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A pretty, bright-eyed Baby Alive 12 inch baby doll stands in a field of poppies. She wears a sleeveless A-line dress made of light blue fabric that has a repeating pattern of ladybugs and little white flowers on it. The ChellyWood.com logo reminds us that the free patterns for making this dress, plus an easy-to-follow tutorial video for sewing this dress can be found at ChellyWood.com. Text above the doll reads, "summer dress."
12-inch doll clothes patterns, 13-inch doll clothes patterns, 14-inch doll clothes patterns, 15-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Baby Alive, Baby Doll Patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls

Sew an A-Line Dress for Baby Alive with Today’s FREE Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #GiftIdeas #DIYgifts

  Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today I have a brand new pattern for you. It’s a very easy-to-make A-line dress, and it’s designed to fit baby or toddler dolls that are 12 to 13 inches tall, like Baby Alive and/or the Disney Princess Toddler dolls. I tried to keep the instructions as simple as possible, … Continue reading Sew an A-Line Dress for Baby Alive with Today’s FREE Patterns @ ChellyWood.com #GiftIdeas #DIYgifts

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How to make a dress with pintucks. Pictured are a finished bright yellow doll's dress with the top half showing a full set of pintucks all the way across the dress's upper half. An arrow points to the View A drawing on the McCall's 8531 doll clothes sewing pattern envelope. Beside this is the enlarged image of the drawing from the front of the envelope, sewing an artist's rendition of Francie wearing the same dress as the photo on the left, but the dress in the drawing is white, and it also shows Francie wearing a little lace cap.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie, Vintage Francie

Pintucks Part 2: How I salvaged Dress View A with a few modifications to McCall’s 8531 for Francie #MeMadeMonday #SewVintage

In last Monday’s post, you heard about how, even I — a very experienced doll clothes sewing enthusiast — struggled to understand the wording “… stitching back ‘Hemlines’ from top as far as lower ends of tucks” in the McCall’s doll clothes pattern 8531 for Mattel’s vintage Francie dolls. I also learned that the estimate in the pattern for how much fabric you would need … Continue reading Pintucks Part 2: How I salvaged Dress View A with a few modifications to McCall’s 8531 for Francie #MeMadeMonday #SewVintage

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Free Patterns! A red headed World of Love doll models a sleeveless shirt and trousers or pants, both made of bright orange cotton fabric. Click on the thumbnail to learn more.
9-inch Dolls, Daily Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls, World of Love Doll Patterns

Let’s make a fall swing top and pants for World of Love dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns! #VintageDoll #FlowerPower

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. When I was a kid, I didn’t own any of the World of Love pre-teen dolls, but my cousin Virginia did… and I was SO envious! They were the coolest dolls in town, back in the early 1970’s. According to a website called Mod Barbie and Other 70s Dolls, … Continue reading Let’s make a fall swing top and pants for World of Love dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns! #VintageDoll #FlowerPower

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Free Patterns! DC Superhero Girls Super Girl doll models a handmade cropped hoodie with a front pocket and a pair of leggings or yoga pants. Visit Chelly Wood dot com for the free patterns. Click on this thumbnail to access the patterns.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, DC Super Hero Girls Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Let’s make a hoodie and yoga pants for 10 inch DC Superhero Super Girl dolls w/today’s free patterns #Superhero #SewingProjects

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. I was a little surprised when I tried this outfit on my DC Superhero Supergirl Doll, that the hood fits over her head perfectly! I first designed this athletic outfit for Barbie’s little sister, Skipper, but as you can see, it also fits Super Girl very nicely. So the tutorial videos … Continue reading Let’s make a hoodie and yoga pants for 10 inch DC Superhero Super Girl dolls w/today’s free patterns #Superhero #SewingProjects

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Thumbnail featuring a 16 inch tall Robert Tonner fashion doll beside a dress form labeled “Tape Measure Tuesday.” The thumbnail includes text: “With doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood,” accompanied by the Chelly Wood dot com logo. The image is bordered by bright turquoise blue rulers against a purple background with tiny polka dots. Clicking this thumbnail leads to an infographic detailing sewing measurements for this almost 16 inch doll which was designed by Robert Tonner.
Doll Measurements, Tape Measure Tuesday

Tape Measure Tuesday: Robert Tonner 16 inch fashion doll sewing measurements #CollectibleDolls #TapeMeasureTuesday

Scroll down for clarifications to each measurement. This beautiful doll was a gift to me, and as such, I don’t actually know her name. If any collectors of Robert Tonner dolls could help me discover what her name would have been, when she first came out of the box, please feel free to leave that information in the comments. I would deeply appreciate it! I … Continue reading Tape Measure Tuesday: Robert Tonner 16 inch fashion doll sewing measurements #CollectibleDolls #TapeMeasureTuesday

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The envelope for McCall's 8531 doll clothes patterns for Barbie's cousin, Mod Francie, shows eight different outfits that you can sew for Francie, using McCall's 8531.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie, Vintage Francie

Pintuck Dress for Francie — The easiest way to learn pintucks! #MeMadeMonday #SewVintage

According to Wikipedia, “In sewing, a tuck is a fold or pleat in fabric that is sewn or fastened in place.”* It goes on to explain that pintucks are tiny tucks. They’re certainly right about that. The key word is TINY. But there’s a LOT Wikipedia doesn’t tell you about pintucks, and now that I’ve learned a thing or two about pintucks while sewing the … Continue reading Pintuck Dress for Francie — The easiest way to learn pintucks! #MeMadeMonday #SewVintage

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Free patterns! A DC Superhero Girls doll models handmade jeans and a handmade striped T-shirt. Click on the thumbnail to get to the page with the free PDF sewing patterns for making these doll clothes using Chelly Wood's free doll clothes sewing patterns.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, DC Super Hero Girls Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Make a T-shirt and jeans for DC Superhero Super Girl dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DCcomics #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the third set of bullets. I first posted these patterns for the Creatable World dolls from Mattel. But they also fit modern Skipper, vintage Skipper (from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s) and I just discovered that they’ll fit my DC Superhero Super Girl doll. I wanted to be sure to include an additional … Continue reading Make a T-shirt and jeans for DC Superhero Super Girl dolls with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DCcomics #DollClothes

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Free patterns! for Barbie! A modern Barbie doll (black model) stands atop the ChellyWood.com logo, and she wears a handmade halter top and ruffled skirt. Click the thumbnail to get the free doll clothes sewing patterns for Barbie dolls.
A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Daily Patterns, Sindy, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a halter top and ruffle skirt for Barbie with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DIYXmasGift

For your free patterns and additional tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. When I design an outfit for one doll, I often try it on many other dolls, just to see which dolls can fit in the outfit. That’s how I create my bulleted list of dolls that will fit in each of my doll clothing pattern designs. I literally … Continue reading Sew a halter top and ruffle skirt for Barbie with today’s free doll clothes patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DIYXmasGift

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Help me re-organize things on ChellyWood.com — I need some advice! #Goals

When I was at the IANDS conference in Chicago, one of the ladies there asked me if I could show her what my website looks like. I watched her fiddle around on her phone, confused, trying to get from the Home Page to the American Girls doll clothes pattern page. It was kind of a disaster. So I thought, “Oh man, I’ve got to make … Continue reading Help me re-organize things on ChellyWood.com — I need some advice! #Goals

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McCall's 2970 doll clothes sewing patterns. Click the thumbnail for the article which talks about which dolls (including Topper Dawn and Pippa) will fit in this tiny six inch doll's wardrobe. Article available to read at chellywood.com
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Topper Dawn Dolls, Vintage Barbie

Besides Dawn and Pippa, what other dolls will fit in McCall’s 2970? #MeMadeMonday #TinyToys

Last week I talked in a Monday blog post about how the underpants pattern in the McCall’s 2970 doll clothes pattern fits Topper Dawn and a whole slew of other tiny fashion dolls in the 6 inch tall size range. But there are two other dolls that can fit into this tiny little doll underpants pattern, and I’m going to share this revelation with you … Continue reading Besides Dawn and Pippa, what other dolls will fit in McCall’s 2970? #MeMadeMonday #TinyToys

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The thumbnail shows the DC Superhero Girls Super Girl doll in a black evening gown with a side slit running from the knee to the just-above-the-ankle length hem of the black evening gown. The dress has straps. The text reads "free patterns" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo appears on the thumbnail image.
10-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Daily Patterns, DC Super Hero Girls Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Free doll clothes sewing patterns for a lovely evening gown for 10 and 1/4 inch DC Superhero Girls dolls! #DCcomics #SuperGirl #IANDS

  Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. On my website, in the 12 inch female dolls gallery, I do have a few patterns for my DC Superhero Bumblebee doll (with more on the way), but this Super Girl doll is a very different doll altogether. If you’ve navigated to my website because you’re looking for patterns to … Continue reading Free doll clothes sewing patterns for a lovely evening gown for 10 and 1/4 inch DC Superhero Girls dolls! #DCcomics #SuperGirl #IANDS

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Thumbnail features an Elf on the Shelf wearing a long white ball gown and white felt angel wings. "Free patterns" found at Chelly Wood dot com.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, Elf on the Shelf, Holiday Crafts, Whole Costumes for Dolls

‘Tis the Season for Elf on the Shelf! Let’s make him an angel outfit… #ChristmasAngel #ElfOnTheShelf

Scroll down to the third set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Some families enjoy a game of hiding their Elf on the Shelf, and one of the best places to hide him is in plain sight. Why not make him a tree-topper? In December of 2023, I published my Barbie Angel patterns, which includes a long dress, angel wings, and a robe. … Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for Elf on the Shelf! Let’s make him an angel outfit… #ChristmasAngel #ElfOnTheShelf

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Thumbnail featuring a 12 inch tall (Malaysia 1968) “Bendable Leg” Ken doll stands beside a dress form labeled “Tape Measure Tuesday.” The thumbnail includes text: “With doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood,” accompanied by the Chelly Wood dot com logo. The image is bordered by purple rulers against a turquoise blue background. Clicking this thumbnail leads to an infographic detailing sewing measurements for the bendable leg Ken doll that was made in Malaysia in 1968.
Doll Measurements, Ken Patterns, Tape Measure Tuesday, Vintage Ken

Tape Measure Tuesday: Bendable Leg Ken (Malaysia 1968) sewing measurements #KenDolls #TapeMeasureTuesday

Scroll down for clarifications to each measurement. You’ll notice that today’s infographic has an unusual heading: “Bendable Leg Ken (Malaysia 1968).” What’s that all about? I’ll tell you what I know in today’s blog post. Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations … Continue reading Tape Measure Tuesday: Bendable Leg Ken (Malaysia 1968) sewing measurements #KenDolls #TapeMeasureTuesday

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McCall's 2970 doll clothes sewing patterns. Click the thumbnail for the article which talks about which dolls (including Topper Dawn and Pippa) will fit in this tiny six inch doll's wardrobe. Article available to read at chellywood.com
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Topper Dawn Dolls, Vintage Barbie

What are the smallest underpants you’ve ever made? #MeMadeMonday #TinyThings

This little fashion doll sewing pattern which was produced by McCall in 1971 offers six different outfits for little tiny six inch dolls, like the Topper Dawn dolls. In fact, it seems to fit a number of very small fashion dolls. I’ve listed them in the purple textbox for you. But there’s more to this pattern than meets the eye… Before I go on, I … Continue reading What are the smallest underpants you’ve ever made? #MeMadeMonday #TinyThings

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The image shows a red miniature stocking and a green miniature stocking hung over a doll-sized fireplace. The text says, "free mini stocking pattern."
Crafts and Hobbies, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Props and Dioramas, Tutorials: Crafts

Make miniature Christmas stockings with today’s free sewing pattern #HolidayCrafts #ChristmasCrafts

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 tutorial video shows you how to make a Christmas stocking for your 1:6 scale dollhouse or diorama. Yes, I’ve posted this tutorial and this stocking pattern before, but two years ago I remastered the tutorial video to include a voice-over … Continue reading Make miniature Christmas stockings with today’s free sewing pattern #HolidayCrafts #ChristmasCrafts

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