Category: Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

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

Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a pair of Colonial-style shoes made of felt. Each black shoe has a longer-than-usual tongue and a silver buckle. The doll wearing these shoes is a Liv doll from spin master, but you can't see the doll's body--only her feet wearing the handmade felt shoes. She appears to be standing on a sandy surface. Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: free printable sewing patterns and tutorials."
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#ElfOnTheShelf Shoes #DIY w/FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Dolls

Here’s the video showing how to make elf-like dolls’ shoes using the pattern I posted last spring. That link will take you to the shoe pattern (which also includes the patterns for a pirate’s hat and vest). If you need help downloading my patterns, this link offers a tutorial showing you how to download and print my FREE patterns using Google Docs. (For the older print-a-pattern tutorial, which uses … Continue reading #ElfOnTheShelf Shoes #DIY w/FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #Dolls

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Image shows a three-inch Christmas stocking with a fur top. Overlay says, "Sew a mini-Christmas stocking." Image comes from ChellyWood.com, the home of many free printable sewing projects for dolls of many shapes and sizes.
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Make a mini-#Christmas #Stocking for your #SecretSanta @ ChellyWood.com

Did you see the little Christmas stocking in Santa’s Sleigh in my stop-motion video entitled “North Pole Christmas“? Well just this week I gave you the FREE pattern for these stockings, along with the new pattern for the Santa and/or elf hat. The little stocking I’ve designed is perfect for holding a small candy cane and maybe some M&M’s for your Secret Santa at work. … Continue reading Make a mini-#Christmas #Stocking for your #SecretSanta @ ChellyWood.com

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Image shows the Ariel princess doll from Disney toy makers wearing a hand-made doll hat and hand-made doll clothes. Her prints and Santa's-elf-like hat has stripes in red and white, like a candy cane. Overlay says, "Elf hat tutorial" and offers the url: chellywood.com
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#Elf hat for #ElfOnTheShelf or #dolls (free pattern) @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s the tutorial to match the free printable sewing pattern I posted yesterday. (Click on that link to find the printable pattern.) As the video shows, you can try different fabrics and embellishments to achieve totally different looks. If you’re looking for the patterns and tutorials for the dresses, bloomers, and elf shoes shown in the video, please visit the home page and look back … Continue reading #Elf hat for #ElfOnTheShelf or #dolls (free pattern) @ ChellyWood.com

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a petite Barbie from the Fashionista line dressed in a hand-made Christmas dress and elf hat. She stands before a tiny train filled with gifts and toys. She leans against Santa's sleigh, which is filled with little wrapped gifts. Behind her is a snow-covered hill with many wintery pine trees.
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Sew bloomers for small #dolls w/FREE #sewing #pattern @ ChellyWood.com

How cute are those little lace bloomers under Petite Barbie’s® dress? Yesterday I showed you how to make the little green holiday dress; today I’m going to give you what you need to make the bloomers: Here’s the tutorial video showing how to sew them. Here’s the printable pattern for the bloomers. These bloomers (when you use a fairly flexible fabric) can fit a surprising … Continue reading Sew bloomers for small #dolls w/FREE #sewing #pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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Image shows a Skipper doll from Mattel wearing a hand-made Christmas dress with a lace-edged skirt and lace sleeves. She also wears an elf's hat. Overlay says "Make a holiday dress for dolls." The URL offered is ChellyWood.com
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#Skipper, #Momoko, or other small #dolls FREE dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com

I’m a little late posting the video tutorial, but here it is. If this dress looks familiar, that’s because I’m using the same basic pattern that I designed for the Easter dress that I posted last year. As you’ll see in the video, this dress pattern fits quite a number of different dolls, including Skipper®, the little 8.5-inch Dora® dolls, Momoko™ dolls, Mattel’s new Petite Barbie®, and … Continue reading #Skipper, #Momoko, or other small #dolls FREE dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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Image shows a Barbie doll wearing a Renaissance style hat with tulle forming a sort of tiara and veil combination around her head. Overlay offers the url: ChellyWood.com
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What is #tulle? A #fabric demonstration from ChellyWood.com

  During the month of November, I did a whole bunch of re-posts, to buy myself time for my own holiday shopping and Christmas craft projects. So expect to see a few new projects here, on ChellyWood.com, during the month of December. You’re definitely due for something new! I’m starting the month with a simple explanation of tulle–a fabric we often use in dolls’ wedding … Continue reading What is #tulle? A #fabric demonstration from ChellyWood.com

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Image shows an Ever After High doll wearing a handmade doll dress with frilly sleeves and a wispy skirt that seems to be blowing in the wind. She is posed before a miniature quilt with pinwheels patterns sewn on a black background. The overlay says, "FREE pattern and tutorials: make a dress for tiny-body dolls." and this image comes from ChellyWood.com which offers free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes.
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FREE #MonsterHigh #dolls’ #holiday dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com

This dress truly is lovely! Can you imagine sewing this dress using tiny holiday printed fabric? What little girl could resist it? Here’s a link to the free pattern for making this dress. If you’re wondering why I make patterns and videos without charging a fee, please visit the “Chelly’s Books” page, and that should explain my general motivations. It’s always friendly and kind to show … Continue reading FREE #MonsterHigh #dolls’ #holiday dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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This image shows a fashion doll like Barbie wearing a pair of tights made from a single sock. This is a fairly easy sew-by-hand project, even for kids, so the overlay says, "Easy-sew projects for kids: doll tights" and the instructional /tutorial video showing how to make doll stockings / tights / leotards from a sock can be found on the free doll clothes patterns website: ChellyWood.com
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#Sewing Tights for #Dolls Is Easy as #123 @ ChellyWood.com!

With Christmas right around the corner, you’ve got to keep your dolls’ little leggies nice and warm, right? What better way to keep those leggies warm than a pair of hand-made dolly tights? It’s easier than you think! Just have a look at the video, and you’ll see what I mean…   Additional Information: __________________ My Gallery Page is the easiest way to search through all of … Continue reading #Sewing Tights for #Dolls Is Easy as #123 @ ChellyWood.com!

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The image shows a Curvy Barbie walking in a garden. She wears handmade high-waisted shorts and a handmade crop top. The purple floral cotton fabric of her shirt and shorts contrasts against the green background of the garden. The overlay reminds you to visit ChellyWood.com for your free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this adorable summer outfit for Curvy Barbie dolls and similar sized dolls.
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#CurvyBarbie™ #SewingPattern is free @ ChellyWood.com #dolls

The photo above shows my lovely Curvy Barbie® going for a stroll in the gardens around Montmartre in Paris, France. Yes, I really took my dolls with me to Paris a while back, and I had a blast taking photos of them all over the city! But that’s just a side note. The real reason you’re visiting my website is to download my free patterns and … Continue reading #CurvyBarbie™ #SewingPattern is free @ ChellyWood.com #dolls

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Here we see a tiny 4 inch Kelly doll modeling an Easter dress with long sleeves and a 3/4 length skirt. The sleeves and skirt are trimmed with bias tape. The bodice is made of bright springtime green felt. the skirt and sleeves are made of cotton print fabric that has colorful oval Easter Eggs scattered about with tiny black lines connecting them.
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#Miniature #dolls’ dress pattern is free @ ChellyWood.com #dollhouse

Here we have a tiny-doll project for someone who is a beginning-to-intermediate sewist. (Any time you need to attach sleeves, the sewing gets a little harder than just beginner-level.) I still think this is a pretty easy project for tiny hands, so I’ve included this video in my “Easy-Sew Projects for Kids” tutorial collection. The pattern below goes with the tutorial above. It will fit most … Continue reading #Miniature #dolls’ dress pattern is free @ ChellyWood.com #dollhouse

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Here we see a pair of doll feet modeling a pair of red shoes. They are slip-on shoes made of red cotton fabric with a tread made of black foam.
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#Free #sewing pattern for #dolls’ shoes @ ChellyWood.com

These shoes (and others using the same pattern) appear in a lot of my photos of dolls. That’s because I really love this pattern! These flat doll shoes are so quick and easy to make! There’s only a little sewing involved, and you hot glue the sole to the shoe when you’re done. I’ve found this particular shoe pattern fits most Barbies®, Liv Dolls™, Momoko® … Continue reading #Free #sewing pattern for #dolls’ shoes @ ChellyWood.com

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The photo shows a 1:6 scale stocking with fuzzy top. The overlay says "sew a mini Christmas stocking" and this image comes from the free pattern website Chelly Wood dot com.
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FREE pattern for a #Dolls #Christmas #Stocking @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s my tutorial for making Ken-and-Barbie®-sized Christmas stockings. I posted this pattern during last year’s holiday season, but here it is again, just to make it convenient for you: Miniature Christmas Stocking Pattern You’ll notice that it’s not just a pattern for a Christmas stocking; it also has a simple pattern for making a pair of pants to fit Barbie® and other 11.5 inch dolls … Continue reading FREE pattern for a #Dolls #Christmas #Stocking @ ChellyWood.com

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Image shows Mattel's Skipper doll wearing an easy-to-make, hand-sewn dress. The bodice of the dress is made of felt with a small heart-shaped button for decoration. The skirt of the dress is made of Easter-designed fabric (pink, decorated with small carrots). The doll wears bright orange flat shoes. Her expression is alert and curious. The overlay of words say, "Easy-Sew projects for kids: Easter dress" and it offers the URL: ChellyWood.com
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Sew an easy Holiday dress for Skipper w/FREE pattern @ ChellyWood.com

I don’t know if my regular followers noticed, but this week’s pattern is actually a variation on an older pattern. Have a look at the video to see what the old pattern looked like. New improvements to the old patterns include a measurement tool, suggested seam allowances, guidelines for printing, and more. New versions of the patterns also include the “Creative Commons” mark, which means you’re … Continue reading Sew an easy Holiday dress for Skipper w/FREE pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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Visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a Skipper doll and a Petite Barbie doll wearing a dress that's made of candy corn-decorated fabric. The overlay says, "Halloween doll dress with free pattern" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com.
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#Sew a pretty #Halloween dress for #dolls w/FREE pattern @ ChellyWood.com

  You might be thinking, “I don’t have time to make this dress before Halloween!” That may be true, but as it says in the video, you can substitute the candy corn fabric for any other small-print fabric. Think how cute this dress would look with a snowflake- or flower-patterned fabric! How about simple polka dots? This dress tutorial has a longer-than-usual viewing time, but … Continue reading #Sew a pretty #Halloween dress for #dolls w/FREE pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for free, printable sewing patterns and tutorials to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. Image shows a Mattel Barbie doll wearing a hand-made apron which has been embroidered with daisies. Overlay says: "DIY doll apron" and offers the website chellywood.com
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#DIY #Dolls’ Apron tutorial and pattern are #FREE @ ChellyWood.com

I used to have a tutorial like this on YouTube, but I recently discovered that the tutorial had somehow been deleted. So I apologize to everyone who was searching for this tutorial and couldn’t find it. Any time you find a glitch like that, please consider leaving a comment. I do check my blog’s comments frequently, and I try to address problems right away. Hopefully … Continue reading #DIY #Dolls’ Apron tutorial and pattern are #FREE @ ChellyWood.com

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