Category: Curvy Barbie

These patterns have been designed to fit the Curvy Barbie doll from Mattel, but they may also fit similar-sized dolls, like vintage Dusty dolls, Lammily dolls, etc.

Free sewing patterns for Lisa's lovely animal print shirt with three-quarter length sleeves and the brown swirly skirt with ruffle. These patterns will fit Curvy Barbie. Click on the thumbnail to read more and to access the free printable PDF sewing patterns, including A4 patterns.
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How to make a swirly skirt with a ruffle for Curvy Barbie #FallFashion #SewWithMe

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Ever since I designed this skirt, I’ve been calling it “Lisa’s skirt” because Lisa, the lady who ran the bookstore at the Chicago IANDS conference inspired today’s skirt project. And along with today’s skirt pattern, I’m including the pattern and tutorial for making Lisa’s lovely animal-print top. Of course, you don’t … Continue reading How to make a swirly skirt with a ruffle for Curvy Barbie #FallFashion #SewWithMe

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The thumbnail shows a traditional blond Barbie walking in handmade doll clothes including a cream colored blouse with a black Halloween-themed skirt trimmed in cream colored lace. The text says, "free patterns!" click on the thumbnail to access your free PDF sewing patterns for making this Halloween outfit for Barbie sized dolls.
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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 5 #HalloweenSewing #DIYHalloween

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. When I first designed this skirt, I wasn’t sure how it was going to turn out. The “comma shape” was the best I could come up with to match the skirt my friend Lisa was wearing at the IANDS conference in Chicago, and I really wanted to design a skirt just … Continue reading DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 5 #HalloweenSewing #DIYHalloween

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An Ida B Wells doll from Mattel's Inspiring Women collection wears a jacket from Simplicity 1242 while standing beside an image of the Simplicity 1242 doll clothes sewing pattern for Barbie dolls.
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Duplicating Donna’s Jacket with Simplicity 1242 and an Inspiring Woman, Ida B. Wells #Sewing #WomensHistory

As I’ve said in my earlier blog posts, I was so moved by the people I met in Chicago at the IANDS conference, that I created doll clothes to represent each of the people I met while I was there. This doll is meant to represent a woman named Donna. I worked with her in the IANDS bookstore about three times, as a volunteer, and … Continue reading Duplicating Donna’s Jacket with Simplicity 1242 and an Inspiring Woman, Ida B. Wells #Sewing #WomensHistory

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A strawberry blond curvy Barbie doll models an animal print blouse that has three-quarter length sleeves and side darts. The text says, "free shirt pattern!" beside the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Make your Curvy Barbie an animal print blouse, PLUS details about my trip to Chicago! #BookStore #Fashionista

  Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. If you regularly follow my blog posts, you may recall that I attended the IANDS conference in Chicago, back in August. I was so inspired by the people I met at that conference, that I’ve begun the process of designing doll clothes to match the fashionable outfits worn by the … Continue reading Make your Curvy Barbie an animal print blouse, PLUS details about my trip to Chicago! #BookStore #Fashionista

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With a quilted purple and blue frame, a photo of a Made to Move Curvy Barbie with bright pink Anime-style hair stands next to and looks down at vintage 8281 Simplicity Barbie doll clothes pattern, which contains the patterns for making the very same raglan-sleeved shirt or blouse that the Made-to-Move Curvy Barbie is wearing. She also wears a miniskirt that is not pictured on the envelope for Simplicity 8281 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns. The ChellyWood.com logo appears to the side of the photo.
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What are raglan shirts? — Here’s a quick explanation! #Sewing #HandmadeWithLove

In the image at the top of today’s blog post, Ken is modeling a handmade raglan-sleeved T-shirt, but what, exactly, does “raglan” mean? Well, in today’s blog post, we’ll dig deep into the differences between a set-in sleeve and a raglan sleeve, looking at doll clothes sewing patterns for both kinds. If you’re wondering about the history of the word “raglan” (AKA its etymology), I’ll … Continue reading What are raglan shirts? — Here’s a quick explanation! #Sewing #HandmadeWithLove

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A Curvy Barbie models a handmade sundress (sun dress) made with ribbon, felt, and cotton. The text reads, "Free patterns!" and shows the Chelly Wood dot com logo alongside the doll, who poses on a white platform.
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Free patterns for making a Curvy Barbie dress — for absolute beginners learning to sew! #LearningToSew #FreePatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This dress’s super simple design makes it easy to create a maxi-length long dress, even if you have little or no sewing experience at all. Because the bodice has a sort of “bump” at the top, the doll’s chest will be well-covered, even if something goes wrong when sewing … Continue reading Free patterns for making a Curvy Barbie dress — for absolute beginners learning to sew! #LearningToSew #FreePatterns

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The Chelly Wood doll stands beside the Simplicity 4510 vintage Barbie pattern envelope. The Chelly Wood doll looks like she's holding up the envelope. The Chelly Wood doll wears a red and white gingham shirt with matching hair scarf, and a pair of black pants with black flats. The image has a quilted frame.
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Can Curvy Barbie wear vintage Barbie doll clothes? #BarbieStyle #ChristmasGifts

I was pleased to discover that Curvy Barbie was able to wear one of the garments from this vintage Simplicity 4510 doll clothes pattern from the 1960’s! But which garment do you think it is…? Which view from the envelope? Give it a guess before scrolling down to see if you’re right. *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site … Continue reading Can Curvy Barbie wear vintage Barbie doll clothes? #BarbieStyle #ChristmasGifts

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In this image, a Mattel Barbie (Teresa) doll models a handmade ski jacket in white and grey, with a zipper that opens the jacket in front. Visit ChellyWood.com for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making this ski jacket or winter coat for Barbie or similar fashion dolls. The thumbnail reads "free pattern."
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Sew a winter coat and jeans for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #HolidayGiftIdeas

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Last week I posted a re-mastered version of an older tutorial that needed some voice-over, and it showed you how to make a winter coat for Barbie with a front separating zipper. Sorry my photos are so grainy, but this project was one of the original projects on my … Continue reading Sew a winter coat and jeans for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #HolidayGiftIdeas

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In this image, a Mattel Barbie (Teresa) doll models a handmade ski jacket in white and grey, with a zipper that opens the jacket in front. Visit ChellyWood.com for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making this ski jacket or winter coat for Barbie or similar fashion dolls. The thumbnail reads "free pattern."
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Sew a winter coat or ski jacket for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Winter #FashionDoll

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s video is a re-mastered version of an older tutorial that needed some voice-over. I’m trying to re-master these older videos now and then, so people who are visually impaired and also people who don’t speak English will be able to follow the directions more easily. In today’s … Continue reading Sew a winter coat or ski jacket for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Winter #FashionDoll

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The image shows 11-inch to 11.5-inch (28 cm to 30 cm) fashion dolls wearing hand-made Halloween costumes and/or Cosplay costumes. These doll clothes include a pirate costume, an 18th century colonist costume, a medieval costume, a musketeer outfit, a cat costume, a ninja costume, and a pilgrim's dress with bonnet. All of these patterns are free to download and print at ChellyWood.com (a library of free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes).
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Free Cosplay / Halloween Costume Doll Clothes Patterns for 11 to 11.5 Inch (28 to 30 cm) Dolls (Gallery)

With Halloween right around the corner, I want to remind everyone that if you go to my page of 11 to 11.5 inch fashion dolls, and you scroll down toward the bottom, there’s a link to all of these wonderful costumes which you can make for your dolls, for Halloween! (It’s there all the time, not just on Halloween, by the way.) Please click on … Continue reading Free Cosplay / Halloween Costume Doll Clothes Patterns for 11 to 11.5 Inch (28 to 30 cm) Dolls (Gallery)

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A Curvy Barbie models a handmade apron with three front pockets. It also uses ribbon ties. The text reads, "free apron pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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How to sew an apron with pockets for Curvy Barbie dolls w/free PDF sewing pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Chef #Cooking

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. For today’s project, let’s make a little apron for Curvy Barbie! My regular followers will notice that this apron project has been available on my website under other categories, but this is the first time I’ve posted this apron project for Curvy dolls. In my “day job,” I’m a … Continue reading How to sew an apron with pockets for Curvy Barbie dolls w/free PDF sewing pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Chef #Cooking

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On a purple background we see a photo of a Barbie from the back, and her purple crop top has a row of cloth-covered buttons running down the length of the back of the shirt. Beside this image, a yellow button has been covered in yellow check gingham fabric and stitched. The text reads, "cloth-covered buttons".
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How to make doll-sized fabric-covered buttons #CraftyMom #CraftProjects

If you just want the patterns and tutorial videos for making the whole outfit, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s craft project video shows you how to make cloth-covered buttons for dolls. In my video, you’ll see that I used 6 mm diameter buttons to form the back closure for a crop top that will fit Curvy Barbie, but I recommend … Continue reading How to make doll-sized fabric-covered buttons #CraftyMom #CraftProjects

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A Curvy Barbie from Mattel models a handmade T-shirt with a three-tier skirt on a thumbnail square that says, "free curvy pattern" next to the Chelly Wood dot com logo. Please 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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Patterns for making a T-shirt and a summery three-tier skirt for Curvy Barbie #Summer #FreeStuff

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. My Curvy Barbie is just so lovely in this three-tier skirt with a tee shirt. She looks ready to take a summer vacation! But I want to remind you that the tee shirt she’s wearing is a tight fit, so be sure to use jersey fabric with a good … Continue reading Patterns for making a T-shirt and a summery three-tier skirt for Curvy Barbie #Summer #FreeStuff

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The text reads "Free Patterns" and it shows a Curvy Barbie with a Kira face mold head, modeling a handmade simple T-shirt with a floral knee-length or just above the knee length skirt. Please visit ChellyWood.com for the free PDF sewing patterns.
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Let’s sew a T-shirt and short skirt for Curvy Barbie! #Curvy #Sewing

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple T-shirt and easy-to-sew elastic waist skirt, a cute little outfit that will fit Curvy Barbie dolls. Before we go on, let me say that the tee shirt is a bit of a snug fit, so be sure to … Continue reading Let’s sew a T-shirt and short skirt for Curvy Barbie! #Curvy #Sewing

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On top of a blue background, Curvy Barbie models a handmade high-low dress with tulle. The dress is sleeveless with a boat neck. The words "free pattern" are angled near the photo. Below these words is the ChellyWood.com logo.
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Shall we sew a high-low dress for Curvy Barbie today? #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Once again, I’m re-posting patterns I’ve had on this website in the past, but today I’ve converted this older JPG pattern to a free printable PDF sewing pattern. Today’s project will require some cotton fabric, some tulle, and some snaps. Today’s patterns will fit these dolls: Curvy Barbie (from … Continue reading Shall we sew a high-low dress for Curvy Barbie today? #SewingFun #DollClothesPatterns

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