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Monday, March 9, 2015

Dressing Barbie through the Years



Barbie is celebrating her 56th Birthday today, March 9, 2015.  I've been making clothes for Barbie for almost that long.  I received my first Barbie as a young girl and it was always a treat to be able to purchase a new outfit for her.  Before long, I was sewing simple dresses for her and then knitting simple tube dresses too.

It's amazing how many patterns for sewing, knitting, and crocheting for Barbie have been published.  I have many of them and still love making clothes for her.  So many are outfits that I wouldn't be able to wear but it's fun to dress the fashion doll.

Here's a few of the outfits that I've made.





This dress pattern is featured here.






And a few patterns that I still want to create.






There are so many wonderful memories attached to dressing Barbie.  It has led to a lifelong love of knitting and sewing.