A quilted frame surrounds an image of Vogue Craft 9985 (featuring the Victorian bridal dress for a Barbie and a tuxedo for Ken) beside the Chelly Wood doll who points to the pattern. This pattern is for a wedding dress and tux for Barbie and Ken, in a Victorian era style. It's Vogue Craft 9985 from the late 1800's to early 1900s in history, although the pattern is copyrighted 1998.

A Victorian Barbie pattern for Mary McLeod Bethune #BlackHistoryMonth #SewVintage

I stumbled across this photo of Mary McLeod Bethune online and was utterly mesmerized by it! I mean, just look at the variety of clothing ensembles these young ladies (and Ms. McLeod Bethune) are wearing! Not only does this photo record the early years of an American icon, Mary McLeod Bethune, but it’s a plethora of fashion history, all in one photo! Before I go … Continue reading A Victorian Barbie pattern for Mary McLeod Bethune #BlackHistoryMonth #SewVintage

Image shows Skipper and Disney Princess Ariel dolls wearing hand-made Santa hats (or elf hats). Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: Free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."

How to Make a Santa Hat for Fashion Dolls w/FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ChristmasCrafts #FreePatterns

In today’s blog post, I will re-share my Santa Hat FREE sewing pattern. You can also use it to make an elf hat, using this pattern, as shown in the image above (left). This was really a fun and super-easy project to create, so I honestly think even beginners will be able to handle this one. Both hats pictured above were made using the FREE … Continue reading How to Make a Santa Hat for Fashion Dolls w/FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ChristmasCrafts #FreePatterns

Free Patterns! A red headed World of Love doll models a sleeveless shirt and trousers or pants, both made of bright orange cotton fabric. Click on the thumbnail to learn more.

Let’s make a fall swing top and pants for World of Love dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns! #VintageDoll #FlowerPower

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. When I was a kid, I didn’t own any of the World of Love pre-teen dolls, but my cousin Virginia did… and I was SO envious! They were the coolest dolls in town, back in the early 1970’s. According to a website called Mod Barbie and Other 70s Dolls, … Continue reading Let’s make a fall swing top and pants for World of Love dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns! #VintageDoll #FlowerPower

Within a purple frame that has tiny white polka dots, it says, "Free Pattern" next to a photo of a Hasbro World of Love "Soul" doll wearing handmade doll clothes including a shirt, pants, vest, boots, and a hat. The ChellyWood.com logo appears beside the image.

Sew a Fez for Ken, a Pillbox Hat for Barbie, or a Barrel-shaped Hat for 8 inch Dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. This video first came out when I was working on the stop-motion video of Romeo and Juliet with Dolls. I still haven’t finished putting together Act V of that video, largely because my girls were my inspiration, and now that they’re … Continue reading Sew a Fez for Ken, a Pillbox Hat for Barbie, or a Barrel-shaped Hat for 8 inch Dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Within a purple frame that has tiny white polka dots, it says, "Free Pattern" next to a photo of a Hasbro World of Love "Soul" doll wearing handmade doll clothes including a shirt, pants, vest, boots, and a hat. The ChellyWood.com logo appears beside the image.

Sew a lovely Renaissance costume for your 8 inch dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns at ChellyWood.com

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. I can’t remember if someone left a comment, pointing this out, or if I, myself, stumbled across this pattern on my website and realized that it had not yet been converted to a PDF. Either way, this is one of the … Continue reading Sew a lovely Renaissance costume for your 8 inch dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns at ChellyWood.com

An LOL Surprise! OMG Royal Bee Fashion Doll (9 inches tall) models a pair of handmade Halloween print cotton cargo pants with bright orange big pockets on the sides of the pants, and with these elastic-waist pants, she wears a simple tee shirt. The text over the image says "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner of the image which is superimposed on a turquoise blue linen background.

Sew a pair of Halloween cargo pants for 9 inch dolls with today’s free patterns!

It’s almost Halloween, so I decided to revisit an old pattern of mine, and turn it into a pair of Halloween pants (or Halloween cargo pants) for 9 inch dolls. This was originally designed to be a pair of capris for Skipper and other 10 inch dolls, but when I discovered that they fit Moana and Ideal Pepper as regular-length pants, it got me thinking… … Continue reading Sew a pair of Halloween cargo pants for 9 inch dolls with today’s free patterns!

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.

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

The image shows the World of Love doll called "Love," who has dark brown hair worn in a sort of 1960's wave with an upward curl at the end. She wears a handmade purple felt sleeveless dress with eyelet trim. The dress is quite short, like the dresses of the late 1960's and early 1970's. If you'd like to make this easy-to-sew doll dress for your 8 inch or 9 inch doll, please visit ChellyWood.com for the free printable sewing pattern and tutorial video showing how to make this dress.

Easy felt dress to sew for your 8 or 9 Inch dolls w/ free doll clothes #SewingPatterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Last week we got some ideas for making “harvest pants” and a miniskirt-with-top combo for 8 inch or 9 inch dolls. Today’s easy sewing project is for the absolute beginners out there: sew a felt dress with eyelet trim. I’ve recently … Continue reading Easy felt dress to sew for your 8 or 9 Inch dolls w/ free doll clothes #SewingPatterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

The image shows the four first World of Love dolls in handmade doll clothes that include a felt dress with eyelet trim, a long sleeve shirt, a short sleeve shirt, a sleeveless shirt, a miniskirt, a pair of ankle pants, and a pair of regular length pants. The dolls stand together on a wooden floor with a white background behind them. If you'd like to download the free printable sewing patterns for making these outfits for your 8 inch or 9 inch fashion dolls, please visit ChellyWood.com for all the free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos that you'll need to sew these doll clothes.

The World of Love Dolls and a Series of Free Doll Clothes Patterns #DollStagram #VintageDolls

As a child, my favorite doll was Soul from the World of Love doll collection, from Hasbro. I loved this doll for many reasons. When you really love a doll, you tend to enjoy sewing for her, and that’s the case with my World of Love dolls. I’ve designed quite a few outfits that fit them, and only later discovered that they also fit other … Continue reading The World of Love Dolls and a Series of Free Doll Clothes Patterns #DollStagram #VintageDolls

The image shows Mattel's Stacie doll (Barbie's little sister) wearing a pair of capri pants and a short-sleeved cotton shirt. She stands beside a ladder in front of a bare white wall, like she's about to start painting the wall. The free printable sewing patterns and tutorial instructional videos that tell you how to make this outfit for your Stacie doll can be found at the link found in the caption.

Sew a summer outfit for Stacie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #StacieDoll #TinyThings

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos for making these doll clothes. A lot of people have been anxiously awaiting this cute little short-sleeved cotton shirt and capri pants for Stacie dolls. I guess there aren’t a lot of patterns to fit Mattel’s Stacie, and free patterns for … Continue reading Sew a summer outfit for Stacie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #StacieDoll #TinyThings

The image shows a tiny miniature sewing table. On the sewing table is a teeny-tiny shirt made of turquoise blue cotton. The shirt has short sleeves. The overlay says "Free Shirt Pattern" and offers the URL of the website where you can download hundreds of free printable PDF sewing patterns and watch lots of sewing tutorials for free on how to make dozens of doll clothes for dolls of many shapes and sizes: ChellyWood.com

Let’s sew a little cotton shirt with short sleeves for small-bodied dolls! @ ChellyWood.com #StacieDoll #BarbieStyle

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. A lot of people have been anxiously awaiting this cute little short-sleeved cotton shirt that fits so many dolls with small bodies! I applied to have Mattel approve of my use of images of their dolls more than 6 months ago. … Continue reading Let’s sew a little cotton shirt with short sleeves for small-bodied dolls! @ ChellyWood.com #StacieDoll #BarbieStyle

The image shows a felt dress with eyelet trim hanging on a sewing room's dress form. The sewing room is a miniature 1:6 scale sewing room complete with Galoob sewing machine (with white thread), a tiny tomato shaped pin cushion, fabric, and a desk with chair for sitting at when sewing. The overlay text says "easy felt dress" and offers the website where you can download the free sewing pattern that goes with this tutorial: ChellyWood.com

Tutorial for making an easy-sew felt doll dress with eyelet trim @ ChellyWood.com #SewingLesson #LearningToSew

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Yesterday I posted the free pattern for today’s tutorial, along with a gallery of photos showing lots of dolls who can wear this versatile felt dress with eyelet trim. Click here to look back at that gallery! Today’s free pattern will … Continue reading Tutorial for making an easy-sew felt doll dress with eyelet trim @ ChellyWood.com #SewingLesson #LearningToSew

Visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. This image is a printable sewing pattern which includes a felt dress (super easy to sew for absolute beginners) and a pair of either ankle pants or capri pants to fit World of Love, Stacie dolls, or a number of other dolls. Go to ChellyWood.com to see the full list of dolls who can wear these doll clothes and to print the free PDF sewing pattern.

Today’s free doll clothes pattern will fit Wee3Friends, World of Love, vintage Sunshine Family, modern Stacie dolls and retro vintage Stacie among other dolls @ ChellyWood.com #LittleThings #VintageToys

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s pattern may look identical to yesterday’s free doll clothes pattern, but it’s not. Take a close look. Can you see the difference? Today’s version offers ankle pants for only the 9″ dolls like vintage Sunshine Family, modern Stacie and World of Love dolls. Yesterday’s pattern only offered the … Continue reading Today’s free doll clothes pattern will fit Wee3Friends, World of Love, vintage Sunshine Family, modern Stacie dolls and retro vintage Stacie among other dolls @ ChellyWood.com #LittleThings #VintageToys

This is a pattern for Capri pants (pedal pushers) and a Felt Tunic dress. These Patterns are FREE Printable PDF Sewing Patterns for Making Doll Clothes to Fit Monster High Ever After High Kuu Kuu Harajuku, and Retro Vintage Stacie Dolls

Today’s free doll clothes pattern will fit Monster High, Ever After High, Kuu Kuu Harajuku, and retro vintage Stacie among other dolls @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #VintageDolls

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I frequently get requests for Monster High doll clothes patterns. When I first started this blog, I was hesitant to support the Monster High dolls in any way because the argument at the time was that these dolls were too skinny and made little girls insecure about their bodies. … Continue reading Today’s free doll clothes pattern will fit Monster High, Ever After High, Kuu Kuu Harajuku, and retro vintage Stacie among other dolls @ ChellyWood.com #MonsterHigh #VintageDolls

Click here for all the patterns and tutorials you'll need to make this dress: https: https://wp.me/p1LmCj-GOC The image shows a Disney Tinkerbell fairy doll wearing a handmade A-line sleeveless dress for tiny-body 8", 9-inch, or 10 inch dolls like Disney Tinkerbell fairy dolls. In the diorama where the Disney Tinkerbell fairy doll stands, there's a tiny tea set on a wicker table, a wicker chair, and a bust of a musical composer resting on a pedestal. The patterns for making this A-line dress for Disney Tinkerbell fairy dolls are found at ChellyWood.com as a PDF downloadable sewing pattern. Chelly Wood designs free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. Go to ChellyWood.com for both the PDF pattern and free tutorial video giving instructions for making this lovely dress which will fit Disney Tinkerbell fairy dolls and other similar-sized dolls.

Free Printable PDF Sewing Patterns for Small Dolls’ A-line Dress With Bloomers @ ChellyWood.com #blooming #springsewing !

Well, today’s dress is actually the same one I posted yesterday. But today I’m including a bloomers pattern with it. Scroll down for that PDF. Which dolls will these patterns fit? 8″ Bratz dolls 9″ Stacie dolls 10″ Monster High dolls some 11″ Disney Princess dolls with slender bodies 9 and 3/4″ Disney Tinkerbell fairy dolls 6″ vintage Stacie dolls from the 1990’s (View A … Continue reading Free Printable PDF Sewing Patterns for Small Dolls’ A-line Dress With Bloomers @ ChellyWood.com #blooming #springsewing !