Thumbnail featuring a 10 and three quarters inch Gilda Goldstag Monster High doll beside a dress form labeled “Tape Measure Tuesday.” The thumbnail includes text: “With doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood,” accompanied by the Chelly Wood dot com logo. The image is bordered by white rulers against a light turquoise blue background. Clicking this thumbnail leads to an infographic detailing sewing measurements for the 10 and three quarter inch Monster High dolls.

Tape Measure Tuesday: What are the sewing measurements for Monster High dolls? #MonsterHigh #TapeMeasureTuesday

Please note that Monster High dolls are all just a wee bit different. For example, the Pearl Serpentine doll has two heads! I chose my Gilda Goldstag doll to use for measurements because her basic body type is probably going to apply to the broadest bunch of Monster High dolls from that era. It should be noted that in recent years, the company has released … Continue reading Tape Measure Tuesday: What are the sewing measurements for Monster High dolls? #MonsterHigh #TapeMeasureTuesday

On the left side of the image, over a turquoise blue background, the text reads, "ChellyWood.com... free sewing patterns for a seventeen inch monster doll." On the right side of the image, over the lilac background, stands a Freak du Chic 17" Monster High Gooliope doll modeling a yellow felt sleeveless shirt and a pair of dark blue denim jeans.

Free printable PDF sewing patterns for the BIG 17 inch Monster High dolls #MonsterHigh #MHdoll

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Yes, this sleeveless top and jeans pattern set has been available on my website before, but in the past, it wasn’t available as a PDF (easy-to-print) sewing pattern. Rather, my patterns only existed here as a JPG image that you could click on and download. If you’re wishing the pattern was … Continue reading Free printable PDF sewing patterns for the BIG 17 inch Monster High dolls #MonsterHigh #MHdoll

A quilted frame surrounds text and a photo of a Monster High doll wearing a Valentine's Day skirt with a sleeveless top, and the envelope for the Advance 9939 doll clothes sewing patterns for vintage Barbie dolls. The text reads "Advance 9939 fits Monster High?" The Chelly Wood doll clothes pattern website logo sits in the lower right corner of the framed image.

Pleats in this Valentine’s Day skirt made the whole thing too skinny for Barbie! Ugh! #EpicFail #SewingFail

Once again, I’ve been trying to tackle vintage Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Advance 9939, and today I’m writing about the struggles I’ve had with the View 1 A-line skirt. It’s the pattern in the image above that does NOT have an arrow pointing toward it. First, let me say that the instructions for making this skirt are sweet and adorable, but not particularly helpful. … Continue reading Pleats in this Valentine’s Day skirt made the whole thing too skinny for Barbie! Ugh! #EpicFail #SewingFail

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).

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)

Image shows an Ashlynn Ella doll from the Ever After High Dolls (EAH Doll) collection. She wears a handmade white blouse which is very elegant with a high collar, a pair of khaki trousers that are short like capris, and a pair of felt handmade shoes. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: FREE Printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes.

Make a colonial outfit for Monster High or Ever After High with #FreeSewingPatterns from ChellyWood.com’s #DollClothesPattern Collection

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Quite some time ago, I received a request from a lady who, like me, is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (the DAR). She was hoping I could make colonial costumes for GI Joe and Ken dolls. At the time, I wasn’t able to promise anything … Continue reading Make a colonial outfit for Monster High or Ever After High with #FreeSewingPatterns from ChellyWood.com’s #DollClothesPattern Collection

Inside a purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots, we read the white text "free pattern" and below this, we see the Chelly Wood dot com logo. These texts are next to a photo of a Monster High Draculaura doll modeling a handmade A-line dress with a flared skirt and darts for the bodice. It's a sleeveless dress made of burgundy cotton decorated in swirling vines of a lighter shade of burgundy or maroon. The doll wears velvet boots.

How to use old quilt squares for tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothesPatterns

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yesterday we talked about how I was able to use a weirdly-shaped scrap of fabric to create a lining for the holiday holly dress that my Ever After High doll was wearing. Along the same lines, today I’m going to share how I used an unwanted quilt square to … Continue reading How to use old quilt squares for tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothesPatterns

Surrounded by turquoise blue fabric, we read the words "free pattern" angled near a photo of an Everafter High doll wearing a handmade Christmas dress with red rick rack trim. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears under the words "free pattern."

How to use misshapen fabric scraps for tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Last week we saw the little A-line dress shown above on a Ginny Weasley doll from the Harry Potter doll line that Mattel put out in 2018. Today I’ve used the same dress pattern to make this little holiday dress for my Ever After High doll. And of course, … Continue reading How to use misshapen fabric scraps for tiny doll clothes @ ChellyWood.com #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns

On a turquoise blue linen background, we read the words "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. These are beside a photo of an Ever After High doll modeling a pirate tunic, a skirt with lace trim, and a pair of handmade Mary Jane shoes.

Let’s make a Christmas skirt and tunic for Monster High or Ever After High dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Isn’t that a pretty little skirt with lace trim? Actually, it would be more accurate to say I’m using the lace as a petticoat here. You could also use tulle the exact same way, but it would look more like this, with tulle: So, it’s not that different with … Continue reading Let’s make a Christmas skirt and tunic for Monster High or Ever After High dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

In this thumbnail image, a Draculaura Monster High doll models a Victorian era pioneer-style dress in a turquoise frame with the words "free pattern" over the top of the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Sew a Victorian dress for Monster High or Ever After High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Victorian #DollClothesPatterns

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. When my oldest daughter was in middle school, about 10 years ago, she was a big fan of Breyer model horses and Breyer Rider dolls. So I originally designed this pattern to fit the Breyer riders. However, as you can see … Continue reading Sew a Victorian dress for Monster High or Ever After High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Victorian #DollClothesPatterns

In a turquoise blue square frame, there's a photo of a Monster High female doll modeling a white long-sleeved shirt and a pair of bell bottoms or bell bottom pants. The words "free pattern" are angled across the square frame. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left corner.

Make a 1970’s outfit for your Monster High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #DollClothesPatterns

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yesterday I gave you the tutorial video for making these adorable rainbow, bell-bottom, elastic-waist pants, and today I’m going to give you the pattern for the long-sleeved shirt. Full disclosure: it’s actually the same shirt I used with my Rose Winslow pinafore (suffragist costume) from last week, but for … Continue reading Make a 1970’s outfit for your Monster High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #DollClothesPatterns

Inside a turquoise blue linen frame, we see the words "free pattern" and the ChellyWood.com logo, accompanied by a very slender doll wearing a pair of rainbow striped bell bottoms or bell bottom pants with blue shoes.

Make a pair of striped pants for your Monster High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #DollClothesPatterns

  For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video is a revision of an older tutorial from my website. Somehow the original bell-bottoms page got lost when I converted my system of links, back in 2019, so I decided it was time to update the tutorial video, along with converting the bell bottoms pants … Continue reading Make a pair of striped pants for your Monster High dolls w/today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #DollClothesPatterns

On a blue background, we read the white words "free pattern" over the top of (and turned at an angle to) the Chelly Wood dot com logo. This takes up only the left half of the blue square. On the other half is a photo of an Ever After High doll wearing a purple pinafore dress, a white blouse, a turquoise blue hat, and a pair of loafer-style shoes that match her hat perfectly.

Let’s sew a women’s suffrage style dress for Ever After High dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing pattern! #WomenInHistory #DollClothesPatterns

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s free printable PDF sewing pattern was inspired by a woman named Ruza Wenclawska, who played an important role in the passage of laws that allowed women the right to vote here, in the United States. Also known as Rose Winslow (and later by her married name, Rose … Continue reading Let’s sew a women’s suffrage style dress for Ever After High dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing pattern! #WomenInHistory #DollClothesPatterns

A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Free printable sewing patterns for making a holiday outfit for Ever After High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I wanted to find some doll clothes to go with the Mary Jane candy-cane-style shoes that I posted earlier, and I discovered that I was able to adapt a Stacie doll’s elastic-waist ankle pants patterns to fit Ever After High and Monster High dolls. So don’t be confused by … Continue reading Free printable sewing patterns for making a holiday outfit for Ever After High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Make Mary Jane Shoes for MH or EAH 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #HolidayCrafts

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial goes with a pattern for making a pair of Mary Jane style shoes that will fit Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, and Moana 10 inch dolls (among other dolls with similar-sized feet). It’s a nice tutorial for the holidays because in the video, I … Continue reading Make Mary Jane Shoes for MH or EAH 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #HolidayCrafts

The image shows an Ever After High doll modeling a "saucy" little 1920's style hat that will fit a doll's head that's 6 and a quarter inches around or having a 15.8 cm circumference The photo of the Ever After High doll wearing this hat is framed by a turquoise blue fabric frame. The overlapping words say "free patterns" and the logo reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Make a “Saucy” little doll hat using a free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #HalloweenCostume #DollClothes

For your free pattern and other helpful tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This week I’m giving you a brand new pattern for a “saucy” little hat that will fit dolls with a head circumference of 6 and a quarter inches (that’s 15.8 cm in metric terms). I designed this hat when I was taking a women’s history course at … Continue reading Make a “Saucy” little doll hat using a free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #HalloweenCostume #DollClothes