Category: Strawberry Shortcake Dolls

Thumbnail featuring an eleven inch tall Strawberry Shortcake 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 bright turquoise blue rulers against a purple background with tiny polka dots. Clicking this thumbnail leads to an infographic detailing sewing measurements for the big Strawberry Shortcake dolls.
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Tape Measure Tuesday with the BIG 11 inch Strawberry Shortcake doll #StrawberryShortcake #TapeMeasureTuesday

Scroll down for clarifications to each measurement. Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please … Continue reading Tape Measure Tuesday with the BIG 11 inch Strawberry Shortcake doll #StrawberryShortcake #TapeMeasureTuesday

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Free sewing patterns for Strawberry Shortcake character dolls — including A4 PDF! #StrawberryShortcakeCollection #StrawberryShortcake

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s free patterns and tutorial videos will help you make the entire ensemble worn by the Blueberry Muffin character in the Strawberry Shortcake cartoon from the 1980’s. I designed these doll clothes to fit my own Blueberry Muffin doll (made by Kenner), but the pattern is easy enough to adapt to … Continue reading Free sewing patterns for Strawberry Shortcake character dolls — including A4 PDF! #StrawberryShortcakeCollection #StrawberryShortcake

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Free pattern! Blueberry Muffin vintage doll models a handmade blue and white check gingham dress with bell sleeves and a scalloped trim.
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Let’s make Blueberry Muffin’s gingham dress with bell sleeves! #80skid #Collectibles

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Week by week, I’ve been building on an ensemble for Blueberry Muffin, a little doll from the Strawberry Shortcake doll lineup from the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Today’s tutorial shows you how to make a bell-sleeved dress for Strawberry Shortcake dolls, and since I happen to own a Blueberry Muffin … Continue reading Let’s make Blueberry Muffin’s gingham dress with bell sleeves! #80skid #Collectibles

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Let’s make a Strawberry Shortcake doll’s pinafore with free sewing patterns! #BlueberryMuffin #VintageToys

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Last week I gave you a new sewing pattern for making doll clothes that will fit the Strawberry Shortcake character dolls from the late 1970’s and 1980’s. To revisit last week’s tutorial video which showed how to make the teeny-tiny tights, please click here. Today’s tutorial shows you how to make … Continue reading Let’s make a Strawberry Shortcake doll’s pinafore with free sewing patterns! #BlueberryMuffin #VintageToys

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Thumbnail featuring a Strawberry Shortcake 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 bright turquoise blue rulers against a purple background with tiny polka dots. Clicking this thumbnail leads to an infographic detailing sewing measurements for vintage Strawberry Shortcake dolls made by Kenner in the 1970’s.
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What are the sewing measurements for a Strawberry Shortcake doll? #StrawberryShortcake #TapeMeasureTuesday

Scroll down for clarifications to each measurement. Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please … Continue reading What are the sewing measurements for a Strawberry Shortcake doll? #StrawberryShortcake #TapeMeasureTuesday

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A tiny little Strawberry Shortcake doll stands in profile next to the words "Free tights pattern!" The chellywood.com logo appears on this thumbnail as well. Click on the image to get your free sewing patterns for making these tights (green and white striped tights) for a vintage Strawberry Shortcake doll from the 1970's.
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Free sewing patterns for Strawberry Shortcake’s striped green tights! #StrawberryShortcake #Miniatures

  Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Of all the items of clothing for the tiny vintage Kenner Strawberry Shortcake dolls, the things kids tended to lose most were the itty bitty shoes and the little green striped tights. A replacement pair can cost between $10 and $30 on eBay… Egad! So today’s blog post gives you … Continue reading Free sewing patterns for Strawberry Shortcake’s striped green tights! #StrawberryShortcake #Miniatures

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Alt text: "Early 2000s Lemon Meringue Strawberry Shortcake doll by Playmates, featuring jazzy blue streaks and handmade clothes: a white cotton top and a purple floral mini skirt. Click to access a page with free patterns and sewing tutorial videos for creating these doll clothes."
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Free Patterns to Sew a Summer Top and Skirt for 6¾-Inch Strawberry Shortcake Dolls #StrawberryShortcake #CraftyMom

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. It’s confession time. Strawberry Shortcake actually belonged to my younger sister’s generation, not mine. I was a typically snooty middle-school girl when the original Strawberry Shortcake dolls came out in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. So I didn’t fall in love with Strawberry Shortcake until my own kids were old … Continue reading Free Patterns to Sew a Summer Top and Skirt for 6¾-Inch Strawberry Shortcake Dolls #StrawberryShortcake #CraftyMom

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A thumbnail image says "free pattern" and shows a photo of Rainbow High's Sheryl character doll wearing a bright pink pinafore dress with white trim.
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How to Make a Rainbow High summer dress (with free patterns) @ ChellyWood.com #SewingPatterns #RainbowHigh

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s sundress will fit both the 10-and-three-quarters-inch Strawberry Shortcake dolls and 10-inch Rainbow High dolls, as you’ll see in the second set of bullets (below). Today’s little summer dress pattern can also serve as a pinafore over the top of the short-sleeved longer dress that I posted for Strawberry … Continue reading How to Make a Rainbow High summer dress (with free patterns) @ ChellyWood.com #SewingPatterns #RainbowHigh

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Sew a little pair of pants and a felt shirt for Enchantimal dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #EasyCrafts

Are you looking for the patterns? Scroll down to the second set of bullets. I have posted this ensemble for other dolls in the past, but this is the first time I have posted it for the Enchanimals dolls. The felt top is super easy to sew, and although they are tiny, the pants are just a basic elastic-waist pants project. So I think it’s … Continue reading Sew a little pair of pants and a felt shirt for Enchantimal dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #EasyCrafts

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The text reads, "free patterns fit six inch doll" and the photo shows a Topper Dawn doll modeling a handmade yellow felt halter top with blue floral print shorts.
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Sew summer shorts and a halter top for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #miniatures #dollcollecting

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today we’re combining this week’s tutorial video for making a halter top for our 6 inch dolls (like Topper Dawn or Palitoy Pippa) with the shorts project I posted last week. Together, the halter top and shorts make a very nice summer outfit for six inch dolls. On the … Continue reading Sew summer shorts and a halter top for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #miniatures #dollcollecting

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A six inch Topper Dawn fashion doll with long dark brown hair models a handmade felt halter top with a bias tape collar. The text reads "free pattern for six inch dolls" and in fact, the pattern will also fit Palitoy Pippa dolls, as well as Dawn dolls from Topper.
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Create an easy-to-sew halter top for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #TopperDawn #ToyCollector #PippaDoll

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today’s miniature halter top will fit a wide variety of tiny 6″ dolls. The second set of bullets will give you some idea as to which dolls can wear this little halter top for sunning themselves on the beach. The pattern itself shows only two flowers on the difficulty … Continue reading Create an easy-to-sew halter top for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #TopperDawn #ToyCollector #PippaDoll

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A tiny 6 inch fashion doll (Dawn or Pippa) wears a red and white halter dress with a mini skirt, reminiscent of the fashions of the 1970's. The heading near this photo says, 'free pattern" and there's a logo for the free doll clothes pattern website, Chelly Wood dot com, in the lower left corner. The images is framed in purple fabric with tiny white polka dots.
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Make a 70’s miniskirt dress for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today’s doll dress will fit a wide variety of tiny 6″ dolls. The second set of bullets will give you some idea as to which dolls can wear this dress. Before printing your patterns, you might want to take a look at yesterday’s blog post, just to hear the … Continue reading Make a 70’s miniskirt dress for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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Within a turquoise blue frame, we see a Topper Dawn doll modeling a handmade long dress with a felt halter bodice and a long flowing green floral cotton skirt. The text reads "free pattern" above the logo for Chelly Wood dot com.
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Make a long dress for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today’s doll dress will fit a wide variety of tiny 6″ to 7″ dolls. The second set of bullets will give you some idea as to which dolls can wear this dress. Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, … Continue reading Make a long dress for Pippa or Dawn dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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In a purple frame with tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" hovering above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. In a frame within this frame is a photo of a doll holding up a little green purse or handbag. The handbag is made of green cotton fabric with white felt for a closure. A tiny green button is sewn to the closure flap. The purse his held aloft by a miniature fashion doll's hand by the 1/8 inch ribbon that's used as a purse strap.
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Make a purse or handbag for 6 to 7 inch fashion dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* Today’s doll purse will fit a wide variety of tiny dolls. Not all of the dolls that will fit this purse are mentioned in the first bulleted list, so please keep that in mind. Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make … Continue reading Make a purse or handbag for 6 to 7 inch fashion dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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Here we see a doll's matted, snarled hair flying wildly behind her head. The doll's face is obscured. The ChellyWood.com logo appears below the image and to the left.
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Doll Hair Repair — Is it ever a hopeless endeavor?

I frequent second-hand stores when I feel like having a “fun day out,” and I like to look for used dolls that can be repaired and given a new wardrobe. But one of the most challenging problems with used dolls is matted up, tangled hair. I’ve had some amazing successes with dolls that had such horrendous hair problems, I honestly didn’t think I could do … Continue reading Doll Hair Repair — Is it ever a hopeless endeavor?

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