Category: Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

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

The image shows a 1:6 scale sash worn by an Ever After High doll (same size as a Monster High doll), and the sash has the following words embroidered on it: "Votes for Women." The overlay says, "DIY 1:6 scale suffrage sash" and the image also offers the URL of the website where you can find this easy-to-sew project for kids or grown-ups to make: ChellyWood.com (creative commons attribution mark is shown as well, which means you must tell people where you found this video tutorial).
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In 2020 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the USA #suffrage #votes4women #embroidery

Today’s video tutorial will show you how to make a “Votes for Women” sash for your 1:6 scale dolls. The following additional tutorials will likely help you with this sewing and embroidery project: Couching stitch (embroidery) How to attach bias tape Whipstitch Backstitch How to sew snaps on fabric If you’re looking for a fun project that teaches a child or a beginning sewist how … Continue reading In 2020 we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in the USA #suffrage #votes4women #embroidery

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The image shows a pair of Christmas stockings hanging on a doll house sized fireplace. The overlay says "dollhouse stocking patterns free" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com (where you can download free PDF sewing patterns for doll clothes and doll crafts).
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DIY Fashion Doll Stockings w/ free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #toys #ChristmasStocking #miniatures

Today’s tutorial video shows you how to make a Christmas stocking for your 1:6 scale dollhouse or diorama. Yes, I’ve posted this tutorial and this stocking pattern before, but I thought it might be nice to re-master the tutorial video to include a voice-over for instruction. The following links will help you make not only the stockings, but the fashion doll clothes holiday outfit that … Continue reading DIY Fashion Doll Stockings w/ free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #toys #ChristmasStocking #miniatures

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The image shows a fashion doll (a Queens of Africa 11 inch doll, shaped a lot like a Barbie doll) wearing a handmade bell-shaped skirt with a holly print fabric. The overlay says, "FREE Bell Skirt Pattern" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com, where you can find free printable sewing patterns and tutorial videos showing how to make hundreds of free PDF patterns for doll clothes that you can easily download for free on the website.
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Sew a Bell Skirt for Fashion Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Sewing #HolidayFashions

Today’s tutorial video shows you how to make an easy-to-sew “bell-style” skirt with an elastic waist for 11 inch fashion dolls like the Queens of Africa doll that appears in the video. Here are the patterns (plus an additional tutorial video) you’ll need to make the bell skirt plus the felt shirt that’s shown in today’s video: Free printable PDF sewing pattern for felt shirt … Continue reading Sew a Bell Skirt for Fashion Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #Sewing #HolidayFashions

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This photo shows a cute little blond-haired 18 inch doll who appears to be walking, taking steps in her Sunday best. She wears a pink long-sleeve cotton shirt with a slight V-neck and teeny-tiny white polka dots and a yellow skirt that has little pastel-colored flowers that seem to also be spotted with polka dots. At the bottom of the image, near her high-stepping MaryJane shoes, there's a watermark: ChellyWood.com . On this website, you'll find hundreds of free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Each pattern has been watermarked with the URL ChellyWood.com and the "Creative Commons Attribution" mark, which means that by downloading these free doll clothes patterns, you agree to share images of the patterns with your family, friends, and followers, letting people know where you got the patterns.
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Sew a Shirt and Skirt Doll Clothes Outfit for 18″ #Dolls w/Free PDF #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #HolidaySewing

I realize it isn’t that different from what I’ve posted already this week, but here’s yet another PDF pattern conversion. As I’ve said before, I’m working on converting all my JPG patterns to easy-download PDF doll clothes patterns. These are the patterns and tutorials that will help you create the outfit you see in the photos of the 18″ doll above and below: Free PDF … Continue reading Sew a Shirt and Skirt Doll Clothes Outfit for 18″ #Dolls w/Free PDF #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #HolidaySewing

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The image shows an 18 inch doll modeling handmade doll clothes in the style of the Thanksgiving Pilgrims. The overlay says "free doll clothes patterns" and in fact, if you visit the website ChellyWood.com, you'll find hundreds of free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes that fit dolls of many shapes and sizes.
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Sew a Thanksgiving Pilgrim-style outfit for 18 inch dolls with FREE #DollClothes #Patterns

As my regular followers know, I’ve been posting the free printable sewing patterns for making a Pilgrim-like outfit to fit 18″ dolls throughout the month of November. Well Thanksgiving is about a week away, and so I’m posting the last of these free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s free pattern is the one you’ll need to make the neckerchief, but if you want the free printable … Continue reading Sew a Thanksgiving Pilgrim-style outfit for 18 inch dolls with FREE #DollClothes #Patterns

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Image of doll wearing a small white bonnet with a red ribbon. Overlay says, "How to make a Pilgrim's bonnet for an eighteen inch doll."
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Sew a Thanksgiving Pilgrim-style hat or bonnet for 18 inch dolls #Thanksgiving #Pilgrims #Mayflower

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll bonnet or Thanksgiving Pilgrim-style hat that you see in the video above: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll Pilgrim hat / Swedish traditional bonnet (click here for PDF download) Tomorrow I’ll offer more free patterns for making the entire outfit shown in the image on this page.   This month I’m “remastering” some … Continue reading Sew a Thanksgiving Pilgrim-style hat or bonnet for 18 inch dolls #Thanksgiving #Pilgrims #Mayflower

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Click on the link in the caption for access to the tutorial video and free patterns. The image shows a Madame Alexander doll (18 inch dolls) with a Swedish traditional pocket purse attached to her apron. The link provided includes a tutorial video, pattern, and links to embroidery tutorials that show you how to make a Swedish pocket purse for your dolls.
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Sew traditional Swedish pocket for 18 inch dolls w/ #FreePDF #sewingpatterns #Dalarna

Here are the free, printable sewing patterns for the 18-inch doll traditional Swedish pocket that you see in the video above: Free printable sewing pattern for 18 inch doll Swedish traditional pocket (click here for PDF download) You may also find these tutorial videos helpful when creating your pocket: How to do the satin stitch How to do a fly stitch Yarn and embroidery tutorials (all) … Continue reading Sew traditional Swedish pocket for 18 inch dolls w/ #FreePDF #sewingpatterns #Dalarna

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This image shows a Tammy doll wearing a pair of handmade shorts of argyle patterned fabric. The overlay says "free shorts pattern" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com where you can download the free printable sewing pattern in pdf sewing patterns format for making these shorts, plus a shirt and a pair of pants to fit vintage Tammy dolls from the Ideal Toy Corporation. This image is a header for a YouTube video. If you click on it, the video includes written and spoken instructions for sewing a pair of shorts for Tammy dolls.
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Sew a summer outfit for vintage Tammy #dolls w/free PDF #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Today I’m sharing my shorts/ pants and sleeveless top patterns for Tammy dolls. You saw this pattern earlier this year, when I posted it as pajama pants. But I’ve created a tutorial showing how to make the shorts now, so it’s time to re-post. So here are all the patterns and tutorials you’ll need to make this week’s shorts-plus-felt-top combo to fit vintage Tammy dolls … Continue reading Sew a summer outfit for vintage Tammy #dolls w/free PDF #Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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This is a YouTube header image for the video tutorial that shows you how to make a long-sleeved shirt for 9-inch fashion dolls like the World of Love dolls by Hasbro and others. The image of the doll's shirt is accompanied by the words "free shirt pattern" and the URL ChellyWood.com, which is where you can go to download the free printable sewing pattern for making a doll's long-sleeved shirt to fit a 9 inch doll (and some 8 inch dolls and some 10 inch dolls and some 11 inch dolls with very small bodies). In metric sizes, these are 22 cm dolls and 23 cm dolls that this doll wardrobe of patterns will fit.
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Free doll shirt pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #sewing #CraftyMom

This week’s sewing tutorial shows you how to make a long-sleeved shirt for 8-inch to 9-inch (20 cm to 23 cm) dolls like the World of Love dolls that Hasbro produced in the 1970’s. There are other, more modern dolls, that will also fit into this week’s free patterns. Please leave any questions you have in the comments below, and I’ll do my best to … Continue reading Free doll shirt pattern @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #sewing #CraftyMom

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This image is a header for a YouTube video that teaches you how to sew a pair of capri pants or ankle pants to fit a 9 inch fashion doll. The free printable sewing pattern can be printed as a PDF from the website chellywood.com and video instructions are given both visually and through audio descriptions of each step in the sewing process.
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Sewing pants for 9-inch dolls (with free PDF patterns) @ ChellyWood.com #sewingblogger #pants #dolls

In my video, I mention the World of Love dolls by Hasbro, but there are many other dolls that can wear the free printable patterns I’m offering this week. To understand which dolls these patterns fit, click here and read about the contest I’m sponsoring this week. Once again (as we saw in yesterday’s blog post), here’s the free pattern for the capri pants you … Continue reading Sewing pants for 9-inch dolls (with free PDF patterns) @ ChellyWood.com #sewingblogger #pants #dolls

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The image shows a pair of handmade DIY doll shorts with a pocket and an elastic waistband. The overlay says "free doll shorts pattern" and the video that accompanies this image shows how to make a DIY pair of doll shorts to fit dolls that are 13 inches, 14 inches, 15 inches, 16 inches, 17 inches, and even some 18 inches tall dolls. Go to ChellyWood.com to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern for the doll clothes shown in this video.
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DIY Doll Shorts with Free PDF Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #sewing #crafts #dolls

This week I gave you my free, printable PDF sewing pattern for a pair of doll shorts with a pocket. If you didn’t already download this week’s free pattern, here it is again for your convenience: Free printable sewing pattern for doll shorts and V-neck shirt If you go to yesterday’s blog post, you’ll also see links to the tutorial videos for the shirts that … Continue reading DIY Doll Shorts with Free PDF Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #sewing #crafts #dolls

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This is the youtube tutorial header for a video showing you how to make your own square-neck shirt with lace trim and a scalloped edge that uses rickrack trim. The patterns for making this lace shirt are free to download and print at ChellyWood.com
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Let’s sew a pretty lace doll top with a free PDF pattern @ ChellyWood.com #sewing for #dolls

This week I’m providing you with my free printable sewing pattern for the pretty lace-trimmed, square-neck shirt that you see in the opening scenes of the tutorial above. This week’s pattern will fit the following dolls and quite a few others: 14″ tall Hearts for Hearts Girls 14″ Wellie Wishers from American Girl doll company 16″ tall vintage Velvet dolls from Ideal Toy Corp 18″ … Continue reading Let’s sew a pretty lace doll top with a free PDF pattern @ ChellyWood.com #sewing for #dolls

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Here we see a vintage Velvet doll with her long blond hair hidden. That's because she's dressed in a nurse's scrubs for this photo: a short-sleeved V-neck grey cotton shirt and grey cotton pants with an elastic waist.
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Free Patterns and Tutorials for #Vintage Velvet #Dolls Pants and Shirt @ ChellyWood.com

As you can see in the image above, the pants pattern I’m providing today fits your vintage Velvet doll like a pair of “ankle pants” rather than full-length trousers. The shirt is a bit of a tight fit too, considering that Velvet dolls have that hair-growing knob in their backs. But here’s a rear view of the shirt, so you can see that I did … Continue reading Free Patterns and Tutorials for #Vintage Velvet #Dolls Pants and Shirt @ ChellyWood.com

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This is the header for a youtube tutorial that shows you how to sew a hooded raincoat with double-breasted front placket and piping to fit 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch, 16-inch, or 17-inch dolls. The patterns are found at ChellyWood.com as free printable PDF downloads.
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Let’s make a doll coat with a hood for 14-inch #dolls (also fits a 15-inch #doll) #fashiondoll

This week’s raincoat sewing project garnered five flowers on my difficulty scale, which means it can be a very challenging sewing project. However it will help if you know a little about piping, lining a garment, and gussets. It will also help a lot if you view today’s tutorial video, which walks you through the creation of this raincoat one step at a time. Here … Continue reading Let’s make a doll coat with a hood for 14-inch #dolls (also fits a 15-inch #doll) #fashiondoll

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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 #sew it onto #dollclothes?

  Two weeks ago I posted patterns and tutorials for making this adorable summer top to fit vintage Crissy dolls. (It fits a bunch of other dolls too. Click here to see a list of the dolls who can wear this pattern.) Then, rather foolishly, I included links to the tutorial for making this skirt: Of course my regular followers wanted to know more about … Continue reading What is rickrack trim? And how do you #sew it onto #dollclothes?

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