Tag: Valentine’s Day

Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Sewing and Fashion History, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie

Did you store a swatch of lace with your Barbie clothes when you were a kid? #VintageBarbie #Memories

Isn’t this an adorable pattern? See the View A dress? Notice the layer of eyelet lace that serves as a top skirt? That’s going to be my focus. Do you think the designer was trying to create an apron with that eyelet? Or do you think it’s just there to make the dress look lacy and feminine? Before I go on, I need to make … Continue reading Did you store a swatch of lace with your Barbie clothes when you were a kid? #VintageBarbie #Memories

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
A vintage Francie doll models a St. Patrick's Day green strappy dress with a pencil skirt. The text reads, "free sewing pattern!" The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears beneath the text.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Vintage Francie, Whole Costumes for Dolls

St. Patrick’s Day dress sewing adventure for Barbie or her retro buddy Francie! 🍀✨ #SaintPatricksDay #GirlsNightOut

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. I’ve had this dress available on my website for a long time now, but I’ve only posted it as a Valentine’s Day dress and a springtime/Easter dress. Disclaimer Statement: ChellyWood.com earns money by linking to Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and other online affiliate programs. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day dress sewing adventure for Barbie or her retro buddy Francie! 🍀✨ #SaintPatricksDay #GirlsNightOut

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
A vintage Pedigree Sindy doll models a pair of handmade knickers and a handmade vest or tank top. The text reads, "free pattern" and in fact, when you visit Chelly Wood dot com, you'll find free doll clothes patterns for these lingerie items and other free sewing patterns for vintage Pedigree Sindy and similar sized dolls.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, A4 Printer PDF Patterns, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Sindy, Tammy Doll Patterns, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a vest (tank top) for Pedigree Sindy dolls with today’s free A4 and American PDF sewing patterns #ValentinesDay #Lingerie

For your free patterns and tutorial videos for making this vest/summer top, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. If you’re not familiar with Pedigree Sindy, please go back and read the blog posts from Monday the 3rd and Monday the 10th of June, 2024. She’s a fun doll to learn about! In a nutshell, back in “the day,” Sindy was far more … Continue reading Sew a vest (tank top) for Pedigree Sindy dolls with today’s free A4 and American PDF sewing patterns #ValentinesDay #Lingerie

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
Advance 9939 vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns (the envelope that the patterns come in) is shown with the Chelly Wood doll, framed in a quilted border. The text reads "Advance 9939 vintage Barbie patterns."
Holiday Crafts, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tips for Beginners, Vintage Barbie

I made a SUPER CUTE Valentine’s Day jacket for Barbie with vintage Advance Barbie Patterns 9939! #ValentinesDay #SewVintage

When I first got this Advance 9939 vintage pattern set for Barbie, and I took all the patterns out of the envelope, I took one look at this jacket and thought, “Oh boy. That’s not good.” The green arrow in the image above shows how weird that sleeve looks. Why on earth would someone design a sleeve like a letter M? That’s just strange. If … Continue reading I made a SUPER CUTE Valentine’s Day jacket for Barbie with vintage Advance Barbie Patterns 9939! #ValentinesDay #SewVintage

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Whole Costumes for Dolls

A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Isn’t this the perfect fabric for my pencil-skirt Valentine’s Day dress? I just love how this dress turned out! Yesterday I re-posted the Valentine’s Day pencil skirt dress pattern that’s always so popular here on ChellyWood.com right around the start of February, but today I’m posting another variation on … Continue reading A new variation on yesterday’s free Valentine’s Day dress pattern @ ChellyWood.com #ValentinesDay #DollClothesPatterns

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Queens of Africa, Whole Costumes for Dolls

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

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
This image shows a Queens of Africa doll wearing a pretty handmade dress made of thin pink material decorated with polka dots and flowers on pink and white striped fabric. The dress has a short, straight skirt and a summery bodice with straps made of ribbon. The watermark says, "ChellyWood.com: Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials." The Queens of Africa dolls have a body shape similar to a Barbie-sized doll. She stands 11 inches high and has dark chocolate complexion. Her hair is quite curly. To purchase a Queens of Africa doll, go to https://queensofafricadolls.com/ In this image, we see the doll quite close-up, and the fabric fits her figure flatteringly.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Holiday Crafts, Momoko Doll Patterns, Pullip Doll Clothes, Queens of Africa, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a pretty springtime dress for your 11-inch fashion dolls w/free patterns! #spring #dollclothes

In the bullets below, you’ll find my free printable PDF sewing pattern and a link to an older tutorial video for making the dress shown in the image at the top of the page: Free printable sewing pattern for Valentine’s Day dresses to fit 11.5-inch fashion dolls. Video tutorial showing how to make the dress shown in the image above (a different doll is shown … Continue reading Sew a pretty springtime dress for your 11-inch fashion dolls w/free patterns! #spring #dollclothes

Chelly Wood4 Comments
The image shows a Queens of Africa doll wearing a Valentine's Day dress. Her strapless dress fits 11-inch or 11.5-inch fashion dolls. The dress has a pencil skirt topped with a flouncy skirt. The fabric is pink with multi-colored hearts splattered across the fabric in random patterns. The watermark on this image tells you that ChellyWood.com offers free printable PDF sewing patterns and free tutorial videos.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Queens of Africa

Happy Valentine’s Day, my lovely dolls! #FreeStuff #DollClothes

  This week we’re making a series of Valentine’s Day dresses for fashion dolls. Below you’ll find my free printable PDF sewing pattern and a link to an older tutorial video for the dress shown in the image at the top of the page: Free printable sewing pattern for Valentine’s Day dresses to fit 11.5-inch fashion dolls. Video tutorial showing how to make the dress … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day, my lovely dolls! #FreeStuff #DollClothes

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns to make doll clothes that fit dolls of many shapes and sizes. This image is the header for a YouTube video that instructs you through spoken words, visuals, and video clips, how to make a pencil skirt dress for 11 inch fashion dolls. The header title is "Special Valentine's Day Dress for 11-inch Dolls" and it shows a Queens of Africa doll modeling the handmade dress in Valentine's Day red.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Queens of Africa

How to sew a Valentine’s Day dress for 11 inch fashion dolls #tutorial for #dollclothes

    If today’s Valentine’s Day dress project looks familiar, that’s because I have posted the same project here in years past. However I’ve updated the pattern for easier download this year: Free printable sewing pattern for Valentine’s Day dresses to fit 11.5-inch fashion dolls. If you enjoy my tutorials and free patterns, please show your appreciation by sharing them with others. You can pin … Continue reading How to sew a Valentine’s Day dress for 11 inch fashion dolls #tutorial for #dollclothes

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
This is the JPG image of a PDF sewing pattern that's available at ChellyWood.com as a free downloadable doll clothes sewing pattern to fit dolls in the 11-inch to 11.5-inch size range (28 to 29 cm). This is a pattern for sewing a pencil skirt dress with a simple bodice. The image shows three flowers on the difficulty scale for this website's patterns, for making the pencil skirt dress.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Queens of Africa

Time for another free PDF sewing pattern: a special Valentine’s Day dress! #sewhappy #sewcute #dolls

The pattern above appears here so you can easily pin JPG images of my patterns on Pinterest. This is the pencil skirt dress pattern that we previewed in Monday’s blog post. (Click here to see that post again.) This week’s free PDF sewing pattern also includes the flouncy skirt version and the short skirt version, which appear in the JPG image below: Again, please share … Continue reading Time for another free PDF sewing pattern: a special Valentine’s Day dress! #sewhappy #sewcute #dolls

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
This image shows a Queens of Africa doll wearing a pretty handmade dress made of thin pink material decorated with polka dots and flowers on pink and white striped fabric. The dress has a short, straight skirt and a summery bodice with straps made of ribbon. The watermark says, "ChellyWood.com: Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials." The Queens of Africa dolls have a body shape similar to a Barbie-sized doll. She stands 11 inches high and has dark chocolate complexion. Her hair is quite curly. To purchase a Queens of Africa doll, go to https://queensofafricadolls.com/ In this image, we see the doll quite close-up, and the fabric fits her figure flatteringly.
11-inch doll clothes patterns, 2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics, Barbie Patterns, Holiday Crafts, Queens of Africa

Preview of this week’s special Valentine’s Day dress patterns! #ValentinesDay #dolls

This week we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day here in the United States, so for this special occasion, I’m reposting my previous Valentine’s Day patterns in PDF form. The one at the top is a red, pencil-skirt style dress for 11-inch (or 11.5-inch / 28-29 cm) fashion dolls. Next you can see a lovely pink floral dress below. The earlier rendition of this dress was a red … Continue reading Preview of this week’s special Valentine’s Day dress patterns! #ValentinesDay #dolls

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
The image shows Mattel's Skipper doll's feet fitting snugly into a pair of slippers made of felt. The pattern for sewing a pair of these easy-to-make felt slippers is found at ChellyWood.com
2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics

#MeMade Monday: a babydoll pajama set and slippers for Skipper #dolls on #ValentinesDay

Yes, the pajamas that Skipper is modeling in the image above are the same pajamas we made for Barbie last week. We’ll be using basically the same exact pattern for Skipper’s PJ’s, as the pattern will fit both dolls. But this week I’ve added a little extra to the pattern I gave you last week; it’s a pattern for making Skipper’s slippers: You might have … Continue reading #MeMade Monday: a babydoll pajama set and slippers for Skipper #dolls on #ValentinesDay

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
The image shows a Made-to-Move Barbie wearing a handmade babydoll pajama. The doll's lilac-colored pajamas are trimmed in bias tape, ribbon, and rick-rack. Barbie lays on a doll-sized bed with a small quilt on the bed. The quilt has little hearts on it (for this image was posted in February, for Valentine's Day. Barbie's head lays on a quilted pink-and-purple nine patch pillow. She has a stuffed bear on her bed and a cabinet in the background. The wallpaper is purple and there's a window in the wall behind her. The whole diorama is 1:6 scale to suit Barbie. The doll wraps her hand around the nine-patch quilted doll pillow, and she has her legs crossed at the ankle as she reclines upon her little quilt-covered bed. The overlay offers the website where you can find free patterns for making the Barbie doll pajamas and a pair of shorts that cannot be seen in this image, but which go with the baby doll pajamas. The overlay says: ChellyWood.com and it also says, "Free doll clothes patterns and tutorials" -- this website offers free doll clothes patterns for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Each pattern comes with a free tutorial video showing you how to make the clothes.
2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics

#MeMade Monday: a babydoll pajama set for Barbie #dolls on #ValentinesDay

It’s February, so for St. Valentine’s Day this year, I looked back through my emails from fans and followers for an idea that might suit the Valentine’s Day theme. What did I come up with? A babydoll pajama! When I went back to my emails and blog surveys, I discovered there were a fair number of requests for pajama sets for Barbie, Skipper, and similar … Continue reading #MeMade Monday: a babydoll pajama set for Barbie #dolls on #ValentinesDay

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
Image of African American Barbie wearing a red strapless dress with flouncy white skirting atop a pencil skirt of red. White flouncy skirt has small red hearts printed on it. This page offers a FREE Printable PDF sewing pattern for making a dress for a regular Mattel-sized Barbie Doll. The pattern and tutorial video can be found at ChellyWood.com
Daily Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls

#SummerTime #Dolls #Dress FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

To make the flouncy dress shown in today’s tutorial video, you’ll need two patterns: This link will take you to strapless dress pattern 1 This link will take you to strapless dress pattern 2 Yes, these are the same patterns I posted on Tuesday and Wednesday. One pattern is used for the pencil skirt; the other is necessary for the white skirt that has a … Continue reading #SummerTime #Dolls #Dress FREE Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Chelly WoodLeave a comment
Image of Liv doll (by spin master) wearing handmade pencil-skirt-style dress. Overlapping words say, "Free pattern for Liv Doll pencil-skirt dress"
Barbie Patterns, Daily Patterns, Liv Doll Clothes Patterns, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Pencil Skirt #SummerDress for #Dolls w/free #Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

This week I’m re-posting some older patterns, but as is my usual fare, these patterns are free. For the tutorial you see above, please use the following pencil skirt dress pattern: Pencil skirt dress pattern You’ll notice on the pattern that it can be adapted for Spin Master Liv dolls, or you can make this pattern to fit a regular ol’ Barbie doll as well. … Continue reading Pencil Skirt #SummerDress for #Dolls w/free #Pattern @ ChellyWood.com

Chelly WoodLeave a comment