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New in my store: pink satin fabric remnants! Make a dress for 13-inch My First Barbie with this lovely fabric!

Yesterday I posted a brand new pattern and tutorial video, showing you how to make a beautiful, 1960’s style, pink satin dress, which will fit Judy Littlechap. But did you happen to see the list of dolls which will fit in this lovely dress? Let’s have a look at that list again: Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit…

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Let's sew a satin dress with a bow for vintage Remco Judy Littlechap dolls, with today's free patterns @ ChellyWood.com!

  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 pattern, which…

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Pink Satin Fabric Remnant

Webster’s online dictionary defines satin as “a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.” However, my satin remnants are hand-me-down bits and pieces that a novice sewist gave me after several attempts to make herself an A-line skirt failed. As such, I can’t tell if the satin was made of…

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Two Blue and Two Red Stocking Caps for Tiny Dolls (Special Order for Margaret H.)

This posting is a special request order for Margaret H, who left a comment on my blog post about the miniature stocking caps. She wanted two red and two blue stocking caps for tiny dolls. If you want to special order some of these miniature stocking caps, please read more about them in this blog post, so you know the story behind them, what size they are, etc… Then just leave a comment with your…

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The Story of the Miniature Stocking Caps: Part 2 (PLEASE Comment!)

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Yesterday, I told you the story of Evelyn, who hand-knitted a multitude of tiny stocking caps before she passed away. I bought them at a church rummage sale, from a woman who seemed very disrespectful toward Evelyn. And now I’m trying…

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The Story of the Tiny Stocking Caps and Poor Evelyn Who Made Them...

You might have seen these little stocking caps for sale in my store. Well there’s a story behind these hand-knitted miniature stocking caps. I don’t knit, but I can tell you a little about the woman who did make them. Today I want to share what I can of her sad story. I was driving around Twin Falls, Idaho (a town near where I live) this past spring, and I saw a sign in front of a church that…

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Learning to sew with 18 inch doll clothes pattern Simplicity 4654 #Sewing #DollClothesPatterns

Visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. When I first uploaded this photo, it was part of a series that answered the question, “How can you tell when a pattern is not for beginners?” People often think that sewing for a bigger doll will be easier than sewing for a smaller doll, but that’s not always true.…

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Where to Shop for Fabric in Paris

Do you ever wonder what the fashion capital of the world has to offer to a sewist? Well, Paris is not called the “fashion capital of the world” without a good reason. In the summer of 2016, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Paris with my daughter, and of course, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to shop for fabric while I was there! Click here to find all the patterns and tutorials you’ll…

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Let's "do a pick" with the Littlechap Family of vintage dolls! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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 or…

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What are you sewing this summer? Let's share for inspiration! #Summer #Sewing

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Let’s share! What are you working on this summer? What sewing projects do you have underway? Leave your summer sewing project descriptions in the comments section to give inspiration to everyone who reads this blog post! See the pile…

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Let's make a circle skirt w/eyelet trim for 1980's Stacie dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. 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 circle skirt project  with eyelet trim was first published here on ChellyWood.com…

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Learning to sew with McCall's vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern 5462 #sewingalterations #DollClothesPatterns

Visit ChellyWood.com for free doll clothes sewing patterns to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Back in May, I did a whole series of blog posts on the shirts from McCall’s 5462 Barbie and Ken doll clothes patterns from the 1980’s. Believe it or not, the shirts in views G and B are tremendously easy to sew and to make alterations to. Why? You don’t have to attach a sleeve! But I’ve…

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Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit (top and bottoms) for Wellie Wishers w/today's free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s free PDF sewing patterns are for making a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, and 15 inch doll size…

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Make a 4th of July bikini swimsuit top (or a "training bra") for Wellie Wishers w/today's free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #4thOfJuly #DollClothesPatterns

Scroll down to the second set of bullets for the free PDF sewing patterns. Today’s tutorial shows you how to sew a “training bra,” sports bra, or a popsicle 4th-of-July-themed bikini swimsuit top for dolls in the 13-inch, 14-inch, 15-inch and 16-inch doll size range. For a full list of all the dolls that will fit into today’s free swimsuit pattern, please scroll down to the first set of…

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How much did women sew in early America? A video from the DAR Museum

  A few of you who are regular website followers may have stumbled across one or two blog posts where I mentioned that I’m a member of the DAR — the Daughters of the American Revolution. As such, I follow the DAR Museum’s YouTube channel, and I love it when they give us insight into the history of sewing! Today’s “guest” video is one such study. In this video, museum curator, “Alden O’Brien[,]…

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Make a summer outfit for Barbie and other fashion dolls with free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Barbie #DollClothesPatterns

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s patterns will fit Barbie dolls and similar-sized fashion dolls. To make this skirt and reversible summer top combo, you’ll need cotton…

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Learning to sew with McCall's vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern 6420 #sewvintage #DollClothesPatterns

Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes. Do you know what’s amazing about the McCall’s vintage Barbie doll clothes pattern #6420? It’s double-sided! Yup! There are images of the different doll clothes you can make on both the front AND the back of this pattern envelope. Can you believe it? Check out…