On a turquoise blue linen background, we read the words "free pattern" overlaid near the photo of a vintage Ideal Velvet doll with one hand raised, modeling a pioneer style dress.

Make a pioneer dress for 15 and a half inch (39 cm) dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #VintageToys

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. If you’re a regular follower of ChellyWood.com, this dress is going to look familiar to you. I first posted these patterns for American Girl’s Wellie Wisher dolls, about a year ago. But with Easter right around the corner, I thought it might be fun to re-post the patterns and show the … Continue reading Make a pioneer dress for 15 and a half inch (39 cm) dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #VintageToys

A purple cotton fabric background with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of Rainbow High Sheryl doll wearing handmade doll clothes that include: a short sleeved floral cotton shirt, a pair of jeans, and a pair of shoes. The frame also encloses the words "free pattern" and the ChellyWood.com logo.

Make a shirt and jeans for Rainbow High w/Free #DollClothesPatterns #SpringFashions

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. To make today’s little shirt and jeans, you’ll want some lightweight denim and cotton fabrics, 1/8 inch elastic, and size 3/0 snaps. I think this is just a perfect little springtime outfit! And of course you can have different looks with different fabrics — try white trousers with a … Continue reading Make a shirt and jeans for Rainbow High w/Free #DollClothesPatterns #SpringFashions

On a purple background, we see an image of a Rainbow High doll with straw colored locks wearing a cotton floral print shirt. The words "free pattern" are slanted at an angle above her head. To the doll's right and the viewer's left, we see the ChellyWood.com logo.

Sew a cute little cotton shirt for Rainbow High dolls w/today’s free patterns #DollClothes for #RainbowHighDolls

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. To make today’s little shirt, you’ll want some cotton small-print fabric and size 3/0 snaps. Are you wishing this pattern was just a little different in its design? That’s what my paid course teaches you: “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns.” In fact, we actually use this pattern — YES, … Continue reading Sew a cute little cotton shirt for Rainbow High dolls w/today’s free patterns #DollClothes for #RainbowHighDolls

The image shows two flowers embroidered on pink felt, using the Algerian Star and Rambling Rose Stitches with Detached Chain Stitch Leaves

Learning at the Laundromat @ ChellyWood.com #Embroidery and #DollClothesPatterns

Last weekend our dryer quit working, so, as it was raining (and therefore I couldn’t use the laundry line), I had to take my wet laundry to the laundromat to finish. When I was in college, I used my laundromat a lot, so I know that there’s a whole lotta waiting involved at a laundromat. These days most people look at their phones while they … Continue reading Learning at the Laundromat @ ChellyWood.com #Embroidery and #DollClothesPatterns

Within a purple polka dot frame, we see a Black Barbie doll modeling a cotton Bikini in pale shades of purple and pink. The words say "free pattern" and there's a logo for ChellyWood.com in the corner of the image.

Sew a summer bikini for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SummerCrafts

For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Okay, I admit, summer isn’t here — at least not where I live in Idaho, anyway — but a girl can dream, can’t she? I’m dreaming of summer, imagining myself laying in a lawn chair, and anxiously awaiting the opportunity for more free time to sew! And today’s project is really just … Continue reading Sew a summer bikini for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SummerCrafts

In a boxy blue frame, we see the words "free pattern" with a white arrow pointing to the jeans worn by the Sheryl Rainbow High doll. The ChellyWood.com logo is in the corner of the image.

Free patterns for jeans or ankle pants for Rainbow High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #RainbowHighDolls

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Elastic-waist pants are so easy to make for your dolls! So why not? Give these easy-to-sew pants a try! Eventually, I also plan to post the shirts you see in this video. Also, today’s free pattern comes with a shorts pattern as part of the PDF, and eventually I’ll … Continue reading Free patterns for jeans or ankle pants for Rainbow High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #RainbowHighDolls

Here we see a photo of a Dwayne Johnson ("the Rock") action figure from the WWE Action Figure toy set form Mattel. He wears handmade jeans and a handmade cowboy shirt. The logo for Chelly Wood dot com is in the corner of the frame, and the words "free pattern" float in the air near the action figure.

How to Make WWE Action Figure Clothes @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #ActionFigure

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. For the past two weeks, I’ve been posting parts and pieces to this overall outfit that will fit the 12 inch WWE Action Figure toys. My Dwayne Johnson action figure is modeling the full outfit in the image at the top of this page. Here, in one location, I’m posting the … Continue reading How to Make WWE Action Figure Clothes @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #ActionFigure

In this image, a Dwayne Johnson "the Rock" action figure from WWE toys and action figures, models a handmade outfit, including a pair of denim jeans and a cowboy shirt. An arrow points at the jeans, along with the words "free pattern" which seem to indicate there's a free pattern for making these jeans for your action figures on the website ChellyWood.com (which is labeled in the corner with a logo emblem).

How to Make WWE Action Figure Pants or Jeans w/Free Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #WWEactionFigures #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. This week we’re making a pair of elastic-waist pants for our WWE professional wrestler action figures. This pattern was particularly tricky to make because these action figures have a very muscular build and large feet. So I had to make sure the foot opening at the bottom of their pants/jeans would … Continue reading How to Make WWE Action Figure Pants or Jeans w/Free Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #WWEactionFigures #DollClothesPatterns

The background image shows a basket of sewing goodies. In the foreground, we see the words "how to store unfinished sewing projects."

How to Store Unfinished Sewing Projects #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

We all have them. Yes, you know you do. Those projects that you have cut out and left sitting on the ironing board–those unfinished sewing projects–we like to think they will disappear if we just kick them under the bed, but they do not. They stick around. For years. Until you face them… Yep, even I have unfinished sewing projects. Would you like to know … Continue reading How to Store Unfinished Sewing Projects #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

On a turquoise blue fabric frame, we see the words "free pattern" alongside a Barbie wearing a handmade long dress and a handmade medieval cloak or cape with hood. There's also a company logo for ChellyWood.com in the corner of the image.

Sew a long dress and medieval cloak for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RenFaire #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. My medieval-style cloak with a hood has been available here, on ChellyWood.com, for a long time, but only as a JPG image, never as a PDF. Today I’m converting that pattern to a PDF format, for easy download. The tutorial video, showing how to make the cloak, is one … Continue reading Sew a long dress and medieval cloak for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RenFaire #DollClothesPatterns

In a turquoise blue frame, we see a 12 inch WWE action figure in the likeness of "the rock" (Dwayne Johnson) wearing handmade jeans and a western shirt. The logo reminds us that the free pattern for these clothes can be found at ChellyWood.com

Sew a western cowboy shirt for WWE action figures w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #WWE

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Please read this introductory text, to make sure you understand all the nuances of today’s free pattern! The WWE Action Figures have really thick necks–which makes perfect sense because they represent professional wrestlers! So I had to make today’s western “cowboy” shirt with a super wide opening at the neck of … Continue reading Sew a western cowboy shirt for WWE action figures w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #WWE

Within a turquoise blue linen frame, we see the words "free pattern" along with the Chelly Wood dot com logo and a photo of a Black Ken doll wearing handmade doll clothes (pants and a pinstriped shirt with a collar).

Sew easy pants for Ken w/free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #KenDolls

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Here we see my handsome-as-ever Texas A&M Ken modeling a pair of elastic-waist pants made of pale denim blue cotton. This is a lightweight cotton fabric, and that makes these pants super easy to sew. I’ve been negligent to begin converting Ken patterns to PDFs, but the time has definitely come. … Continue reading Sew easy pants for Ken w/free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #KenDolls

The words "free pattern" accompany an image of a lovely brunette Barbie doll wearing a handmade pioneer style gingham dress with a long skirt and long, puffy sleeves. The logo for ChellyWood.com appears in the lower left corner of the blue-framed image.

Sew a Pioneer Style Dress for Vintage Barbie w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BlackHistoryMonth #PioneerDays #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You may recognize the lovely doll I’m showing above. Yes, she’s the “Steffie” face mold doll that I rescued from my local GoodWill, and I’ve been cleaning her up and making her some pioneer-style clothes. There’s a long story behind my choice for Pioneer-style clothes. In 2019, women across … Continue reading Sew a Pioneer Style Dress for Vintage Barbie w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BlackHistoryMonth #PioneerDays #DollClothesPatterns

In this photo, a Mattel Ken (or Ryan) doll models a handmade dinner jacket made of felt. It has two buttons in front, and beneath his coat or dinner jacket, he wears a collar shirt and tie. Beside him on his left is the bust of a famous musical composer. On his right, a climbing vine seems to grow up a marble column. There's a window framed in purple on one wall behind him. The logo for ChellyWood.com appears in the lower left corner of the photograph.

Make an Easy-to-sew Felt Dinner Jacket for Ken w/Today’s Free #DollClothesPatterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Earlier this week I set the lofty goal of converting all of my Ken tuxedo clothing patterns into one big giant PDF. Yeah. That didn’t happen. Life got busy! 😉 Instead, you’ll have to settle for a dinner jacket PDF. But hey, it’s enough for Ken to be able to take … Continue reading Make an Easy-to-sew Felt Dinner Jacket for Ken w/Today’s Free #DollClothesPatterns @ ChellyWood.com

A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Isn’t this the perfect fabric for my pencil-skirt Valentine’s Day dress? I just love how this dress turned out! Yesterday I re-posted the Valentine’s Day pencil skirt dress pattern that’s always so popular here on ChellyWood.com right around the start of February, but today I’m posting another variation on … Continue reading A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns