Here we see the Chelly Wood doll holding up the McCall's crafts pattern #5462, which is under discussion in this blog post.

I made a poodle skirt with this old pattern, but I had a few problems… #SewingFail #SewingProjects

Last Monday I shared an old vintage Barbie pattern that I thought would be ideal for sewing a poodle skirt. But I mentioned that these older patterns are designed for vintage Barbie, and those older Barbies have a narrower waist than today’s Barbies. So what pattern would be better for a modern Barbie? Well before giving you my answer to that question, I wanted to … Continue reading I made a poodle skirt with this old pattern, but I had a few problems… #SewingFail #SewingProjects

On the right of this square image stands a Mattel Stacie doll, wearing a pink 1950's style circle skirt decorated with a black poodle applique. She wears a felt sleeveless shirt tucked into the waistband of the circle skirt. There's a sewing machine graphic on the left of the image, and it says, "Let's sew a 1950's circle skirt" followed by an exclamation point. The watermark says, "ChellyWood.com"

Free PDF sewing patterns for a 9-inch doll’s poodle skirt and top @ ChellyWood.com #Retro #Sewing

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. The Stacie-doll-sized shirt pattern I’m giving you today is one I’ve given you before, with other outfits for Stacie. We’ve used the same pattern to make a purple polka dot tank top from cotton, but this is the first time we’ve … Continue reading Free PDF sewing patterns for a 9-inch doll’s poodle skirt and top @ ChellyWood.com #Retro #Sewing

A skipper doll from the early 1970s wears handmade doll clothes that include a pink poodle skirt and a summer shirt. Her hair is pulled back with pink hair clips.

Let’s sew a circle skirt for vintage Skipper or modern Stacie dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #1950s #PoodleSkirt

Please scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free printable PDF sewing pattern and links to any additional relevant tutorial videos. Today’s circle skirt tutorial shows me making both a pink poodle skirt and a red circle skirt with eyelet trim. So if you’ve navigated to this page because you want to make a poodle skirt for your 9 inch dolls, you’ve … Continue reading Let’s sew a circle skirt for vintage Skipper or modern Stacie dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #1950s #PoodleSkirt

The image shows a Made to Move Barbie modeling a handmade 1950's style poodle skirt in pink with a black silhouetted poodle sewn to the fabric. In this photo, the camera seems to be above the doll, and she's looking up at it. She leans back as if laughing. She also wears a handmade T-shirt and flat white shoes. This Barbie has a dark complexion with blond curly hair. The website in the background is ChellyWood.com, a site that offers free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

I made a poodle skirt with this old pattern, but I had a few problems… #SewingFail #SewingProjects

Last Monday I shared an old vintage Barbie pattern that I thought would be ideal for sewing a poodle skirt. But I mentioned that these older patterns are designed for vintage Barbie, and those older Barbies have a narrower waist than today’s Barbies. So what pattern would be better for a modern Barbie? Well before giving you my answer to that question, I wanted to … Continue reading I made a poodle skirt with this old pattern, but I had a few problems… #SewingFail #SewingProjects