If you weren’t alive in 1972, then you probably think the early 70’s were all about hippies and Woodstock. But actually, pioneers were in fashion, and a favorite TV show for family viewing was Little House on the Prairie. I remember my parents participating in square dancing as a fun event for couples, and it was very popular from 1972 all the way through … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Take your Barbie Dolls to a Square Dance!
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For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern four flowers on my difficulty scale (see below), because this swimsuit does have a lining. To learn more about how the difficulty scale works, please click here. Be sure … Continue reading Free swimsuit doll clothes pattern and tutorial video for Judy Littlechap dolls of the Remco Littlechap family dolls!
For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern five flowers on my difficulty scale (see below). To learn more about how the difficulty scale works, please click here. Be sure to scroll down for the easy-to-download PDF … Continue reading Let’s sew a satin dress with a bow for vintage Remco Judy Littlechap dolls, with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com!
The Littlechap Family of dolls includes: Doctor John Littlechap His wife, Lisa Littlechap Their teenage daughter, Judy Littlechap Their younger daughter, Libby Littlechap What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll … Continue reading Let’s “do a pick” with the Littlechap Family of vintage dolls! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector
Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Talking Ken in Beach Clothes Talking Ken in Breakfast at 7 Regular Ken wearing Shore Lines What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Mom’s boyfriend bribes you with a new Ken doll… #DoApick #vintageDollCollector
Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie Ballet Box World of Barbie Trunk Skipper Carrying Case What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Which doll carrying case would you pick from this vintage collection? #DoApick #vintageBarbie
Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Vintage Francie Vintage Skipper Tutti doll What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — This time we’re playing Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music” with dolls! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector
Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Lots of Lace Budding Beauty Daisy Crazy What’s the story behind this game? When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Skipper Plays Jan on the Brady Bunch! #DoApick #vintageDolls
Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Angie ‘N Tangie Lori ‘N Rori Nan ‘N Fran These dolls are classified as vintage “Tutti” dolls, or at least, most doll collectors see them as belonging to that family of Mattel toys. I think of them as the predecessor to the modern Chelsea dolls. Click on the links I’ve provided to see them on eBay. What’s … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Who will play Cindy from the Brady Bunch? #DoApick #vintageDollCollector #BradyBunch
What we now call Ideal Toy Corporation’s vintage Tammy dolls was the original fashion doll, back when the idea of a “fashion doll” was still pretty new. She was called, “The doll you love to dress!” The image above shows my Tammy doll and the Chelly doll holding up vintage Simplicity pattern 4883 for sewing a wardrobe to fit Tammy dolls. This pattern (not this … Continue reading Learning to alter doll clothes patterns with Ideal Tammy Doll patterns #CollectibleDolls #TapeMeasureTuesday #DollClothesPatterns
Scroll down to the bullets, to see the original outfits, in all their glory! When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Barbie the Girl Boss is hiring Ken #GirlBoss #DoApick #vintageDollCollector
