The image shows a GI Joe action figure seated near a beach. He's reclining barefoot on a wicker chair, and he looks very dapper in a 1950's style hat. He wears a white long-sleeved shirt with a collar and tie, and his legs are crossed. He wears jeans to add a casual "beach attire" look to his handsome demeanor. If you'd like the free printable patterns for making this outfit, please click on the link provided in the caption.

Sew modern clothes for a male #FashionDoll w/ these free #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

A lot of moms and doll collectors tell me that there aren’t enough patterns for generic “businessman” clothes for male dolls and action figures. So here are my patterns and tutorials for the shirt and tie shown on GI Joe above (they fit Ken and many other male fashion dolls of the 1:6 scale variety very nicely): Pattern 1 (includes tie and shirt back, but … Continue reading Sew modern clothes for a male #FashionDoll w/ these free #patterns @ ChellyWood.com

Image of African American GI Joe doll seated in a wicker chair with a beach background. He wears a hand-made shirt, tie, and jeans. His plastic fedora is designed to look like it's made of straw, and he wears it tilted at an angle. Even shoe-less in the sand, he looks very dapper! Overlay says, "ChellyWood.com: free printable doll clothes patterns and tutorials."

Let’s #Sew #DollClothes for Ken, Jake, or GI Joe w/ #FREEpatterns from ChellyWood.com

Last week I gave you the sewing pattern for the shirt you see GI Joe wearing in this shot. (I also gave you a tutorial for making a pair of pants and a tie to fit Ken or Jake dolls.) This week I’m going to show you how to make the shirt that uses last week’s patterns. I’ll post the patterns again, tomorrow, just to … Continue reading Let’s #Sew #DollClothes for Ken, Jake, or GI Joe w/ #FREEpatterns from ChellyWood.com

Image of patterns for a shirt back, jeans pocket, tie top, tie, and dressy trousers or pants to fit male fashion dolls like Mattel's Ken or Spin Master Liv Doll Jake. Shirt may fit GI Joe dolls, as does the tie pattern. Small print says, "Patterns use 1/4 inch seams. Please enlarge the pattern to fit an 11 x 8.5 inch sheet of American computer paper (216 x 279 mm) before printing. Visit ChellyWood.com to find the tutorial video to match this pattern.

Free pattern for a suit to fit #KenDoll, #LivDoll Jake, and other male #FashionDolls ChellyWood.com

This is the first of two free patterns I’m posting this week. If you look back at yesterday’s post, you’ll see that these clothes fit Ken as well as Spin Master Liv Doll Jake (pictured on the pattern). The shirt will also fit some GI Joe dolls, which makes me think it might also fit some Hot Toys dolls. I made the sleeves wide enough … Continue reading Free pattern for a suit to fit #KenDoll, #LivDoll Jake, and other male #FashionDolls ChellyWood.com