In this image, a quilted frame surrounds a close-up of the swimsuit image from McCalls Teen doll fashion 3429 doll clothes pattern, but the swimsuit (which normally appears in blue) has been redesigned in a salmon or coral colored-shade of pink. It's very becoming on the strawberry blond haired doll drawn there as the model.

Vintage McCall’s “Teen Fashion Doll” swimsuit pattern Part Deux #Vintage #DollClothesPatterns

As you may recall from last week’s swimsuit pattern discussion, the Southern Hemisphere of our lovely planet Earth is currently enjoying summer, so in honor of my southern-hemisphere followers and fans, I’m doing some blog posts about the swimsuit/bodysuit pattern shown as View B, on the vintage McCall’s Teen Doll Fashion pattern number 3429, which appears above. Two weeks ago, I showed you my sewing … Continue reading Vintage McCall’s “Teen Fashion Doll” swimsuit pattern Part Deux #Vintage #DollClothesPatterns

The image shows the bottom half of a modern Barbie wearing a purple swimsuit. She stands beside McCall's Teen Fashion Doll Pattern number 3429. This photo is surrounded by a purple cotton square frame dotted with tiny white polka dots. Over the photo and slightly to the left of the photo are the words "free pattern" under which is the Chelly Wood dot com logo.

Which “mystery Barbie” fits best in my vintage McCall’s “Teen Fashion Doll” swimsuit pattern? Surprise! #Vintage #DollClothesPatterns

Today’s blog post is dedicated to all my followers who live south of the equator. Summer is underway down there, so it’s time to do a blog post on swimsuits! Last week I showed you my sewing fail, with regard to the swimsuit / bodysuit pattern in McCall’s vintage “Teen Doll Fashion” patterns. Once I’d tossed my coral-colored first attempt aside, I decided to give … Continue reading Which “mystery Barbie” fits best in my vintage McCall’s “Teen Fashion Doll” swimsuit pattern? Surprise! #Vintage #DollClothesPatterns

Within a purple polka dot frame, we see a Black Barbie doll modeling a cotton Bikini in pale shades of purple and pink. The words say "free pattern" and there's a logo for ChellyWood.com in the corner of the image.

Sew a summer bikini for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SummerCrafts

For your free pattern, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Okay, I admit, summer isn’t here — at least not where I live in Idaho, anyway — but a girl can dream, can’t she? I’m dreaming of summer, imagining myself laying in a lawn chair, and anxiously awaiting the opportunity for more free time to sew! And today’s project is really just … Continue reading Sew a summer bikini for Barbie with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothesPatterns #SummerCrafts

If you'd like to make this retro Barbie bikini with "booty shorts" style swimsuit bottoms, please click on the link in the caption. This image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie wearing a Marilyn Monroe-style 1950s or early 1960s swimsuit / bikini with a halter style swimsuit top and booty-shorts-style swimsuit bottoms. The doll stands on sandy ground, surrounded by 1:6 scale wicker lawn furniture with a sun swept bay behind her. There's a cottage behind her on a grassy slope that leads to the beach. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns.

Sew a 1960’s bikini swimsuit for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerFun #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s sewing project is an adorable retro-style bikini swimsuit which will fit most 11 inch or 11 and a half inch fashion dolls. This project uses the same pattern as last week’s capri pants, but this time we’re going to make the swimsuit top and “booty” shorts. If you … Continue reading Sew a 1960’s bikini swimsuit for Barbie with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #SummerFun #DollClothesPatterns

Please visit ChellyWood.com for FREE printable sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. The image shows the free pattern for a swimsuit, dance leotard, ballerina tutu, or ice skater's leotard designed to fit 28 inch dolls like the Best Fashion Friend Barbie dolls. This printable pdf pattern includes a "creative commons attribution" symbol, which means you're free to use the pattern as long as you tell people where this pattern came from.

#PDFpattern Wednesday: 28″ Doll Clothes FREE swimsuit or leotard patterns @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #Barbie

This week’s pattern is for a swimsuit, dance leotard, ice skater’s leotard, or gymnast’s leotard for 28″ dolls like Mattel’s Best Fashion Friend Barbie dolls. Here are the free patterns in both a MS Word format and a PDF download: MS Word downloadable pattern for a 28″ doll’s swimsuit or leotard PDF pattern download for a 28″ doll’s swimsuit or leotard Tomorrow I’ll post the … Continue reading #PDFpattern Wednesday: 28″ Doll Clothes FREE swimsuit or leotard patterns @ ChellyWood.com #dolls #Barbie

The image shows American Girl doll Kaya wearing a hand-made bikini which includes the bikini top and the bikini bottoms. The overlay says "Doll Bikini part 1" and offers the URL "ChellyWood.com" as the location for the free pattern for this doll swimsuit. The pattern will fit most 18" dolls (18-inch dolls = apprx. 46 cm). That means this swimsuit pattern will fit Madame Alexander dolls as well as AG dolls. It's likely this free swimsuit pattern will also fit Journey Girls and similar sized dolls. Instructions for downloading and sewing together this free bikini pattern are found at ChellyWood.com along with hundreds of other doll clothes patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes.

#FREE bikini bottoms or underwear patterns for your #AGdoll or other 18-inch #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s everything you’ll need to make a pair of bikini bottoms or underpants for your 18-inch dolls: Pattern for bikini bottoms FRONT Pattern for bikini bottoms BACK As I’ve said in earlier posts, next week I’ll be posting the pattern for a bikini top to go with the bottoms. These free printable sewing patterns will fit American Girl dolls, Madame Alexander dolls and many other … Continue reading #FREE bikini bottoms or underwear patterns for your #AGdoll or other 18-inch #dolls @ ChellyWood.com

The image shows a free pattern for a pair of underpants or a swimsuit bottom (bikini bottoms) to fit 18" dolls. You can find this free 18 inch doll swimsuit pattern at ChellyWood.com (the watermark on the pattern). This pattern shows two dolls wearing the hand-made underwear or bikini bottoms: an 18-inch Madame Alexander doll and an 18 inch American Girl doll. The pattern itself is marked with a "Creative Commons Attribution" symbol.

Let’s sew a #dolls swimsuit for #AGdolls or #MadameAlexander @ ChellyWood.com!

Here’s the second of two free patterns for the bikini bottoms we’re making this week on ChellyWood.com. Yesterday’s post had the BACK side for this pattern; today I give you the FRONT pattern. Tomorrow I’ll post a video tutorial, showing you how to sew the swimsuit bottoms (or panties). Then next week, I’ll post the pattern and tutorial for the swimsuit top. As the heading … Continue reading Let’s sew a #dolls swimsuit for #AGdolls or #MadameAlexander @ ChellyWood.com!

Image shows a lined printable pattern for both a bikini style swimsuit (top and bottoms) and a pair of capri pants (capris). Overlaid text offers the name of the website where this free printable sewing pattern can be found: ChellyWood.com.

#Retro swimsuit pattern for fashion #Dolls is free @ ChellyWood.com #CraftyMom

Here’s my free, printable sewing pattern for a retro swimsuit. As you can see by the heading, you could potentially make the bikini top into a bra; similarly, you could make the shorts/bikini bottom into underpants. I haven’t created a bra and panties set with this pattern yet, but I’m anxious to do so! I’m currently working on the capris (along with a turtleneck in … Continue reading #Retro swimsuit pattern for fashion #Dolls is free @ ChellyWood.com #CraftyMom

If you'd like to make this retro Barbie bikini with "booty shorts" style swimsuit bottoms, please click on the link in the caption. This image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie wearing a Marilyn Monroe-style 1950s or early 1960s swimsuit / bikini with a halter style swimsuit top and booty-shorts-style swimsuit bottoms. The doll stands on sandy ground, surrounded by 1:6 scale wicker lawn furniture with a sun swept bay behind her. There's a cottage behind her on a grassy slope that leads to the beach. The watermark reminds us to visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns.

#Barbie® #Retro swimsuit for #DIY @ ChellyWood.com

Spring is in the air, and the weather’s starting to warm up a bit. Is it too soon to post patterns for my retro swimsuit for fashion dolls like Barbie®, the Queens of Africa™, Momoko™, and similar-sized dolls? I hope not! This is a preview of what’s to come. I’ll be posting patterns and tutorials for this–what I like to call–my “retro swimsuit” for fashion dolls, later … Continue reading #Barbie® #Retro swimsuit for #DIY @ ChellyWood.com

Image shows a pattern for a bodysuit or swimsuit to fit 11.5 inch fashion dolls like Barbie, Momoko, and Liv dolls. It includes long sleeves for the bodysuit. Each pattern piece is to be cut from felt. The doll is also seen wearing the bodysuit as part of a cat Halloween costume or as a gymnast or yoga instructor. The doll modeling the bodysuit is Mattel's Made-to-Move Barbie®

Sew a bodysuit for your #dolls’ #Halloween #cat costume w/ this FREE pattern

As promised, here’s my fashion doll bodysuit pattern. I think you could probably use this same pattern to make a fashion doll swimsuit as well, so even if you’re not interested in making your doll the Halloween cat costume that I’m sharing this week, this pattern could still be highly useful for beach attire. Tomorrow I’ll post the tutorial, showing how to make this bodysuit out … Continue reading Sew a bodysuit for your #dolls’ #Halloween #cat costume w/ this FREE pattern