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Surrounded by a quilted frame, we see the ChellyWood.com logo and images of dolls modeling doll clothes from the 1970's. This image comes from Simplicity doll clothes pattern 7737, dated with a copyright of 1976.
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Learning to sew with Simplicity 7737 doll clothes patterns #VintageDolls #DollClothesPatterns

Every time I look at the pictures on the cover of my Simplicity 7737 doll clothes pattern envelope, I remember the little sewing room my mother and I shared, when I was in junior high and high school. I made every single outfit offered on this pattern by the time I was 16, and those pants suits — the ones that are designed like a … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity 7737 doll clothes patterns #VintageDolls #DollClothesPatterns

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In a turquoise blue frame, a Creatable World doll with Caucasian complexion and long black hair with bangs (fringes) models a pair of cargo pants and a sleeveless crop top. The text reads, "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood logo.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 8-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Creatable World Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Make a swingy crop top for Creatable World dolls with today’s free PDF sewing 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. When I first designed today’s crop top, I was designing it to fit the LOL Surprise! OMG dolls, but once I got the thing made, I decided that although the crop top does fit her in the hips (the most challenging … Continue reading Make a swingy crop top for Creatable World dolls with today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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A woman with curly red hair sits cross-legged and holding a doll in her right hand, a sewing needle in her right hand, and there's a green thread dangling mid-air between the doll and the sewing needle. The woman appears to be happily sewing the doll's dress with a basket of fabric sitting beside her. This image is superimposed upon a purple gingham background with the Chelly Wood dot com logo in one corner.
Crafts and Hobbies, Tips for Beginners

What type of hand-stitching sewing needles do you use? Please leave a comment!

I often get this question: “I’m new to sewing. What do I need?” So in the coming weeks, I’m going to offer up some simple items that I think are essential in a first-timer’s sewing kit. Today we’re going to start with sewing needles. When I buy hand-stitching sewing needles, I typically purchase a set that includes multiple sizes. But the bigger ones in these … Continue reading What type of hand-stitching sewing needles do you use? Please leave a comment!

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A photo of colorful fabrics in prints and solids, all folded in a pile, appears at the bottom of a blue frame. At the top, we read the words "Big Fabric Haul!" followed by, "and how to deal with other people's scrap fabric."
Crafts and Hobbies, Plushies/Stuffed Animals, Tips for Beginners

BIG FABRIC HAUL! — and How to Deal With Other People’s Scrap Fabrics #Fabric #FabricHaul

Recently I discovered an enormous plastic bag filled with scrap fabrics at my local Goodwill second hand store. What a find! It was almost all cotton fabrics, with just a few flannels, felt, and lightweight denims thrown in. All but one of the printed fabrics were small-prints in a variety of colors. There were Christmas fabrics, itty bitty polka dots, and ginghams. Woo-hoo! I was … Continue reading BIG FABRIC HAUL! — and How to Deal With Other People’s Scrap Fabrics #Fabric #FabricHaul

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The image shows a vintage McCalls Craft Pattern number 2686 which offers Barbie sized doll clothes including coats and jackets, prom dresses, and business as well as casual wear.
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Learning to sew with McCall’s 2686 doll clothes patterns #WinterCoats #DollClothesPatterns

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

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A Tinkerbell fairy doll models a long-sleeved shirt with a pair of trousers or cotton pants. The text reads "free patterns" over top of the Chelly Wood dot com logo. Please visit ChellyWood.com for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes, including this doll clothes outfit and others that will fit your Tinkerbell 9 inch fairy dolls.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 8-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Disney Princess Dolls, Tinkerbell fairy dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make a shirt and pants for Tinkerbell fairy dolls w/free doll clothes patterns!

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Yesterday I gave you the free pattern for the long-sleeved shirt, along with the video tutorial showing how to make it. And at the end of September, we looked at how we can take these pants and turn them into cargo … Continue reading Let’s make a shirt and pants for Tinkerbell fairy dolls w/free doll clothes patterns!

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In a small blue frame, the words "free pattern" are at an angle over the top of a photo of a Tinkerbell fairy doll modeling a long-sleeved shirt. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in one corner.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 8-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a pretty long-sleeved Shirt for Tinkerbell or other 8-inch to 9-inch fashion dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns!

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing patterns and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Today’s video and free doll shirt pattern will show you how to sew a long-sleeved shirt that will fit 8 inch to 9 inch dolls like the Tinkerbell fairy dolls from Disney. There’s a whole list of dolls that will fit … Continue reading Sew a pretty long-sleeved Shirt for Tinkerbell or other 8-inch to 9-inch fashion dolls with today’s free doll clothes patterns!

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In a blue frame, the words "free pattern" appear over the Chelly Wood dot com logo, and beside these is a photo of a BFC Ink doll modeling a handmade pair of shorts and a V-neck shirt in mint green cotton fabric.
BFC Ink Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Shorts and a Top for BFC Ink 18 inch Dolls w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF doll clothes sewing patterns. If you found yourself reading this blog post, you probably already know that the BFC Ink dolls are highly articulated 18 inch tall dolls. They were produced for a brief time, starting around 2009. Anyone who has been on a search for one of these dolls is aware of … Continue reading Shorts and a Top for BFC Ink 18 inch Dolls w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com

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A purple and blue quilted frame encompasses the edges of a photo of Butterick's 6664 doll clothes sewing pattern which is standing upright next to a Black Barbie who models one of the dresses shown on the pattern's packaging. This dress is a long 1980's style of caftan. It should be noted that a photograph of celebrity Marie Osmond appears on the envelope of the Butterick 6664 doll clothes pattern. The Chelly Wood dot com logo is also shown at the side of the frame.
Marie Osmond dolls, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Learning to sew with Butterick 6664 Marie Osmond Personality Doll Wardrobe doll clothes patterns #MarieOsmond #DollClothesPatterns

As you can see, the Marie Osmond Personality Doll Wardrobe 6664 from Butterick offers some really neat pattern options, but what you don’t see on the outside of the envelope is that these patterns actually come in two different sizes. The back of the pattern envelope says that there are 30 pieces inside, but some fit an 11 to 12 and 1/2 inch fashion doll, … Continue reading Learning to sew with Butterick 6664 Marie Osmond Personality Doll Wardrobe doll clothes patterns #MarieOsmond #DollClothesPatterns

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Text at the top reads "LOL Surprise OMG dolls" followed by an arrow that has the following text in it: "A whole gallery of free doll clothes sewing patterns" and beneath the arrow is the logo for Chelly Wood dot com. The arrow points at four photos of LOL OMG doll wearing (top to bottom left to right) a three-tier skirt with T-shirt, a pair of shorts with tee shirt, a pair of pants with t-shirt, and cargo pants with a T shirt.
8-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, LOL Surprise Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

FREE 8 and 3/4 inch (22 cm) tall L.O.L. Surprise! OMG doll clothes sewing patterns (Gallery)

Please click on the doll clothes you would like to make. Not what you’re looking for? Behind the scenes, I’ve created a series of classes in doll clothing design techniques, so you can design your own doll clothes for your dolls, using simple techniques, household tools, and your amazing imagination! Click on this link to learn more about my paid courses on the C&T Publishing website, which hosts my online courses. … Continue reading FREE 8 and 3/4 inch (22 cm) tall L.O.L. Surprise! OMG doll clothes sewing patterns (Gallery)

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In this thumbnail image, the Chelly Wood doll (really a Spin Master Liv doll that has been repainted and had its wig hair color altered to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood) stands beside and points at the Simplicity 7601 doll clothes (Barbie sized doll clothes) pattern envelope. The words over the envelope say "simplicity 7601" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears to the left of the photo. The entire image is framed by a purple and turquoise blue quilt.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie

Learning to sew with Simplicity 7601 Barbie doll clothes pattern with coats and hats #VintageBarbie #DollClothesPatterns

It’s the start of October, which is winter coat season in Idaho, where I live, so I thought I’d write a blog post about Simplicity Barbie doll clothes pattern 7601 because it offers a very nice coat and hat pattern, along with a purse. I’ve written several blog posts on this particular pattern, often with a focus on “how to cut out doll clothes patterns,” … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity 7601 Barbie doll clothes pattern with coats and hats #VintageBarbie #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows examples of doll clothes using bias tape, rickrack trim, and a braided trim, but the text above these images says, "Trims: ribbons, rick rack, and more." This store item includes affiliate marketing links to ribbon, braided trim, fringe, embroidered trim, lace trim, eyelet ruffle trim, rickrack trim, and others will be added over time.
Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store

New product in the Chelly Wood store: Trims… including ribbon, rickrack, and more!

This  past week, I’ve had a lot of fun writing blog posts on “10 Ways to Use Ribbons” and “5 Commonly Used Trims” for your doll clothes sewing projects. Now I’m going to make a quick announcement that such items as rickrack trim, ribbons, bias tape, and braided fringe — those items can now be found in the “Trims” section of my online store. This … Continue reading New product in the Chelly Wood store: Trims… including ribbon, rickrack, and more!

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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.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Bratz Dolls, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Holiday Crafts, Moana dolls, Pepper Dolls (Vintage), Stacie Patterns, Sunshine Family Dolls, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Vintage Skipper, World of Love Doll Patterns

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!

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On a purple cotton background with a turquoise blue ribbon title that states in white words, "five types of trim to use when sewing doll clothes" we see a photo of a woman's well-manicured hands poised a top pink fabric, as she applies a wavy lace trim with the sewing machine's presser foot's needle in the center of the photograph.
Crafts and Hobbies, Interviews With Crafters, Tips for Beginners, Yarn and Embroidery

5 commonly used trims for sewing doll clothes #Sewing #DollClothes

Yesterday I posted a whole article on the ten ways you can use ribbon trims. (Click that link to go back and read it.) So today I’m going to skip over ribbon as one of the five commonly used trims for embellishing doll clothes. Ribbon is probably the most common form of trim that doll clothing sewing enthusiasts tend to use. It’s inexpensive, it comes … Continue reading 5 commonly used trims for sewing doll clothes #Sewing #DollClothes

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The text at the top of this image says "10 ways to use ribbons with doll clothes" and under the text, is an image of a variety of ribbon spools in a number of different sizes and colors.
Crafts and Hobbies, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

Here are 10 ways to use ribbons when sewing doll clothes…

When I did a recent search for photos of doll clothes with ribbons, here on my website, I discovered that I have uploaded 240 images in the website’s archives, showing the many ways you can apply ribbons to doll clothes. Holy smokes! I’ve sifted through those archived photos and done a quick study of them. And here, in some semblance of order, are the top … Continue reading Here are 10 ways to use ribbons when sewing doll clothes…

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