Category: Old Patterns from Chelly’s Collection

A Judy Littlechap doll which wears a handmade swimsuit stands beside a vintage-looking sewing pattern for making a fashion doll's wardrobe. Either the doll is quite tall or the pattern is small because they are very out-of-proportion with one another. The frame is a quilt made of turquoise blue and purple fabrics. The chellywood.com logo appears alongside the photo of the doll with the sewing pattern for making doll clothes.
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Plan a wardrobe for Judy Littlechap with me! @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #DollClothesPatterns

Meet Judy Littlechap! She’s a 13 inch doll, and I recently found her at my local Goodwill store. Back in January, someone named Christine C. asked me if I was planning to post any patterns for the new 13 inch “My First Barbie,” and I told her that I didn’t have any plans to that effect. And then I ran across Judy Littlechap, who will … Continue reading Plan a wardrobe for Judy Littlechap with me! @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #DollClothesPatterns

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A quilted purple and turquoise blue frame surrounds an image of a red headed Breyer Rider doll (veterinarian Laura) standing beside the Barbie doll clothes patterns for Simplicity 8281. The shirt the Breyer Rider doll wears is very similar to a red and white striped shirt in the Simplicity doll clothes pattern set.
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Inspiration from Simplicity 8281 Doll Shirt Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Inspired #DollClothesPatterns

About a month ago, I wrote a blog post with the title, “How do you stop obsessively thinking about your sewing projects?” In this post, I explained that I kept dreaming of red and white striped fabric, and I kept obsessing about sewing the little shirt from View 6 of my Simplicity 8281 Barbie doll clothes pattern. But it’s never enough to just make an … Continue reading Inspiration from Simplicity 8281 Doll Shirt Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Inspired #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a close up of the McCall's 9449 small baby and toddler doll pattern published in 1968. This image was part of a vintage pattern discussion on the ChellyWood.com website on Martin Luther King Day, in January of 2023. The patterns were shown to fit modern-day baby alive dolls.
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What is a yoke in sewing terms? #LearningToSew #DollClothesPatterns

Almost exactly one month ago, for Martin Luther King Day, I posted a blog post about this McCall’s 9449 doll clothes sewing pattern. In that blog post, I talked about how rare it is to find vintage patterns with representation of African American dolls on the envelope’s cover art. Well, it’s now February, and here in the US, we celebrate February as our Black History … Continue reading What is a yoke in sewing terms? #LearningToSew #DollClothesPatterns

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A purple and blue quilted frame encompasses the edges of a photo of Butterick's 6664 doll clothes sewing pattern which is standing upright next to a Black Barbie who models one of the dresses shown on the pattern's packaging. This dress is a long 1980's style of caftan. It should be noted that a photograph of celebrity Marie Osmond appears on the envelope of the Butterick 6664 doll clothes pattern. The Chelly Wood dot com logo is also shown at the side of the frame.
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The Pattern that Taught Me How to Alter Doll Clothes — Butterick’s Marie Osmond 6664 Wardrobe #DonnyAndMarie #MarieOsmond

I learned to sew when I was very young (at age 3 I sewed a simple purse), but I credit the Butterick’s Personality Doll Wardrobe #6664 with teaching me how to alter my doll clothes patterns. I had a Marie Osmond Barbie doll, and I loved to sew for her, but for whatever reason, this particular pattern offered doll clothes that were slightly too big … Continue reading The Pattern that Taught Me How to Alter Doll Clothes — Butterick’s Marie Osmond 6664 Wardrobe #DonnyAndMarie #MarieOsmond

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The image shows a quilted frame around the Chelly Wood doll (really a re-painted Spin Master Liv doll that looks like the doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood), and a thought bubble displays that she is having red and white striped jersey fabric thoughts.
Creative Spark Online Learning, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

How do you stop obsessively thinking about your sewing projects? #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

  My brain has been stuck on the idea that I need to sew the red and white striped T-shirt from my Simplicity 8281 vintage doll clothes pattern for months now. Of course I have other, more important projects underway. For Christmas, I was busy sewing doll clothes for a family I know, and after talking to the mother for this family of children, we … Continue reading How do you stop obsessively thinking about your sewing projects? #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a close up of the McCall's 9449 small baby and toddler doll pattern published in 1968. This image was part of a vintage pattern discussion on the ChellyWood.com website on Martin Luther King Day, in January of 2023. The patterns were shown to fit modern-day baby alive dolls.
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Experimenting with vintage McCall’s doll wardrobe pattern 9449 and Baby Alive for #MLKday #DollClothesPatterns

I think it was last year, for Martin Luther King Day — or perhaps it was for Black History Month — I talked about how rare it is to find vintage patterns with representation of African American dolls on the envelope’s cover art. Click here to go back and read that article. This year, as a follow-up to that blog post, I decided to actually … Continue reading Experimenting with vintage McCall’s doll wardrobe pattern 9449 and Baby Alive for #MLKday #DollClothesPatterns

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Surrounded by a quilted frame, we see the ChellyWood.com logo and images of dolls modeling doll clothes from the 1970's. This image comes from Simplicity doll clothes pattern 7737, dated with a copyright of 1976.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Uncategorized

Doll overalls and/or coveralls — how hard are they to sew? #VintagePatterns #DollClothesPatterns

Are you old enough to remember Kenner’s Dusty and Skye dolls? The Simplicity 7737 doll clothes pattern shown just below was one I owned back in the 1970’s and ’80’s. The patterns loosely fit Barbie, but they fit Dusty and Skye really well. Dusty was awesome! Dusty had a body that looked more like a real teenage girl’s body than Barbie’s body did, and she came … Continue reading Doll overalls and/or coveralls — how hard are they to sew? #VintagePatterns #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a Made-to-Move blond Barbie wearing a felt coat, satin purse, and a felt pillbox hat over the top of pants. She stands in front of the envelope for Simplicity 7601 Barbie doll clothes sewing patterns, where we see a similar coat, hat, and purse set pictured on the envelope in two different color sets. This photo is framed by a purple and turquoise blue quilt and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears alongside the photo as well.
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Sewing a pillbox hat for Barbie, using felt and Simplicity 7601 doll clothes patterns #amSewing #DollClothesPatterns

You may have heard of the pillbox hat, but maybe you weren’t aware of what one is. Well, I believe it’s called a pillbox hat because it’s shaped… (I’m sure you’ve guessed) like a pill box! For my pillbox hat, I used Simplicity 7601 Barbie doll clothes pattern. This is one I often recommend to people when they’re searching for an easy-to-sew coat pattern for … Continue reading Sewing a pillbox hat for Barbie, using felt and Simplicity 7601 doll clothes patterns #amSewing #DollClothesPatterns

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Framed by a purple and turquoise blue quilt, we see the Simplicity 1372 doll clothes pattern, which fits Ginny dolls (vintage Vogue Ginny) and muffy dolls, with someone's handwriting written over the top stating "1955 copyright". Also, a "spotlight" image has enlarged View 6 from the pattern, showing a close-up of a little vintage Vogue Ginny doll with a rose in her curly blond hair. The doll's arms are partly raised, and she wears a bright pink dress with tiny white polka dots, white lace trim, and a big pink ribbon (which is tied around her waist). The ChellyWood.com logo is found alongside the cover art for the Simplicity 1372 doll clothes patterns envelope.
Fan Mail, Holiday Crafts, Interviews With Crafters, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vogue Ginny Dolls

What doll clothes patterns do you remember fondly from long ago? #SewingChat #DollClothesPatterns

I keep a PO Box for my ChellyWood.com business, and just imagine my surprise when I opened up my post office box and found vintage Ginny doll clothes wardrobe pattern, Simplicity 1372, waiting inside! This Christmas will be the first year my husband and I will be spending the holidays alone (without our two grown children) in more than 20 years. I was worried that … Continue reading What doll clothes patterns do you remember fondly from long ago? #SewingChat #DollClothesPatterns

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In a quilted purple and blue frame, we see an image of a Barbie wearing a handmade felt hat and coat of matching purple felt. Behind the Barbie is Simplicity doll clothes sewing pattern number 7601 with an enlargement focusing on the hat and coat from the pattern. The ChellyWood dot com logo appears at the side of the image.
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How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 5 (How do you cut it?) #SewingForBeginners #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

Last week, we were learning how to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern. I’m continuing that train of thought in today’s blog post, which reviews the cutting steps and adds a few details. When you’re getting ready to cut out your doll clothes patterns, it can be very helpful to see which garment pieces will need two identical pieces cut. For these, you … Continue reading How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 5 (How do you cut it?) #SewingForBeginners #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

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The image shows a woman who is bent over a cutting mat with large doll clothes patterns laid out on the cutting mat. Above her it says, "how to cut doll clothes sewing patterns". There's also a small pink stamp overlaid on top of the image, which says, "pin and cut" and the texts on either side of the woman say, "special thanks to the mom who reached out to me for help" (left of the image) and "I hope you get to read today's blog post" (to the right of the image).
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How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 4 (How do you pin it to the fabric?) #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

In the image at the very top of this blog post, we see that a garment pattern piece has been laid on one side of a swatch of felt fabric, but the image below that one, shows a garment pattern piece has been actually pinned onto the fabric swatch. How do we get from point A to point B? In other words, how is the … Continue reading How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 4 (How do you pin it to the fabric?) #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

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Here we see blue fabric with multi-colored (yellow, turquoise, lime green, and navy) polka dots. A doll's jacket pattern has been laid on top of the blue mulit-polka-dot fabric. The obvious instructions on this jacket pattern is a giant two-headed arrow, running north-and-south along the front of the jacket.
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How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 3 (What do the arrows mean?) #Fabric #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

Do you see that double-headed arrow, which runs north-and-south on my Barbie coat pattern from the Simplicity 7601 doll clothes sewing patterns? When people first start sewing, a lot of times they have no idea what that arrow means. Its officially called a grainline arrow, but my mom and grandma always called it the “nap arrow.” It lets you know how to align your doll … Continue reading How to cut out a Barbie doll clothes sewing pattern Part 3 (What do the arrows mean?) #Fabric #DollClothesPatterns #Sewing

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