Category: Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

This is where you can find the doll clothes tutorials to match any free pattern designed by Chelly Wood.

Image shows a long-legged Monster High doll wearing striped pants. Overlay says, "FREE pattern for MH pants" and offers the watermark "ChellyWood.com."
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Sew a pair of boot cut pants or jeans for dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #cowgirl #westernwear

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern that’s mentioned in the video above. Today’s video tutorial will show you how to make a pair of boot-cut pants or jeans to fit very slender-bodied dolls like Monster High, Ever After High, andProject MC2 dolls. I’m slowly trying to convert all of my JPG patterns to PDF patterns, … Continue reading Sew a pair of boot cut pants or jeans for dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #cowgirl #westernwear

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Images shows Monster High doll Iris Clops wearing a hand-sewn shirt and handmade pants. Overlay says "Sew Pants for Monster Dolls With Free Pattern" and it offers the URL: ChellyWood.com as a location for finding free doll clothes patterns for Monster High dolls.
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Slender-bodied dolls FREE Pants Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dollrepaint #customdoll

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern that’s mentioned in the video above. Last week I posted my stop-motion video of Romeo and Juliet with dolls. This six-minute video includes all six acts. If you haven’t seen it yet, I highly recommend you go watch it now! After I finalized Romeo and Juliet, I realized that … Continue reading Slender-bodied dolls FREE Pants Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dollrepaint #customdoll

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The image shows the legs of a BFC Ink doll wearing a pair of handmade socks which have been sewn out of a pair of underwear. The overlay says "DIY Doll Socks" and if you go to ChellyWood.com, you'll find a free tutorial video that explains, step-by-step, how to make your own doll socks from underpants. This is one of dozens of easy-to-follow instructional DIY videos along with hundreds of free doll clothes sewing patterns which can be found at Chelly Wood dot com.
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What to do with your bored kids during the quarantine? Make doll socks! #boredkids #quarantine

How do you entertain your bored kids during the COVID-19 quarantine? I have an idea… Got any undies with holes in them? Or pairs of unmentionables your kids have outgrown? Why not make them into a pair of doll socks? But please… MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAN first! 😀 Today’s super easy craft project requires very little sewing skill, but just to be sure you … Continue reading What to do with your bored kids during the quarantine? Make doll socks! #boredkids #quarantine

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The image shows a pretty fashion doll purse in green, white, black, and yellow. The strap of the doll's purse has green and white stripes. The body of the purse is made of black fabric decorated with green and yellow shamrocks. It's just the right size for 11" to 12" fashion dolls like BarbieDolls, Liv Dolls, Poppy Parkers, Skippers, Francies, Midges, and similar-sized dolls. There's a sign above the purse that says where you can find and download the free printable PDF sewing pattern for this dolls' purse: ChellyWood.com
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Free Fashion Doll Purse Pattern @ ChellyWood.com for some #StPatricksDay #SewFun

If today’s doll purse project looks familiar, that’s because I have posted this pattern before, but this is the first time I’ve offered it in PDF form. So although I plan to continue posting more information on my upcoming apron project later this week, it is St. Patrick’s Day, so I’m interrupting the doll apron sewing project to bring you this lovely purse project for … Continue reading Free Fashion Doll Purse Pattern @ ChellyWood.com for some #StPatricksDay #SewFun

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns and tutorials for making clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows the fabric of a doll's skirt trimmed in blue ric rac, which gives it a jagged, scalloped edge. The overlay says, "Ric rac questions answered" and offers the website: ChellyWood.com.
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What is rickrack trim? And how do you use it? @ChellyWood.com #dollclothes #sewingtutorials

  Today’s tutorial video shows you how to use rickrack trim, like the trim shown at the bottom of the Greenbrier doll’s dress below: Today’s tutorial video is actually a re-post, and in fact, I’m planning to take a little time off from these blog posts because it’s my birthday tomorrow. So I hope you don’t mind if I leave for a brief vacation. While I’m … Continue reading What is rickrack trim? And how do you use it? @ChellyWood.com #dollclothes #sewingtutorials

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for doll clothes that fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. The image is a YouTube video tutorial header for the video that teaches you how to use a free pattern from ChellyWood.com to sew together a super easy doll dress for 12 cm dolls like Strawberry Shortcake vintage dolls and Greenbrier 4 and 1/2 inch dolls.
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Sew a super easy dress for 4-inch or 5-inch dolls @ ChellyWood.com #StrawberryShortcake #dollclothes

Today’s tutorial video goes with the pattern you’ll find below (the same pattern I posted yesterday): Free printable PDF sewing pattern for 4-inch or 5-inch doll dresses The doll pictured in the video is distributed in the United States by Greenbrier International, Inc. I bought my Greenbrier doll at a Dollar Tree store, for literally one American dollar. UPDATE TO THIS POST: Please note that … Continue reading Sew a super easy dress for 4-inch or 5-inch dolls @ ChellyWood.com #StrawberryShortcake #dollclothes

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How to Use Ribbon With Doll Clothes @ ChellyWood.com #ribbons for #dollclothes

This week’s easy-to-sew four-inch doll dress uses 1/8 inch ribbon for the dress’s straps, so I thought I’d re-visit one of my tutorials on using ribbon in doll clothes design. Have you ever finished sewing a doll dress and decided your finished product seemed to be missing something? Perhaps that something was a ribbon! As you’ll see in this video, there are lots of great … Continue reading How to Use Ribbon With Doll Clothes @ ChellyWood.com #ribbons for #dollclothes

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This is the title page for a YouTube tutorial video in which viewers learn how to make an easy-to-sew doll dress for 4-inch to 5-inch dolls like the Greenbrier (Strawberry Shortcake knockoff doll) that's shown in the image. The overlay says, "easy 4 inch doll dress" and it offers the name of the website where you can download the free printable PDF sewing pattern for making this dress for 4-inch dolls and 5-inch dolls: ChellyWood.com
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Sew a super easy dress for miniature dolls @ ChellyWood.com #tinythings #dolls

UPDATE TO THIS POST: Please note that the Greenbrier doll that appears in this post has recently been discovered to contain harmful chemicals! Visit this website to learn more or go to the CPSC.gov website for more detailed information on toy recalls. Here’s how the original blog post went… Today’s tutorial video goes with the pattern you’ll find below: Free printable PDF sewing pattern for … Continue reading Sew a super easy dress for miniature dolls @ ChellyWood.com #tinythings #dolls

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The image shows Ideal Toy Corp's 1960's Tammy doll (the ideal teen) wearing handmade blue gingham pedal pusher pants and a handmade matching solid blue short sleeved cotton shirt with a scoop neck. The overlay watermark offers the URL of the website where you can find all the free printable sewing patterns for making these doll clothes: ChellyWood.com
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Free PDF sewing pattern for Ideal Toy Corp Tammy doll’s wardrobe @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #vintagetoys

A week or two ago, I posted the tutorials plus PDF sewing patterns for making the short-sleeved shirt and capri pants (AKA pedal pushers) that you see my 1960’s Ideal Toy Corporation Tammy doll wearing in the image above. It’s usually a good idea to place all patterns and tutorial videos together in one location, so they can be easily found. And that’s what I’m … Continue reading Free PDF sewing pattern for Ideal Toy Corp Tammy doll’s wardrobe @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #vintagetoys

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This is a YouTube video header for a video that shows you how to use the #TapeMeasureTuesday feature to locate a doll's measurements on ChellyWood.com
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How to find which dolls can wear each other’s sewing patterns (clothes swaps)! #Dolls #DollClothes

I recently received a question from a blog follower named Sylvia. She asked, “Do you do Sindy Doll patterns? And also Penny Bright 8-inch doll patterns?” Well, Sylvia, I wasn’t able to email you. Scroll down, please, to see my response to your very helpful question… Today’s video is designed to help blog followers answer these kinds of questions for themselves. On this website, ChellyWood.com, … Continue reading How to find which dolls can wear each other’s sewing patterns (clothes swaps)! #Dolls #DollClothes

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The image shows Azeezah, one of the Queens of Africa dolls from the Slice by Cake company. She models a sparkly red skirt and a red felt top with easy-to-sew straps. If you click on the link in the caption, it will take you to a page where you can download and print all the FREE PDF sewing patterns you'll need to make this outfit, and it will also offer sewing tutorials explaining how to follow the patterns to make the outfit. This image comes from the website ChellyWood.com where you can find hundreds of free printable sewing patterns for doll clothes and crafts.
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Winter party skirt and top for fashion dolls w/free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Please show your appreciation for my free printable PDF sewing patterns by sharing these images on your favorite social media venues. It actually helps my website grow a lot! Here are the free, printable PDF sewing patterns for making the skirt and felt top shown in the images above: Free printable PDF sewing pattern for long skirt to fit fashion dolls Tutorial video showing how … Continue reading Winter party skirt and top for fashion dolls w/free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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Visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. The image shows a Queens of Africa Azeezah doll wearing a hand-made skirt and tank-style top. This is a YouTube video header, and it states, "free long skirt patterns" offering the website URL ChellyWood.com (where you can download the free pattern for a long skirt to fit 11 inch dolls like the Queens of Africa dolls, Barbie dolls, Moxie girls, Disney princess dolls in the fashion doll variety, and much more.
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Sew a long skirt for fashion dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewing #diy

I was traveling during the month of December, so I never got to post the patterns for this long skirt with elastic waist, which fits most 11 to 11.5-inch fashion dolls. So although it’s January, you can see photos of a Christmas scene with my Queens of Africa doll in the video above. In spite of the poor timing, here are the free, printable PDF … Continue reading Sew a long skirt for fashion dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #sewing #diy

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Visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. This image is a YouTube header for a tutorial video showing how to sew a short-sleeved shirt with bodice darts for 12 inch dolls like Ideal's 1960s Tammy dolls and the UK version, the Sindy doll. Click on the video to play tutorial instructions.
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Free PDF pattern for 12″ doll shirt with tutorial @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #dollsofTwitter

This week’s short-sleeved shirt doll clothes pattern will fit the 1960’s Ideal Toy Corporation’s Tammy dolls and the UK version of the same doll, Sindy dolls. Here is the easy-to-print PDF version of today’s pattern: Free printable PDF vintage Tammy doll /Sindy dolls’ clothes patterns for capris and shirt If you’re enjoying my free patterns and tutorial videos, please show your appreciation for these free … Continue reading Free PDF pattern for 12″ doll shirt with tutorial @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #dollsofTwitter

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Visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes that fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. This image is used in a blog post that answers the question, "What is a seam allowance used for?" The image shows the seam at the shoulder of a doll's shirt from the underside of the garment.
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Sewing Tip Tuesday: What is a seam allowance used for? #DollBlogger @ChellyWood1 @ ChellyWood.com

A seam allowance is a bit of extra room that’s given along the edge of a pattern, to allow for the sewist to include seams in a garment and still have it fit the doll properly. Think of it like this… When you’re driving a car, there’s a curb (spelled kerb in some countries) that gives you a little extra sway room at the sides … Continue reading Sewing Tip Tuesday: What is a seam allowance used for? #DollBlogger @ChellyWood1 @ ChellyWood.com

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This image accompanies the youtube video tutorial that shows you how to sew a pair of capri pants for a 12 inch doll like Ideal Tammy or Sindy dolls, using the free PDF doll clothes patterns found at ChellyWood.com
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Free PDF pattern for 12″ doll pants @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #dollsofTwitter

Let’s make some capri pants with today’s free sewing tutorial video and patterns! These capri pants will fit 12 inch dolls like Ideal’s Tammy and the UK version of the same doll, Sindy dolls. Here is the easy-to-print PDF version of today’s pattern: Free printable PDF vintage Tammy doll /Sindy dolls’ clothes patterns for capris and shirt If you’re enjoying my free patterns and tutorial … Continue reading Free PDF pattern for 12″ doll pants @ ChellyWood.com #SewingBlogger #dollsofTwitter

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