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  • Sewing Pattern for Barbie Basics (ModelMuse) body – Halter Top Dress

    Sewing Pattern for Barbie Basics (ModelMuse) body – Halter Top Dress

    Free printable sewing pattern for a cute halter top dress.

    Instructions:

    Fold over sides of both top pieces and topstitch
    Lay one top piece over the other to the place where the arrow points, pin them together then gather the lower edges of both

    Pull gathering threads until the top pieces fit between the two arrows marked on the midriff pattern piece
    Stitch top pieces inside doubled layers of midriff, leaving an opening where the top pieces are, through which you’re going to turn the midriff. Clip corners and turn.

    Sew skirt side seams, then stitch skirt to midriff, leaving back edges of skirt a little wider than midriff
    Then fold those over and stitch center backs and hemline
    Sew on velcro or snaps for closure

    Click here for the pdf pattern. NOTE this is for Barbie Basics and will not fit the other shapes. Barbie Basics are these girls. They’re skinny even for Barbie.

  • Barbie Strapless Dress Free Pattern

    Barbie Strapless Dress Free Pattern

    Printable sewing pattern to download in pdf form.

    There’s one for the old 1966 vintage Mattel shape, one for 1999 Bellybutton shape (which I think is most common nowadays), one for skinny Barbie Basics and one for the 2006 shorter body which is only 11″ tall.

    Barbie strapless bodice pattern for 1966 / original

    Barbie strapless bodice pattern for 1999 / Bellybutton

    Barbie Basics (ModelMuse) and 2006 shorter body

    Help figuring out which shape Barbie you have is here

    It’s just one pattern piece with 1/4 inch seam allowance. Remember that 1/4″ is smaller than half the average presser foot. If in doubt, make the seams smaller.

    Use a gathered rectangle for the skirt, or here’s a new pattern piece to add this A-line skirt.

    Instructions

    Cut two pieces, put them right sides together. Stitch 1/4″ from the top and sides, clip the corners and turn, then stitch the darts.

    (Or, for a smoother interior, stitch the darts on both pieces first, then sew the two pieces together.)

    A rectangle for the skirt, leaving a bit on each side to fold over and hem. Then add velcro on the back.

    This is the sewing machine that used to make these. It’s a Singer made in Mexico in the eighties. The foot was pressing so hard that it was impossible to sew, and it wasn’t adjustable, so I took the spring completely off and wrapped rubber bands around there instead. It presses just enough!

    I also later removed everything electric and strapped the hand wheel to a treadle base. At first I hated that machine– the first one I ever bought and a poor choice– but after doing that much modification to it I’m quite affectionate about it!