Category: Vintage Francie

The image shows a Tall Barbie wearing the salmon-colored side of the reversible tank top with polka dot high-waist, fly front shorts. An arrow connects her to the image of a vintage Barbie wearing the polka dot side of the reversible tank top with the same high-waist, fly-front polka dot shorts. The watermark reminds us that these images come from ChellyWood.com, a website best known for offering free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. If you'd like the free doll clothes patterns for making this reversible tank top with high-waist fly front shorts to fit your 11 inch fashion dolls, please click on the link in the caption.
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Reversible Tank Top and Shorts #FreePatterns #DollClothes @ ChellyWood.com

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the third set of bullets. That’s right! The tank top pattern I’m sharing with you today is reversible! But please be advised: I’m linking you to a tank top tutorial for making a Bratz-sized tank top. That’s okay though… Bear with me! The patterns look slightly different, but the instructions are exactly the same. … Continue reading Reversible Tank Top and Shorts #FreePatterns #DollClothes @ ChellyWood.com

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DIY Shorts with High Waist and Fly Front #SummerTime #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the third set of bullets. Today’s video tutorial will show you how to make a pair of 11 inch fashion doll shorts with a front fly. To make today’s project, I recommend that you use the following items: small print cotton fabric for the outer fabric cotton broadcloth in a solid color for the … Continue reading DIY Shorts with High Waist and Fly Front #SummerTime #DollClothes

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The image shows a vintage Francie doll from Mattel, wearing white flat shoes, a pair of stretch denim blue jeans (called "dungarees" in some countries), and a short-sleeved, scoop neck T-shirt (sometimes spelled tee shirt) in solid white. She stands beore a paint-splattered blue background. The watermark tells you where you can go online to download the free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this whole outfit: ChellyWood.com (which also offers free tutorial videos showing how to make these jeans and the T-shirt as well). Click on the link in the caption to navigate to the page where you can find the free printable PDF sewing patterns for all of these doll clothes that fit Francie and similar-sized dolls.
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Sew jeans and a T-shirt for Francie Dolls with free PDF patterns and tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #FreeSewingPatterns #VintageToys

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. A few weeks ago I posted the patterns and tutorials for making this outfit to fit your Mattel Barbie doll, but these jeans and this T-shirt will also fit vintage Francie dolls. So today I’m re-posting the same patterns and tutorials with Francie in mind. Francie’s not the only … Continue reading Sew jeans and a T-shirt for Francie Dolls with free PDF patterns and tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #FreeSewingPatterns #VintageToys

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The image shows a vintage Francie doll wearing a handmade tank top and skirt. The skirt has an elastic waist and a ruffle. The doll also wears matching butter-yellow go-go boots from the early 1970's. The doll models this lovely butter yellow doll clothes outfit in a sewing room. Behind her is a cabinet filled with fabric. At her right hand is a tiny sewing machine on a desk with a pair of scissors and a tiny tomato-shaped pin cushion. The overlay tells where you can download the free printable sewing patterns and watch the tutorial videos for making these doll clothes: ChellyWood.com
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Sew a Skirt and Tank Top for Vintage Francie Dolls w/Today’s Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #Collectibles

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s pretty butter yellow doll shirt and skirt is a pattern I’ve had posted here on ChellyWood.com for quite some time, but I didn’t realize until recently that Francie could also wear these doll clothes (in addition to Liv dolls and MTM Barbie). So today I decided to post … Continue reading Sew a Skirt and Tank Top for Vintage Francie Dolls w/Today’s Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #Collectibles

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The image shows the YouTube header for a tutorial video showing how to make a party dress for vintage Francie dolls. The header incudes an image of Francie in a handmade party dress with long sleeves and a decorative trim around the skirt of the dress. There's an arrow pointing to a PDF sewing pattern and the words on the arrow say, "with free patterns." The URL provided with this image tells you where to go to download a free printable PDF sewing pattern for making a party dress to fit vintage Francie dolls and similar-sized dolls: ChellyWood.com
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Sew a Halloween Party Dress for Fashion Dolls

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This week’s tutorial video is a remake of an older tutorial, but it does have improvements. My early tutorial videos didn’t offer voice-over (my voice describing the steps); they only offered text. I’ve since learned, that for visually impaired YouTube and blog followers, the voice-over instructions are essential. … Continue reading Sew a Halloween Party Dress for Fashion Dolls

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The image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie with blond hair and tan skin bent over and peering into a full-to-overflowing wheelbarrow full of harvested vegetables, flowers, and leaves. Behind Barbie is a pair of hay bales stacked on top of each other. MTM barbie wears a handmade dress and apron. The dress is made of sunflower-designed cotton Fabric and its wide skirt (which comes down to just below Barbie's knees) is trimmed in yellow rickrack. On the grass in the foreground, there are a smattering of orange and gold fall leaves. Behind Barbie is a garden scene with a bridge that crosses a still lake. Some of the foliage around the lake is turning yellow, to indicate that autumn is at hand. The image has a watermark: ChellyWood.com, a website where one can find numerous free printable sewing patterns to fit Barbie and many other dolls of different shapes and sizes.
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Free pattern for sewing a doll’s apron with pockets @ ChellyWood.com #BarbieStyle #ApronPattern

For your free apron pattern and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Here in the northern hemisphere, the harvest is behind us, and it’s time to begin working in the kitchen to prepare for our Thanksgiving feast and preserving the fruits of our harvest. So what better time to re-post my 11 inch doll’s apron pattern with pockets? Although older … Continue reading Free pattern for sewing a doll’s apron with pockets @ ChellyWood.com #BarbieStyle #ApronPattern

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The image shows a Mattel Made-to-Move Barbie wearing handmade doll clothes including a pair of elastic-waist straight-leg jeans and a scoop-neck white tee shirt with short sleeves. The URL where you can download the free printable sewing patterns for making this outfit can be found at ChellyWood.com
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Free Printable PDF Sewing Patterns and Tutorial for Making Barbie-Doll-Sized Jeans @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #BarbieClothes

  For your free patterns, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. In today’s video, you’ll see that I’ve designed a pattern with three different styles of jeans or pants to fit a Barbie-sized doll. I was excited to find that these jeans look really nice on my vintage Francie doll, too, as you’ll see in the video. The tutorial video at the … Continue reading Free Printable PDF Sewing Patterns and Tutorial for Making Barbie-Doll-Sized Jeans @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #BarbieClothes

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Here we see a vintage Francie doll seated in a folding chair. She models handmade doll clothes that were made using the free printable PDF sewing patterns found at ChellyWood.com including a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a three-tier (3-tier) skirt. The raglan-sleeved shirt is white with a red collar and red sleeves (made of jersey fabric). The 3-tier skirt is green with red apples and darker green leaves (made of cotton fabric). The doll also wears a pair of red flip-flop sandals. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making this and many other outfits.
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Welcome fall by sewing something fun for your vintage Francie doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewingfun #WelcomeFall

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Last week we made a raglan-sleeved T-shirt and a pretty 3-tier skirt for Disney Princess dolls, but this outfit can fit on a lot of other dolls too. I just love how it looks on my vintage Francie doll! With that cute apple-patterned cotton 3-tier skirt, she looks like … Continue reading Welcome fall by sewing something fun for your vintage Francie doll w/free printable PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewingfun #WelcomeFall

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Today’s sewing tutorial shows how to make a T-shirt for fashion dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HandSewn #DollShirt

For your free patterns to go with today’s tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s free pattern was originally associated with Barbie and Spin Master Liv dolls, but with today’s tutorial, we’re also connecting this pattern with the 10.5-inch Disney Princess fashion dolls, like the Merida doll you see in the video. It’s still the same pattern (although it’s now … Continue reading Today’s sewing tutorial shows how to make a T-shirt for fashion dolls @ ChellyWood.com #HandSewn #DollShirt

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The image shows the video header for the YouTube video tutorial for making a clutch-style purse for a Barbie sized doll. Visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and free tutorial videos showing you how to make a clutch for Barbie.
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Free printable PDF sewing pattern and tutorial video showing how to make a clutch for a Barbie-sized doll @ ChellyWood.com #Handmade #Clutch

For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Read this top section to avoid confusion please… The free PDF pattern that I’m giving you today is filled with clothing patterns for 8 or 9 inch dolls, like Stacey, Bratz, Kuu Kuu Harajuku dolls, and World of Love dolls. But this is also the same page of patterns where you’ll find … Continue reading Free printable PDF sewing pattern and tutorial video showing how to make a clutch for a Barbie-sized doll @ ChellyWood.com #Handmade #Clutch

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Here we see a made-to-move Barbie doll with her hand on her hip. Her bias-tape-trimmed shirt is brown with red trim and there are large print owls and flowers decorating the fabric (which is identical to the fabric of this short skirt). The skirt comes to mid-thigh in length. She wears a pair of peach-colored flats with her brown-and-red outfit. Click on the link in the caption, and it will take you to a page where you can download and print all the free printable sewing patterns for making these doll clothes, along with links to tutorial videos that show you how to make this outfit.
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Free basic skirt and shirt patterns for Barbie @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #dolls

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today I’m combining my basic shirt pattern with my bell skirt pattern for a whole new look! I love the way this outfit turned out, and I’m dying to sew the whole outfit again and again, using a variety of different fabrics, both prints and solids. Imagine it in … Continue reading Free basic skirt and shirt patterns for Barbie @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #dolls

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The image shows the YouTube tutorial header for a youtube video on how to make a reversible wedding dress for Mattel's Barbie dolls. It includes free printable PDF sewing pattern for several different styles of wedding dresses, and the Barbies shown in the image are vintage Barbie dolls. The text overlay says "reversible wedding dress with free patterns" and offers the URL of the website where you can download the free wedding dress patterns for your barbies: ChellyWood.com
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Free Wedding Dress Patterns for Barbie w/ Reversible Ball Gown Tutorial Video @ ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #WeddingDresses

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You’ll see in this week’s tutorial video, there are several options for your reversible dress. You can make it with straps or without. You can make it for vintage Barbies (using a wide-dart bodice which is provided), or you can make it to fit more modern Barbies (using … Continue reading Free Wedding Dress Patterns for Barbie w/ Reversible Ball Gown Tutorial Video @ ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #WeddingDresses

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