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The words "free pattern" accompany an image of a lovely brunette Barbie doll wearing a handmade pioneer style gingham dress with a long skirt and long, puffy sleeves. The logo for ChellyWood.com appears in the lower left corner of the blue-framed image.
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Sew a Pioneer Style Dress for Vintage Barbie w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BlackHistoryMonth #PioneerDays #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You may recognize the lovely doll I’m showing above. Yes, she’s the “Steffie” face mold doll that I rescued from my local GoodWill, and I’ve been cleaning her up and making her some pioneer-style clothes. There’s a long story behind my choice for Pioneer-style clothes. In 2019, women across … Continue reading Sew a Pioneer Style Dress for Vintage Barbie w/Free Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BlackHistoryMonth #PioneerDays #DollClothesPatterns

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Sew a Valentine’s Day Dress for 11 Inch Fashion Dolls w/FREE Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yesterday I showed you how I altered two commercial patterns to come up with today’s Valentine’s Day dress pattern. If you’d like to learn how to alter patterns to fit your dolls, consider taking my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course on Creative Spark. Another thing I mentioned … Continue reading Sew a Valentine’s Day Dress for 11 Inch Fashion Dolls w/FREE Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothes

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On a purple square background, we see the white words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo, along with a photograph of a 10 and 3/4 inch Strawberry Shortcake doll modeling a layered pioneer-style dress with a very childlike Victorian clothing style.
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Combine Strawberry Shortcake doll clothes patterns for a layered look #DollClothes for #StrawberryShortcake

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I realize we’ve seen these patterns and tutorials before, but I wanted to make sure I created a blog post showing how adorable the pinafore and the green dress are, when worn together as a layered pair. Before we dive into this project, I need to make my required … Continue reading Combine Strawberry Shortcake doll clothes patterns for a layered look #DollClothes for #StrawberryShortcake

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Surrounded by a purple frame, a 10 and 3/4 inch Strawberry Shortcake doll with bright red -- almost pink -- hair that flows in long waves models a white cotton pinafore style sleeveless sun dress dotted with tiny strawberries. The image is overlaid with the words "free pattern" and in the corner of the image, we see the Chelly Wood dot com business logo.
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Strawberry Shortcake sundress or pinafore w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You might say this week is Strawberry Shortcake Week, here on ChellyWood.com because I have a lot of great things planned for the week, and for the most part, they all relate to Strawberry Shortcake dolls. And today’s pattern is for a pinafore-style dress, which can be worn alone … Continue reading Strawberry Shortcake sundress or pinafore w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingPatterns #DollClothes

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Framed by blue linen, we see a photo of a Rainbow High doll wearing a Holly Hobby-like pinafore style sun dress of white cotton fabric dotted with tiny red strawberries and little green leaves. The words "free pattern" are slanted at an angle to the left of the doll photo. Beneath this is the logo for ChellyWood.com
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, Rainbow High, Strawberry Shortcake Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Rainbow High sun dress w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RainbowHigh #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s sundress will fit both the 9-inch Strawberry Shortcake dolls and 10-inch Rainbow High dolls, as you’ll see in the video at the top of this page. Today’s little dress pattern can also serve as a pinafore over the top of the green polka dot dress that I posted … Continue reading Rainbow High sun dress w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #RainbowHigh #DollClothes

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Make a T-shirt and Valentine’s Day pants for Petite Barbie @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Okay, first things first… Did you notice yesterday’s blog post? My “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” class is now available on the Creative Spark platform. YAY! So if you’ve been waiting to sign up — well, first, thank you for your patience. Thank you! THANK YOU! And second, … Continue reading Make a T-shirt and Valentine’s Day pants for Petite Barbie @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothes

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On a blue linen background, we see the shadowed words "free pattern" above the Chelly Wood dot com logo. To the right of these, a Barbie doll poses in a beautiful pink ball gown, overlaid with lace.
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Sew a long lacy dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LongDress #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had this pattern available here, as a JPG image, for several years now, but today is the first time I’ve posted these patterns as a PDF. And I have some good news… In case you didn’t read yesterday’s blog post, my Creative Spark class, “How to Alter Doll … Continue reading Sew a long lacy dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #LongDress #DollClothes

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On a background of purple cotton fabric that has tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo beside a photo of Rainbow High "Sheryl" doll wearing a handmade dress that's reminiscent of a child's dress from the Victorian era. The dress has short sleeves, a mid-calf-length full skirt, and a cropped bodice. It's made of pastel green cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Rainbow High, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make another dress for Rainbow High dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s free pattern is for a short-sleeved, longish dress that can be worn alone or can be worn with a pinafore over the top of it. Above is a green version with tiny white polka dots. Below you’ll find a lilac-covered version of the same dress, also made with … Continue reading Let’s make another dress for Rainbow High dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

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10-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, Strawberry Shortcake Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a cotton dress for Strawberry Shortcake with today’s free PDF sewing patterns #instaSewing #DollClothes

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I bought my 2014 articulated Strawberry Shortcake doll at a Goodwill store a couple of years ago, and she was in tragic shape. Just have a look: Yep. Those are little hook-ball toys that are stuck in her hair. I meticulously untangled one hair at a time until … Continue reading Sew a cotton dress for Strawberry Shortcake with today’s free PDF sewing patterns #instaSewing #DollClothes

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Sew a basic party dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #NewYearsEveParty #DollClothes

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. This party dress has been available on my website for some time now, but the tutorial was a really old one. I thought it needed to be remastered with better sound and higher quality photos. To make this basic party dress for fashion dolls like Barbie, you’ll need … Continue reading Sew a basic party dress for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #NewYearsEveParty #DollClothes

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On a turquoise blue linen background, an African or African American Barbie models a pair of blue jeans, a tee shirt, and a multi-colored poncho with an African-style color scheme on the poncho's cotton fabric. The words on this square image say "free patterns" over the top of the ChellyWood.com logo.
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Make a Kwanzaa poncho for Barbie with today’s free PDF sewing pattern #HappyKwanzaa #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Yesterday was the first day of Kwanzaa, an “annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1” (from Wikipedia). So in honor of Kwanzaa, I wanted to post my African heritage poncho pattern. This will be the first time I’ve offered this pattern as … Continue reading Make a Kwanzaa poncho for Barbie with today’s free PDF sewing pattern #HappyKwanzaa #DollClothes

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A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Free printable sewing patterns for making a holiday outfit for Ever After High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I wanted to find some doll clothes to go with the Mary Jane candy-cane-style shoes that I posted earlier, and I discovered that I was able to adapt a Stacie doll’s elastic-waist ankle pants patterns to fit Ever After High and Monster High dolls. So don’t be confused by … Continue reading Free printable sewing patterns for making a holiday outfit for Ever After High dolls @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes #SewingPatterns

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A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Made to Move Barbie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew snowflake pajamas for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #barbieclothes #ChristmasPajamas

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. You’ll need some small-print holiday flannel fabric, to create the cute pajama top and shorts shown in the image above. The shorts also require a bit of 1/8 inch elastic, and the top uses some 1/4 inch folded white bias tape. Today’s patterns will fit these dolls: Queens of … Continue reading Sew snowflake pajamas for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #barbieclothes #ChristmasPajamas

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A purple cotton fabric with tiny white polka dots frames a photo of a miniature table-top Christmas Tree that has tiny wrapped gifts under it and miniature Christmas tree ornaments on it. The words "Holiday-themed blog posts" float above the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, 11-inch doll clothes patterns, 9-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, DC Super Hero Girls Dolls, Disney Princess Dolls, Ever After High Doll Clothes Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Monster High Doll Clothes Patterns

Make Mary Jane Shoes for MH or EAH 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #HolidayCrafts

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial goes with a pattern for making a pair of Mary Jane style shoes that will fit Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, and Moana 10 inch dolls (among other dolls with similar-sized feet). It’s a nice tutorial for the holidays because in the video, I … Continue reading Make Mary Jane Shoes for MH or EAH 10 inch dolls w/free pattern @ ChellyWood.com #DollShoes #HolidayCrafts

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Framed in turquoise blue linen fabric, we see the image of Skipper holding an athletic stance. She wears leisure pants or athletic pants with a hooded sweatshirt that has a front pocket. The frame in which she stands also has the words "free patterns" and the ChellyWood.com logo.
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Let’s make athletic doll clothes for Skipper w/Free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #FreePatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Last week I gave you the patterns and tutorial videos for making the hooded sweatshirt. Yesterday you got the patterns and tutorials for making the athletic pants. Today I’m combining the whole outfit into one package! To make these athletic pants, you’ll need some jersey fabric and some 1/8 … Continue reading Let’s make athletic doll clothes for Skipper w/Free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SewingFun #FreePatterns

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