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Free patterns! for Barbie! A modern Barbie doll (black model) stands atop the ChellyWood.com logo, and she wears a handmade halter top and ruffled skirt. Click the thumbnail to get the free doll clothes sewing patterns for Barbie dolls.
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Sew a halter top and ruffle skirt for Barbie with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DIYXmasGift

For your free patterns and additional tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. When I design an outfit for one doll, I often try it on many other dolls, just to see which dolls can fit in the outfit. That’s how I create my bulleted list of dolls that will fit in each of my doll clothing pattern designs. I literally … Continue reading Sew a halter top and ruffle skirt for Barbie with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DIYXmasGift

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Free patterns are offered for making a Barbie sized long skirt with a short-sleeved cotton shirt that also fits Barbie. Click on this thumbnail to access the free doll clothes patterns and tutorial videos for making this Halloween-themed ensemble for Barbie.
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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 4 #Halloween2025 #HalloweenParty

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s “Spooky Halloween Skirt” and cotton shirt project is actually one I’ve designed for Barbie and the Queens of Africa in previous blog posts, but today’s post shows this particular shirt and skirt together for the first time. When I sewed my shirt, I actually took a shirt with a more … Continue reading DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 4 #Halloween2025 #HalloweenParty

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In this visually engaging thumbnail titled "Five Spooky Halloween Skirts for Barbie," viewers are treated to a captivating display of fashion and creativity. The video is prominently featured on a flat screen TV, showcasing the legs and feet of five Barbie dolls. Each doll struts in style, wearing a unique combination of black boots, orange heels, and black and white striped leggings paired with vibrant, Halloween-themed skirts that capture the festive spirit of the season.
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Barbie and friends are headed to a Halloween dance… Watch the stop-motion video! #StopMotion #HalloweenKids

My regular followers have been enjoying my “Spooky Sewing” series, where you learn how to make the outfits featured in today’s stop motion video, using my free doll clothes sewing patterns and tutorial videos. This series will continue next week as well. Today’s video includes both a super fun dance scene in stop-motion and a pitch for the sale of these adorable Halloween outfits for … Continue reading Barbie and friends are headed to a Halloween dance… Watch the stop-motion video! #StopMotion #HalloweenKids

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Inside a purple square thumbnail, the text reads, "free pattern!" beside the photo of a Barbie doll with long blond hair modeling a strappy summer shirt and a full Halloween-themed skirt dotted with tiny pumpkins. Visit ChellyWood.com for the free patterns to make this outfit for your Barbie dolls.
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DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 2 #HalloweenBarbie #BarbieHalloween

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s “Spooky Halloween Skirt” and top project is actually one I’ve designed in pink and white in the past, and you can find this project under Barbie, Sindy, and a few other dolls, when you link out from the home page. Unlike the “Spooky Sewing Series” Part 1 skirt, this project … Continue reading DIY Halloween Skirts for Barbie: Spooky Sewing Series Part 2 #HalloweenBarbie #BarbieHalloween

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Surrounded by a turquoise blue fabric frame, we read the words "free pattern" above the ChellyWood.com logo. To the right of these texts is a photo of a regular Barbie dressed in pink and white floral pajamas underneath a Barbie-doll-pink bathrobe with white trim and a white belt which is tied at the waist.
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Create stylish Barbie pajamas using my free PDF sewing patterns, including A4 patterns! #Sewing #Pajamas

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. It might surprise you to learn that I actually use my own patterns pretty frequently, and recently I wanted to make some pajamas for Barbie. I went looking for the image you see above in my Barbie gallery, and I was shocked to discover it wasn’t there! So today I’m re-posting … Continue reading Create stylish Barbie pajamas using my free PDF sewing patterns, including A4 patterns! #Sewing #Pajamas

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Two Stacie dolls from the 1990's stand side by side, modeling similar but not identical purple dresses or skirts and tops. The text reads, "free patterns." The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner.
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Make a 3-tier skirt and summer top for Stacie dolls w/today’s free sewing patterns #Sewing #90sToys

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. One of my favorite eras for the Stacie doll has to be the 1990’s because that doll had such long, beautiful hair for brushing and styling! It’s especially hard to find one of these highly articulated versions of the 1990’s Stacie, … Continue reading Make a 3-tier skirt and summer top for Stacie dolls w/today’s free sewing patterns #Sewing #90sToys

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The thumbnail text screams, “free sewing patterns!” slanted next to a stylish black Barbie rocking handmade powder pink bell bottoms and a sunny yellow cropped summer top.
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Are bell bottoms back in style? Yes, they are! @ ChellyWood.com #RetroFashion #Sewing

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had today’s pattern for making three styles of trousers or jeans to fit 11.5 inch (29 cm) dolls like Barbie on my website before, but recently I’ve done a little bit of modernizing and expanding. For example, here in the US, we use 8.5 x 11 inch … Continue reading Are bell bottoms back in style? Yes, they are! @ ChellyWood.com #RetroFashion #Sewing

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A Barbie stands sideways, modeling a reversible tank top and 3-tiered skirt, framed by a turquoise blue cotton frame and beside the photo of the Barbie doll, it says, "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Sew summer clothes for Barbie! Free A4 and American PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerSewing #SewingProject

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s patterns will fit Barbie dolls and similar-sized fashion dolls. If this looks like a re-post to my regular followers, you’re not wrong. People who live in the UK, South Africa, Australia, and many other parts of the world use a different type of printer paper than we do … Continue reading Sew summer clothes for Barbie! Free A4 and American PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerSewing #SewingProject

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A square thumbnail includes images of a handmade doll's purse, text that states "doll's purse with pocket" and a little DIY labeled sewing graphic. This thumbnail image accompanies a how-to blog post with tutorial video showing how to make a doll's purse (fits fashion dolls like Barbie and Pedigree Sindy).
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How to make a purse for fashion dolls #DIY #FashionDolls

  Looking for the measurements for making your fashion-doll-sized purse? You’ve come to the right place! Today’s tutorial video shows how to make a sweet little purse for fashion dolls, and it even has a tiny pocket that you can put your doll’s accessories in! So if you scroll down to the second set of bullets, I’ve listed the measurements for each piece of this … Continue reading How to make a purse for fashion dolls #DIY #FashionDolls

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A 17-inch Endless Hair Kingdom Barbie models a handmade pink satin dress with an over-sized bow in front. The text reads, "Free sewing pattern!"
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Sew a fabulous satin vintage-style dress for your 17-inch Barbie with today’s freebie patterns! #HandmadeStyle #iSew

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s dress-making tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern five flowers on my difficulty scale. To learn more about how the difficulty scale works, please click here. Disclaimer: As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. … Continue reading Sew a fabulous satin vintage-style dress for your 17-inch Barbie with today’s freebie patterns! #HandmadeStyle #iSew

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Text says, "Earth Day sewing challenge at Chelly Wood dot com" surrounding a wardrobe of Barbie or Pedigree Sindy fashion doll clothes including shirts, pants, skirts, and accessories.
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Sustainable Sewing: Eco-Friendly Projects for Earth Day — #EarthDay #SewingChallenge

For today, I created a little YouTube Short, challenging everyone to create a whole wardrobe from recycled fabrics! Hooray for Earth Day!!! (It’s April 22nd — but you don’t have to call that your done-with-this-project deadline.) All you have to do, to join the challenge, is use a small garment, like a child’s tee shirt (that’s what I used) and upcycle that fabric into a … Continue reading Sustainable Sewing: Eco-Friendly Projects for Earth Day — #EarthDay #SewingChallenge

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The thumbnail uses a purple background with tiny white polka dots. The text reads "free sewing pattern" using arched words. In the foreground, a vintage Superstar Barbie models a handmade pink cotton solid-colored summer top. It's sleeveless with a scoop neck. It has darts in the front.
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Whip up a fab summer top for Barbie with a free pattern that’ll have her strutting in style! #SewOver50 #SewWithMe

  For your free patterns and additional tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Recently I made the culottes from my vintage Advance 9939 doll clothes sewing patterns for Barbie. On my Advance 9939 envelope, it shows the culottes paired with a pretty sleeveless summer top, but unfortunately my pattern envelope was missing this shirt pattern. So of course, I designed … Continue reading Whip up a fab summer top for Barbie with a free pattern that’ll have her strutting in style! #SewOver50 #SewWithMe

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Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns (the envelope that the patterns come in) is shown with the Chelly Wood doll, framed in a quilted border. The text reads "Advance 9939 vintage Barbie patterns."
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Sewing the View 2 Culottes for vintage Barbie from Advance 9939 doll clothes sewing patterns… #SewWithMe #VintageBarbie

In today’s blog post, I’ll explain the challenges I faced when sewing the View 2 culottes from vintage Advance 9939 Barbie wardrobe sewing pattern. You’ll find that I’ve been through two rounds with this pattern: one pair of culottes is solid blue; the other is made from soft pink gingham. *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make … Continue reading Sewing the View 2 Culottes for vintage Barbie from Advance 9939 doll clothes sewing patterns… #SewWithMe #VintageBarbie

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A black Barbie models an orange raglan-sleeved cotton shirt and an orange gingham check cotton pencil skirt. The text reads "free pattern!"
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Easy Barbie clothes to sew with FREE A4 sewing patterns! #UKsewing #UKcrafter

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I posted this pattern set in November of 2024, but since then, I’ve converted the pattern to A4 printer paper (for people living in the UK and many other countries, where A4 is the standard printer paper). I first converted this pattern to A4, to use it with my … Continue reading Easy Barbie clothes to sew with FREE A4 sewing patterns! #UKsewing #UKcrafter

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Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns (the envelope that the patterns come in) is shown with the Chelly Wood doll, framed in a quilted border. The text reads "Advance 9939 vintage Barbie patterns."
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Learning to Sew with Advance 9939 Vintage Barbie Doll Clothes Patterns #VintageSewing #SewOver50

I purchased my vintage Advance 9939 sewing pattern for Barbie dolls last summer, and ever since then, I’ve been exploring these patterns with joy in my heart! Once I complete an outfit, I try it on various dolls to see which modern and collectible dolls can fit in these outfits, and I hope to share what I’ve learned in the blog posts I’ll be linking … Continue reading Learning to Sew with Advance 9939 Vintage Barbie Doll Clothes Patterns #VintageSewing #SewOver50

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