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A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Sew this beautiful holiday outfit for your 18-inch dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #AmericanGirlDolls

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Take a look at the images above and below… For today’s outfit, I’m using a cotton print fabric instead of the red velvet shown above, and I’m coupling the shirt with a pretty glittery long skirt, so your 18 inch dolls will be well-dressed at all the holiday parties this winter … Continue reading Sew this beautiful holiday outfit for your 18-inch dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #AmericanGirlDolls

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On a purple frame, the words say, "dress with straps and tee" over the top of the logo for Chelly Wood dot com, a website that offers free printable PDF sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. The photograph beside the words shows an AG doll in a strappy pinafore style dress with bib bodice. Under her strappy dress, she wears a simple and casual white tee shirt. She has a pair of sneakers on under the dress's long skirt.
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Summer dress with straps and tee shirt patterns for AG dolls #HandMade #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. I posted the dress tutorial just yesterday, and the tee shirt tutorial back in July. Today I’m giving you patterns and links to the tutorials, so you can make both the tee shirt and the AG doll dress with straps. But like most of my free patterns, it will fit more … Continue reading Summer dress with straps and tee shirt patterns for AG dolls #HandMade #DollClothes

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This is a square of dotted Swiss fabric in a purple color with tiny white dots on it. Overlaid on the fabric frame are the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo. We also see a photograph of a Kaya doll wearing a white tee shirt with a pinafore style sundress that has straps attached to the front of the dress using white buttons. Her dress is made of navy blue dotted swiss cotton fabric, and her braided hair is behind her. Kaya is an American Girl 18 inch doll, and the free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this pinafore style cotton sun dress will fit most 18 inch dolls like the American Girl brand of dolls.
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Free patterns for AG doll dress with straps! #SummerSewingProjects #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s sewing tutorial will show you how to make a strappy sundress or pinafore for your 18 inch dolls like American Girl, Journey Girls, Adora Amazing Girls, and more. There’s a full list of dolls that will fit this pattern in the first set of bullets below. To make this dress, … Continue reading Free patterns for AG doll dress with straps! #SummerSewingProjects #DollClothes

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In a turquoise blue frame, we see the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo, along with an image of the American Girl Kaya doll in a handmade turquoise blue tee shirt with colorful pink and turquoise blue cotton shorts. She wears blue sneakers with laces that are neatly tied in bows.
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18 inch Doll Tee Shirt and Shorts FREE Patterns #SewingTime #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s outfit is a follow-up on yesterday’s blog post, but if you scroll down, you’ll get to see a different look for this same outfit. I already had the shorts pattern available here, on my website, but this is the first time I’ve sewn the shorts using jersey fabric. And I … Continue reading 18 inch Doll Tee Shirt and Shorts FREE Patterns #SewingTime #DollClothes

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On a purple dotted Swiss frame, we see the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo with a photo of a Kaya doll from American Girl dressed in a handmade white tee shirt with grey jersey fabric shorts.
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Free tee shirt pattern and tutorial video for 18 inch dolls ChellyWood.com #18inchDolls #DollClothes

  Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. It’s pretty basic, but yeah, I’m sharing my free tee shirt patterns for 18 inch dolls today, along with this how-to-sew DIY tutorial video. For this project, you’ll need some jersey fabrics in two different colors and/or prints and some 1/2 inch (10 mm) sew-on Velcro. That’s about it! As … Continue reading Free tee shirt pattern and tutorial video for 18 inch dolls ChellyWood.com #18inchDolls #DollClothes

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The image shows the Chelly Wood look-alike doll (actually a repainted Spin Master Liv doll) holding up Simplicity doll clothes pattern 2296, which is designed by Simplicity pattern company to fit 18 inch dolls like the American Girl dolls. this doll clothes pattern includes five different styles of dresses and two pants suit separates. The image is watermarked with the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Simplicity patterns can inspire your own pattern designs! #Simplicity #DollClothes

Can you guess which of my own doll clothes designs was inspired by one of the outfits on this Simplicity doll clothes pattern #2296? I don’t copy other people’s patterns, but sometimes I sew Simplicity doll clothes patterns to get ideas about how to create my own patterns and how my own version of the pattern might fit together. For example, the Crissy “beach comber” … Continue reading Simplicity patterns can inspire your own pattern designs! #Simplicity #DollClothes

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The image shows an African American Wellie Wisher doll wearing handmade clothes that include a short-sleeved shirt with rickrack and lace trim at the sleeves and a mermaid-print skirt with rickrack trim and lace at the bottom of the skirt. The shirt has a square-neck style and is made of creamy yellow cotton. The skirt is sea blue with multi-colored fish and mermaids printed on it (including one with yellow hair), and its rickrack trim is turquoise in color.
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Sew this precious outfit for 14 1/2 inch dolls like Wellie Wishers w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AGdolls #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Yesterday I gave you the patterns and tutorial video for making this cute “mermaid skirt” for 14 to 15 inch dolls like Wellie Wishers, Hearts for Hearts girls, and similar-sized dolls. Today I’m re-posting the pattern and tutorial for the skirt, plus I’m adding the pattern and tutorial for making the … Continue reading Sew this precious outfit for 14 1/2 inch dolls like Wellie Wishers w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AGdolls #DollClothes

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Here we see the video header for Chelly Wood's YouTube video that shows you how to make a lace and rickrack skirt for 14 inch dolls. It includes pictures of the doll wearing the pretty lace-and-rickrack-trimmed skirt made of mermaid-printed fabric, and an overlay reminds you to go to ChellyWood.com for your free skirt pattern.
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Sew a skirt with rickrack and lace trim for 14″ dolls like Wellie Wishers w/today’s #FreePattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. This week we’re learning how to make a Wellie Wishers skirt with lace trim and rickrack embellishments. It uses a mermaid-print fabric, and it looks great with some of the shirts we’ve already posted here on ChellyWood.com (click here to see my full selection of free patterns to fit Wellies). And … Continue reading Sew a skirt with rickrack and lace trim for 14″ dolls like Wellie Wishers w/today’s #FreePattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

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The image shows an American Girl Kaya doll wearing handmade doll clothes and carrying a handmade duffle bag / overnight bag / gym bag. She's also wearing handmade sandals. Her outfit consists of an easy to sew halter top and elastic waist lavender colored pants / trousers. She's standing on the sand at a beach with the ocean and a fancy beach house that resembles a castle behind her. The watermark tells you where you can download the free printable PDF sewing pattern for making the whole doll clothes ensemble: ChellyWood.com
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Sew a complete outfit for your 18-inch dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothes

  Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. One of my fans or followers desperately needed a PDF of 18-inch doll pants at the start of November, so about a week ago, I hastily started converting all the parts and pieces of the outfit you see at the top of this blog post. These patterns had previously been … Continue reading Sew a complete outfit for your 18-inch dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #AmSewing #DollClothes

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The image shows a Kaya doll from American Girl wearing a handmade halter top and handmade pants with an elastic waist. She's standing on a beach with a rocky cliff behind her. If you'd like to download and print the free patterns for making the doll's halter top and pants, please go to ChellyWood.com and click on the "18 inch doll clothes patterns" link on the home page. Then follow a series of links to a gallery with this pattern displayed.
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Sew a pair of pants and an easy halter top for 18″ dolls with these free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #18inchDolls #DollClothes

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Earlier this week, I got a comment from someone who noticed that the lilac-colored pants pattern is still only available on this website as a JPG image. I mean, it’s not impossible to manipulate a JPG image and print it to scale, and a lot of my patterns do have a … Continue reading Sew a pair of pants and an easy halter top for 18″ dolls with these free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #18inchDolls #DollClothes

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This screenshot demonstrates some of the free printable sewing patterns you can find on ChellyWood.com (specifically free patterns for the 6-inch American Girl Mini dolls). The patterns used to make the outfits shown include a tiny skirt, a T-shirt, a pair of elastic-waist shorts, and a pair of underpants / knickers to fit 6" dolls like the AG Mini. They will also fit other dolls of similar body types.
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Free Sewing Patterns for 6-inch (15 cm) AG Mini Dolls (Gallery)

Please click on the doll clothes you would like to make. Not what you’re looking for? Behind the scenes, I’m creating a series of classes that will teach you how to design your own doll clothes. My classes will be available through C&T Publishing’s Creative Spark platform, starting in 2022. Click on the link provided to learn more about my own classes and the other wonderful courses you can take … Continue reading Free Sewing Patterns for 6-inch (15 cm) AG Mini Dolls (Gallery)

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The picture shows a doll modeling a pair of handmade doll shorts. The overlay says "free shorts pattern" and offers the URL of the website ChellyWood.com, where you can download a free printable PDF pattern to make these shorts. This pattern will fit 6" American Girl dolls and 8" Dora and Friends dolls (Dora the Explorer dolls made by Fisher Price). The web page connected with this image has a tutorial video showing how to make these DIY hand-sewn shorts for dolls, which includes both a visual and audio instructions for making shorts to fit 6-inch to 8-inch dolls.
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#SewingBlogger Thursday: Free PDF Pattern for Dora and Friends 8″ #Doll Clothes

Please note that today’s tutorial video mentions that the 6-inch American Girl dolls fit into today’s free shorts pattern as well as the 8-inch Dora and Friends dolls. Yay! (I love it when dolls can swap clothes!) So on the following patterns, you’ll see images of the 6″ AG dolls instead of the Dora and Friends dolls. Don’t be confused by this please. It’s just … Continue reading #SewingBlogger Thursday: Free PDF Pattern for Dora and Friends 8″ #Doll Clothes

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