterns again, tomorrow, just to … Continue reading Let’s #Sew #DollClothes for Ken, Jake, or GI Joe w/ #FREEpatterns from ChellyWood.com

Image of Spin Master Liv Doll Jake wearing dress shirt, dress pants, and black tie. His arms are crossed. His black Vans-style sneakers clash slightly with his dressy attire.

Sew a Ken doll clothes suit and tie w/ free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dollzone #dollstagram

In the past few months, on ChellyWood.com, I’ve been getting requests for more modern clothes for male dolls. Since I really like the flexibility of the highly articulated Liv Dolls, I thought I’d design some clothes for my male Liv Doll, Jake (from Spin master). These dolls are no longer in production, but they’re available used, if you wish to buy them on eBay. Sometimes I’ll … Continue reading Sew a Ken doll clothes suit and tie w/ free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dollzone #dollstagram

Image of Mattel's tall Barbie, wearing a hand-made shirt and hand-made pencil skirt. The doll stands on a wooden platform overlooking a body of water. A painted lighthouse is behind her, along with a pier. The overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials."

#TallBarbie #PencilSkirt FREE #Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

I’m really enjoying my new Tall Barbie™ from Mattel’s latest Fashionista line. But of course, she doesn’t fit in the other Barbie’s clothes exactly (although it’s not bad, as far as clothes swapping goes). So I’ve designed some patterns specifically to fit a doll of this size and shape. (I don’t own some of the more expensive, taller fashion dolls, like the Tonner dolls, so I … Continue reading #TallBarbie #PencilSkirt FREE #Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Image of Mattel's Tall Barbie (trademark) waving to the camera from a beach at Normandy. She wears a hand-made pair of white denim trousers and a long-sleeved floral top. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: Free sewing patterns and tutorials."

Sew #TallBarbie an Outfit with Free #Sewing Patterns from ChellyWood.com #theDollEvolves

  Hey everyone! I’m back! Long story short, my computer crashed at the start of March, so I had to get a new one. That’s why my website was in “re-runs” for a while. But I’m going to pick up right where I left off, reviewing the pattern for Tall Barbie’s jeans/pants and moving on to offer you a brand-new pattern and tutorial for Tall … Continue reading Sew #TallBarbie an Outfit with Free #Sewing Patterns from ChellyWood.com #theDollEvolves

Image of Spin Master Liv Doll wearing custom-made African American doll wig with overlay that says "best doll wigs ever!"

I recommend buying your custom #LivDoll wigs from @tabloach #dollstagram #dolls

As the video says, I recently bought a Liv Doll who really needed a new wig. I couldn’t have been more pleased with the work of this doll wig designer at Tabloach Productions! At first I was a little nervous about sending two Liv Dolls in the US Postal Service to be fitted for wigs. I thought, “What if I never get my dolls back? Or … Continue reading I recommend buying your custom #LivDoll wigs from @tabloach #dollstagram #dolls