About a year and a half ago, I used my McCall’s fashion doll clothes pattern 4400 (shown above) to make the pretty purple seashell dress you see on my vintage 1977 Superstar Barbie below. Do you see that cloudy white stuff at the bottom of her skirt? That’s called tulle. In Idaho, where I live, we say the word “tulle” the same way we say … Continue reading Ah, the power of tulle! #FunWithFabric #DollClothesPatterns
The Sew-Easy by Advance doll clothes patterns in my collection are among some of my all-time favorites because they’re just… well… SO vintage! The projects in this Advance 2895 envelope have inspired me to create new patterns, they have taught me techniques I’d never seen before, and I’ve written articles on this website, sharing the tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way. If you’d … Continue reading Learning to sew with Sew-Easy by Advance 2895 vintage doll clothes patterns for Barbie #VintageBarbie #DollClothesPatterns
I’m calling today’s vintage Barbie pattern, the “bridal honeymoon set” because Simplicity 4510 has everything a fashionable lady of the 1960’s would need, if she was going to get married and enjoy a vacation honeymoon! There’s a swimsuit, a coverup, a lace-top nightgown, an evening gown for dinner parties, a jacket and skirt for a shopping day, an everyday dress, and of course, a beautiful … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity’s vintage Barbie bridal honeymoon doll clothes pattern 4510 #vintageBride #DollClothesPatterns
If you’re looking for a wide variety of patterns for Barbie, McCall’s 4400 has some great options. It offers three styles of pants, four evening gown styles, a wedding dress, a cape, business attire with two totally different looks, and a cute shorts-with-top casual summer outfit. Wow! What a selection! Clicking on the links below will help you revisit my blog posts on McCall’s 4400 … Continue reading Learning to sew with McCall’s Crafts pattern number 4400 #sewing #DollClothesPatterns
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You’ll see in this week’s tutorial video, there are several options for your reversible dress. You can make it with straps or without. You can make it for vintage Barbies (using a wide-dart bodice which is provided), or you can make it to fit more modern Barbies (using … Continue reading Free Wedding Dress Patterns for Barbie w/ Reversible Ball Gown Tutorial Video @ ChellyWood.com #JuneWedding #WeddingDresses
The pattern we’re learning about today is McCall’s 2686 doll clothes patterns for fashion dolls. It has three different styles of coats that will fit Barbie and other fashion dolls, which is what makes this McCall’s Barbie-sized patterns stand out among the others. View A offers a long fur coat; view B shows how to make a shorter winter coat, which would work well with … Continue reading Learning to sew with McCall’s 2686 doll clothes patterns #WinterCoats #DollClothesPatterns
I can’t look at Simplicity 8281 without getting a happy feeling in my heart of hearts. I have so many memories associated with this wonderful doll clothes pattern! It dates back to 1977, but I don’t think I owned the pattern until closer to 1979. I would have been about 12 years old then, and I remember making the yellow sundress a lot of different … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity 8281 doll clothes patterns #VintageDolls #DollClothesPatterns
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. My medieval-style cloak with a hood has been available here, on ChellyWood.com, for a long time, but only as a JPG image, never as a PDF. Today I’m converting that pattern to a PDF format, for easy download. The tutorial video, showing how to make the cloak, is one … Continue reading Sew a long dress and medieval cloak for Barbie w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RenFaire #DollClothesPatterns
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Once again, this Momoko doll dress sewing project is one of my older patterns, from back in the days when this blog was really just a personal journal. Momoko’s ball gown was her costume for the masquerade scene, when she played Juliet in my stop motion video, Romeo and … Continue reading Let’s sew a gorgeous Renaissance ball gown for Momoko dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #MomokoDoll
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Once again, this Momoko doll clothes sewing project is one of my older patterns, from back in the days when this blog was really just a personal journal. The brown “shift” dress was worn under Momoko’s wedding gown, when she played Juliet in my stop motion video, Romeo and … Continue reading Sew a Pilgrim or pioneer dress for Momoko dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #Pioneers
Meet Judy Littlechap! She’s a 13 inch doll, and I recently found her at my local Goodwill store. Back in January, someone named Christine C. asked me if I was planning to post any patterns for the new 13 inch “My First Barbie,” and I told her that I didn’t have any plans to that effect. And then I ran across Judy Littlechap, who will … Continue reading Plan a wardrobe for Judy Littlechap with me! @ ChellyWood.com #VintageToys #DollClothesPatterns
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. We’ve seen today’s free pattern on ChellyWood.com in the past, but the older version of this pattern used a ribbon for the strap, and I’ve never posted it for Francie before. Here’s the earlier version on my Queens of Africa doll: In today’s rendition of the pattern, I’ve included … Continue reading Sew a strappy business dress for Francie with a faux bias cuff bodice and matching purse #SummerActivities #DollClothesPatterns
