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Here we see a vintage pink-haired Troll doll, made by the Dam company, framed by a purple, blue, and white frame, upon which it says "doll of the day" and "Trolls."
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Doll of the Day: Trolls

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is a troll doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories regarding these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Trolls

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The blue square background shows circular images from various vintage doll clothes sewing patterns surrounded by music notes, a sewing needle, and the words, "inspirational music for sewing doll clothes."
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Inspirational Music Video for Sewing Doll Clothes — Please add it to your playlists! #Sewing #DollClothes

As my regular followers already know, I’ve been terribly sick lately. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” While I was confined to more-or-less bed rest, I had nothing better to do, so of course, I’ve been hand stitching doll clothes, but when I looked for “Inspirational sewing music” on YouTube, I … Continue reading Inspirational Music Video for Sewing Doll Clothes — Please add it to your playlists! #Sewing #DollClothes

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Two Lammily dolls face each other with Roman style arches behind them. The doll in the foreground is Lammily's "photographer" doll, an African American doll with a black afro hairstyle, a white gathered top, a turquoise colored mini skirt, and the doll holds a camera. Just beyond her is Lammily's "Traveler" doll dressed in a white flowing toga, with a gold belt. Her hair is done up in a high bun, with gold ribbons. She holds a yellow-gold wooden lyre. The text says, "Lammily," and below that, "Doll of the Day."
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Doll of the Day: Lammily

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is the Lammily doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories regarding these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Lammily

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Here we see a vintage Steffie face mold Teresa doll, made my Mattel, framed by a purple, blue, and white frame, upon which it says "doll of the day" and "Teresa."
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Doll of the Day: Teresa

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is Mattel’s Teresa doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories regarding these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Teresa

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Here we see a vintage Crissy doll, made my Ideal, framed by a purple, blue, and white frame, upon which it says "doll of the day" and "ideal Crissy."
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Doll of the Day: Ideal’s Crissy Dolls

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is Ideal’s Crissy doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories regarding these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Ideal’s Crissy Dolls

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Here we see a vintage Tammy doll, made my Ideal, framed by a purple, blue, and white frame, upon which it says "doll of the day" and "ideal Tammy."
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Doll of the Day: Ideal’s Tammy Dolls

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is Ideal’s Tammy doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories regarding these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Ideal’s Tammy Dolls

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The image shows the Chelly Wood doll, which is a re-painted and re-wigged spin master liv doll. This is a "doll of the day" image, and it's intended to be use to spark discussions in online forums that might help send out prayers and good wishes for doll clothing designer, youtuber, and writer, Chelly Wood, who has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus.
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Doll of the Day: Spin Master Liv Dolls

Today’s “Doll of the Day” image is the Spin Master Liv doll. Do you have one? Do you wish you did? Feel free to leave your thoughts on these dolls in the comments section. If you’re wondering why today’s blog post is so short, please read the blog post entitled, “Please keep me in your prayers!” And as always, please show your support by spreading … Continue reading Doll of the Day: Spin Master Liv Dolls

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A photo of a sewing table is overlapped by a photo of a "closed" sign on a pink background. The text above these two images says, "Out of the Office." All of these elements are on a blue background with stars and swirly white filaments. This is the thumbnail for a blog post about how Chelly Wood will be out of the office for a while, because she is recovering from West Nile Virus.
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Please keep me in your prayers!

Please keep me in your prayers everyone. I spent two days in the hospital before the doctors discovered that I have West Nile Virus. I’m back at home now, but like “Long Covid,” the after effects of West Nile Virus can lead to long-term complications. Right now I’m on strict bed rest, so I’ll be “out of the office” for a while, as far as … Continue reading Please keep me in your prayers!

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Framed by a quilt in shades of purple and red, we see a pretty Black Barbie modeling a shirt with a gathered neck line alongside a photo of McCalls pattern 5462 for Barbie and Ken dolls. A black arrow points from the View B doll modeling sportswear on the McCall's pattern to the image of the Black or African Barbie modeling a handmade shirt with a gathered front.
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What can you do if you cut a neckline too large for your doll? #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns

I’ve been doing a series of blog posts about  McCall’s Barbie pattern 5462, and specifically, I’ve been focused on the shirt pattern found in view B. I made all of these garments from the View B pattern, and as you can see, they are each just a little bit different: Today I’m going to focus on the one in the upper right corner of the … Continue reading What can you do if you cut a neckline too large for your doll? #SewingTips #DollClothesPatterns

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Surrounded by a turquoise blue linen fabric frame, we see the words "free pattern" angled above a photo of a vintage Francie doll wearing a sun dress (aka sundress) that's made of white cotton fabric printed with tiny fruits like watermelons, cherries, and pineapples.
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Sew a “fruity” sun dress for vintage Francie dolls with a beach bag or purse! #VintageFrancie #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. On Wednesday this week, we learned how to add a bias tape trim to the top of this dress, to make a business-y look, and I would highly recommend that you go back and read that post, to learn how to apply Velcro to the back of the dress: … Continue reading Sew a “fruity” sun dress for vintage Francie dolls with a beach bag or purse! #VintageFrancie #DollClothesPatterns

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On a purple background with tiny white polka dots, the words "free pattern" are angled above the ChellyWood.com logo. Beside these is a photo of a vintage Francie doll with brown hair and bangs. The Francie doll models a summery sundress in a tapered business style. She carries a matching purse.
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Sew a strappy business dress for Francie with a faux bias cuff bodice and matching purse #SummerActivities #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. We’ve seen today’s free pattern on ChellyWood.com in the past, but the older version of this pattern used a ribbon for the strap, and I’ve never posted it for Francie before. Here’s the earlier version on my Queens of Africa doll: In today’s rendition of the pattern, I’ve included … Continue reading Sew a strappy business dress for Francie with a faux bias cuff bodice and matching purse #SummerActivities #DollClothesPatterns

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Sew a basic party dress for Tall Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BirthdayParty #DollClothesPatterns

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 I didn’t have the PDF for Tall Barbie dolls posted on my website until today. However this simple dress fits a variety of Barbie-sized dolls. It’s an extremely versatile pattern! To make this basic party … Continue reading Sew a basic party dress for Tall Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #BirthdayParty #DollClothesPatterns

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