A precious little Wellie Wishers doll wears a pretty white pinafore over her blue check gingham pioneer dress. The text reads "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner. All of this is framed by a purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots.

Sew a Victorian (19th century pioneer) doll dress and pinafore for 14 to 15 inch (35 cm to 38 cm) dolls with my free patterns!

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. My free printable sewing patterns for making the dress and pinafore 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 … Continue reading Sew a Victorian (19th century pioneer) doll dress and pinafore for 14 to 15 inch (35 cm to 38 cm) dolls with my free patterns!

Within a turquoise blue frame, we read the words "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo, and both of these text features sit beside a photo of a Wellie Wishers doll from American Girl doll company, wearing a handmade white cotton pinafore.

Sew a pioneer-style pinafore for 15 inch dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns!

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Okay, everybody… It’s confession time! Have you ever started a project, got discouraged, and then walked away for several years? And then you went back to the project and tried to pick up where you left off… Have you ever done that? Well today’s pinafore project is one of those. I … Continue reading Sew a pioneer-style pinafore for 15 inch dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns!

The image shows a doll dressed as a mermaid. The doll is seated or swimming in a turquoise blue pool of water. The text reads, "Did you play with dolls in the water?"

Did you play with your dolls in the water?

These two doll-friends really remind me of myself and my cousin, Virginia. I was always afraid of the water, whereas Virginia would dive in the minute we got out of the car! Virginia and I took our dolls to the beach, built sand castles for them to live in, and played like our Barbies were mermaids in the ocean water. The American Girl dolls, like … Continue reading Did you play with your dolls in the water?

In a purple cotton frame with tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" beside the image of an American Girl Wellie Wishers doll (African-American Kendall) modeling a handmade red-white-and-blue swimsuit in a bikini style. The logo for ChellyWood.com appears in one corner.

Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (top and bottoms) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s free PDF sewing patterns are for making a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, and 15 inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free swimsuit pattern, please scroll down to the first set of bullets. If … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (top and bottoms) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

In this blue-background thumbnail image, an American Girl doll Wellie Wishers doll models a swimsuit bikini top. The text reads, "free pattern" over the top of the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit top (or a “training bra”) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial shows you how to sew a “training bra,” sports bra, or a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit top for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch and 16-inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free swimsuit pattern, please scroll down to … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit top (or a “training bra”) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

The image is a thumbnail with a turquoise blue background, upon which are the words "free pattern" alongside an image of a Wellie Wishers doll (from American Girl) modeling a pair of handmade underpants or bikini bottoms. The fabric from which the underwear or swimsuit bottoms has been made is a blue jersey fabric with a white star print that also has red white and pale blue popsicles printed on it. The underpants have elastic at the waist and around the top of each of the doll's legs. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the corner of the image.

Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (or just regular ol’ underwear) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial shows you how to sew a pair of underpants or a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch and 16-inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free panties/bikini bottoms pattern, please scroll down to the … Continue reading Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (or just regular ol’ underwear) for Wellie Wishers w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Framed by turquoise blue, we see a Disney Princess Elsa toddler doll modeling a shirt and skirt that are handmade. The text over her head reads "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner.

Sew this precious outfit for Disney Princess Toddler dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #CraftyMoms #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. I like to call this my “mermaid skirt” for 14 to 15 inch dolls like Wellie Wishers, Hearts for Hearts girls, Disney Princess 13-14 inch dolls, and similar-sized dolls. I call it that because, if you look closely, the fabric of the skirt is decorated with sea creatures, including cute little … Continue reading Sew this precious outfit for Disney Princess Toddler dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #CraftyMoms #DollClothesPatterns

Sew a pair of overalls for Ideal Velvet dolls with Chelly Wood’s free patterns #15inchDolls #DollCothesPattern

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial video shows you how to sew a pair of overalls for vintage Velvet dolls from Ideal Toy Corp. According to Wikipedia, Velvet is the 15 inch cousin of 18 inch Ideal Crissy dolls, but when taking my own measurements, I’ve found Velvet to be closer to a 16 inch … Continue reading Sew a pair of overalls for Ideal Velvet dolls with Chelly Wood’s free patterns #15inchDolls #DollCothesPattern

Framed by purple polka dot cotton fabric, we see the images of two dolls in handmade felt flat shoes. Above this photo of the doll's legs in their handmade felt shoes, we read the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo is also visible.

How to make felt shoes for Ideal Crissy dolls w/today’s FREE patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today we’ll be sewing a pair of flat shoes for dolls like vintage Crissy, vintage Velvet, and similar-sized dolls. I normally offer a first set of bullets demonstrating which dolls will fit into my patterns, but today I’ve broken the first set of bullets into two subsets. That’s because these flats … Continue reading How to make felt shoes for Ideal Crissy dolls w/today’s FREE patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageDolls #DollClothesPatterns

A square cotton fabric background with tiny white polka dots surrounds the image of a short-sleeved white cotton shirt dotted with teeny-tiny multi-colored daisy-shaped flowers. Over the top of the shirt, tilted to the left, are the words "free pattern" and in the lower left corner, is a logo for ChellyWood.com, a website that offers free printable PDF sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Sew a V-neck shirt with short sleeves for vintage Ideal Velvet dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ToyCollector #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. You may recognize today’s shirt pattern. I first posted it as part of my Wellie Wisher’s “scrubs” doll clothing set. Velvet is shown below wearing that set, which is still available on this page, if you want to make her a pair of cropped pants to go with the grey version … Continue reading Sew a V-neck shirt with short sleeves for vintage Ideal Velvet dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ToyCollector #DollClothes

With a turquoise colored linen background behind it, we see a photo of a Wellie Wisher doll modeling a short skirt with a felt top. The overlay says, "free pattern," and the ChellyWood.com logo is in the lower left corner. This is the attachment image for a tutorial video for making a "schoolgirl" style easy-to-sew cotton skirt for Wellie Wishers and similar sized dolls, and it does come with a free printable PDF sewing pattern plus a tutorial video showing you how to make a super simple skirt for your Wellie Wishers doll.

Make a super simple skirt for Wellies and other 15 inch dolls w/today’s free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #FreeStuff #DollClothesPatterns

  Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial video has been available on my website for a really long time. In fact, the photos in today’s video were taken years ago, when I first got my Wellie Wisher doll and started to design patterns for her. Back then I didn’t have any video-editing software or photography … Continue reading Make a super simple skirt for Wellies and other 15 inch dolls w/today’s free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #FreeStuff #DollClothesPatterns

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.

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