Image of African American "Curvy Barbie" from Mattel's Fashionista line, wearing a hand-made floral crop-top and shorts. The doll's hand rests on her hip in a fashionable way, and the overlay says, "Sew a Top for Curvy Dolls with FREE Pattern" and in the lower, right-hand corner, it offers the URL, Chelly Wood Dot Com.

Sew a shirt for #Curvy #dolls w/this free tutorial @ ChellyWood.com #dollcollector

Earlier this week, I posted the pattern to make this crop top and the pattern for making the shorts shown in this video. Incidentally, this crop top pattern fits Mattel’s new Curvy Barbie™ in addition to the vintage Tammy Dolls made by Ideal. I wouldn’t be surprised if it also fit the vintage Dusty Dolls from Kenner (although I no longer own one of these, so … Continue reading Sew a shirt for #Curvy #dolls w/this free tutorial @ ChellyWood.com #dollcollector

Image of African American Curvy Barbie from Mattel's Fashionista line wearing a handmade pair of floral shorts. Overlay says, "Free Curvy Shorts Pattern".

Free #DollClothes patterns and tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #barbieDoll

YES! Now you can make your own shorts to fit your curvy doll! Whether it’s Curvy Barbie™, Lammily, Ideal’s vintage Tammy Doll, or another shapely gal, you’ve got everything you need–the pattern that I posted yesterday, plus this easy-to-follow tutorial–to create a summer wardrobe in many colors and fabric prints. Other curvy doll patterns can be found on my new Gallery Page, where you can click on the … Continue reading Free #DollClothes patterns and tutorials @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #barbieDoll

Image of African American "Curvy Barbie" from Mattel's Fashionista line, wearing a hand-made floral crop-top and shorts. The doll's hand rests on her hip in a fashionable way, and the overlay says, "Sew a Top for Curvy Dolls with FREE Pattern" and in the lower, right-hand corner, it offers the URL, Chelly Wood Dot Com.

FREE #CurvyBarbie shirt tutorial as #TheDollEvolves

Earlier this week, I posted the pattern to make this crop top, and included with it, is the pattern for making the shorts shown in this video. Yesterday I shared my embellished crop top tutorial (for the more advanced sewists), but today’s tutorial is a simple, easy-to-sew DIY video for even the beginning sewists to follow. Of course, you’ll need to download and print my … Continue reading FREE #CurvyBarbie shirt tutorial as #TheDollEvolves

Image of African American Curvy Barbie from Mattel's Fashionista line wearing a handmade pair of floral shorts. Overlay says, "Free Curvy Shorts Pattern".

#BarbieStyle #CurvyBarbie Shorts Pattern Fits #Lammily

YES! Now you can make your own Barbie-style shorts to fit your curvy doll! Whether it’s Curvy Barbie™, Lammily, Ideal’s vintage Tammy Doll, or another shapely gal, you’ve got everything you need–the pattern that I posted yesterday, plus this easy-to-follow tutorial–to create a summer wardrobe in many colors and fabric prints. My curvy doll patterns can also be found under “Curvy Fashion Doll Clothes Patterns” on … Continue reading #BarbieStyle #CurvyBarbie Shorts Pattern Fits #Lammily