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The image shows Simplicity teen fashion pattern number 5390 from 1981 surrounded by a quilted frame and the ChellyWood.com logo.
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What “people clothes” have inspired your doll clothes? #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

The image above shows Simplicity pattern number 5390, which was published in 1981. I would have been 14 years old when I bought this. The Simplicity 5390 pattern brings to mind my earliest memories of sewing “people clothes” for myself. I believe I made every single outfit shown on the cover of the pattern… except maybe the pants — and I may have made them … Continue reading What “people clothes” have inspired your doll clothes? #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

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A lovely African or African-American doll with black hair and chocolate complexion stands before a gold-leafy wallpaper on a hard wood floor. She wears a straw hat and a long skirt with sleeveless top. The long skirt is made of a red, white, and blue wavy-patterned flag-like fabric. The sleeveless top is white with red bias tape trim. This doll appears to look a lot like a Barbie doll. Click on the link in the caption, and it will take you to a page where you can download and print all the free printable sewing patterns for making these doll clothes, along with links to tutorial videos that show you how to make this outfit.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Queens of Africa, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Patriotic maxi skirt and sleeveless shirt for fashion dolls w/free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com #July4th #Patriotism

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Send your child or grandchild to this year’s Fourth of July parade with their favorite fashion doll dressed in a lovely maxi skirt and a new shirt to match! Today’s free patterns are relatively easy to sew if you have a bit of sewing experience. And what fun for … Continue reading Patriotic maxi skirt and sleeveless shirt for fashion dolls w/free PDF patterns @ ChellyWood.com #July4th #Patriotism

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11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Queens of Africa, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Free printable fashion doll clothes PDF patterns to celebrate #MLKjr’s #Birthday!

As some of you know, I’ll soon be selling the handmade outfit you see above in my Etsy store. But my followers tend to visit ChellyWood.com for all the free printable sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes, including this outfit. So in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday celebration, I’m sharing these patterns with you, in the hope that you will … Continue reading Free printable fashion doll clothes PDF patterns to celebrate #MLKjr’s #Birthday!

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Image shows a pretty girl in a polar fleece hat with folded head band. The heading says, "winter hat DIY" and the overlay offers a website where the free patterns and tutorial for making this polar fleece hat can be found: ChellyWood.com. The hat is in the style of a winter polar fleece beanie, tuque /touque or stocking cap.
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Here’s an easy Christmas DIY gift idea with a FREE sewing pattern: a #Grinch #PolarFleece #StockingCap from @JoAnn_Stores

Earlier this week, I posted a video showing how to make the polar fleece scarf. Now, here in one location, are the tutorials for the scarf (see below) and the hat, plus the free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this cute Grinch-style polar fleece hat. If you’re wanting to know where I got the Grinch-patterned polar fleece, it was JoAnn Fabric & Craft store. … Continue reading Here’s an easy Christmas DIY gift idea with a FREE sewing pattern: a #Grinch #PolarFleece #StockingCap from @JoAnn_Stores

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Image shows a little doll seated at her sewing machine. Behind her is a doll-sized ironing board. Her tiny, pale blue coffee cup sits at the ready near her sewing machine. The overlay says, "ChellyWood.com free printable sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes."
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How to Sew a Shirt Collar w/ Professor Pincushion #FridayFollow

Today’s video tutorial is not my own, but it is used with permission. It was made by Professor Pincushion. On YouTube, you can find helpful links in the description of this video, including links to the patterns you could use to make the shirt shown in the video. If you haven’t heard of Professor Pincushion, you should really navigate over to her website. She offers … Continue reading How to Sew a Shirt Collar w/ Professor Pincushion #FridayFollow

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This image is the YouTube video tutorial header image. In the accompanying tutorial, Chelly Wood offers instructions (both written and verbal step-by-step guidelines) for sewing a swimsuit to fit 28 inch Barbies, using her free printable sewing patterns for 28 inch doll swimsuits / bathing suit, the pattern of which is found at ChellyWood.com
28-inch doll clothes patterns, Best Fashion Friend Just Play Barbie (28 Inches Tall), Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

#SewingBlogger Tuesday: #Sew a swimsuit for 28″ #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

Here in the northern hemisphere, we’re in the heat of summer, so it’s a good time for a swim… Let’s sew a doll’s swimsuit! This doll swimsuit / bathing suit sewing project will fit the 28″ Best Fashion Friend Barbie (and other 28″ fashion dolls). You’ll find the free, printable sewing patterns below: MS Word downloadable pattern for a 28″ doll’s swimsuit or leotard PDF … Continue reading #SewingBlogger Tuesday: #Sew a swimsuit for 28″ #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

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This image shows a 28 inch African American Best Fashion Friend Barbie wearing a handmade long sleeve sweater made of blue jersey curly faux fur fabric over a blue and tan cotton argyle mini skirt with knife pleats.
28-inch doll clothes patterns, Best Fashion Friend Just Play Barbie (28 Inches Tall), Whole Costumes for Dolls

Patterns for 28 inch Barbie @ ChellyWood.com

In the image above, you can see my 28-inch “Best Fashion Friend” Barbie wearing a handmade sweater and an argyle skirt with knife pleats. This Barbie is a lot of fun to sew for because she’s so big, like sewing for a little child! To make this outfit, you’ll need cotton fabric for the skirt and sweater material for the shirt. The lining of the … Continue reading Patterns for 28 inch Barbie @ ChellyWood.com

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Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. This image shows a YouTube video header with a 28-inch Barbie wearing a handmade leotard and tulle ballerina skirting. The overlay says, "28-inch doll leotard or swimsuit" and offers the url where the free patterns and tutorials can be found: ChellyWood.com
28-inch doll clothes patterns, Best Fashion Friend Just Play Barbie (28 Inches Tall), Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

#SewingBlogger Thursday: #Sew a #tutu or swimsuit for 28″ #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

This week we took measurements for sewing clothes to fit the 28″ Best Fashion Friend Barbie (and other 28″ fashion dolls). Yesterday I gave you the free, printable sewing patterns found in the downloads below: MS Word downloadable pattern for a 28″ doll’s swimsuit or leotard PDF pattern download for a 28″ doll’s swimsuit or leotard Today’s tutorial shows you how to make this lovely … Continue reading #SewingBlogger Thursday: #Sew a #tutu or swimsuit for 28″ #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

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The image shows a Mattel Skipper doll wearing a hand-made pajama top. The overlay says "Skipper Pajamas" and offers the url ChellyWood.com (where you can find both the free pattern for making these pajamas that fit Skipper but also free tutorials showing how to sew this outfit for skipper dolls).
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 11-inch doll clothes patterns, Skipper Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

#SewingBlogger Thursday: #Sew PJs for Skipper #Dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Are you ready to sew some pajamas for Skipper dolls? The tutorial above will guide you, and the patterns below are free to use, so long as you help spread the word about my free patterns and tutorials! Free printable sewing pattern for 10-inch fashion doll pajamas MS Word Download Free printable sewing pattern for 10-inch fashion doll pajamas PDF Download Tomorrow I’ll post the … Continue reading #SewingBlogger Thursday: #Sew PJs for Skipper #Dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com

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The image shows a 28-inch Mattel Best Fashion Friend Barbie doll wearing a hand-made pleated skirt, sewn with argyle fabric. It has knife pleats. The overlay says "Pleated skirt" and offers the URL ChellyWood.com as a place to find the free printable sewing patterns for this 28 inch Barbie's skirt.
28-inch doll clothes patterns, Best Fashion Friend Just Play Barbie (28 Inches Tall)

#SewingBlogger Thursday: pleated skirt for 28-in #Barbie

This is the tutorial video to accompany yesterday’s free printable sewing patterns. A word to the wise: knife pleats are somewhat challenging because they require precise measurements, so if you’re a beginner, you might want to make this skirt instead. It’s a little easier. Today’s post will be brief; I’m behind on sewing projects for next week, so you’ll have to excuse my brevity. Continue reading #SewingBlogger Thursday: pleated skirt for 28-in #Barbie

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The image shows a 28-inch Fashion Friend Barbie doll wearing handmade doll clothes including an argyle skirt in blue and tan plaid, with a cashmere-style sweater. The skirt uses knife pleats in a ruffled edge around the bottom of the skirt. The overlay offers the website where you can find the free printable sewing pattern for this outfit including patterns for both the argyle skirt and the cashmere-style sweater for 28 inch fashion dolls.
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#MeMade Monday: Argyle knife pleated skirt for 28-inch #Barbie

This image shows the adorable 28″ Barbie doll clothes we’ll be making here at ChellyWood.com over the course of the next two weeks. It includes my argyle mini-skirt PDF pattern (which is free, like all the other patterns here on my website) and the pattern for the cashmere-style sweater, which is really just a lined shirt made with sweater fabric. I’ll be focusing on the … Continue reading #MeMade Monday: Argyle knife pleated skirt for 28-inch #Barbie

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The image shows a Petite Barbie modeling a turquoise blue felt and cotton easy-to-sew sun dress in front of a garden of roses. The dress has a full skirt made of striped cotton fabric in multiple shades of turquoise blue. Its skirt is very short, coming to about mid-thigh on the doll. The bodice is a simple strappy bodice with darts. The doll's dangling plastic earrings match the turquoise blue of the felt bodice. The ribbon straps are made of 1/8 inch white satin ribbon. The doll has dark chocolate complexion and very curly black hair. The roses behind her are different shades of pink and red and white, and in the distant background, we see a lovely brick building with arches.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Curvy Barbie, DC Super Hero Girls Dolls, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Momoko Doll Patterns, Petite Barbie Patterns, Skipper Patterns, Tall Barbie

Short dress or ruffled top free #sewing pattern fits #pregnant Barbie

I recently received a question on my “Submit a question” page about which outfits (from my Gallery Page) would fit Pregnant Barbie. I suggested this universal dress pattern, which fits nearly every fashion doll I’ve ever tried it on. The short version of the dress can also double as a ruffle-edged top, which is perfect for the expecting mother in DollVille. Here’s the pattern you’ll … Continue reading Short dress or ruffled top free #sewing pattern fits #pregnant Barbie

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