On Friday (March 2nd, 2018) we are offering a free doll clothes pattern from Cherie Peden of Ma Petite Cherie Couture. Be sure to vote today and then come back and get your copy of the winning pattern on Friday.
More About Cherie: I have been sewing since I was about 4 years old. I learned to sew at my mothers knee. I learned to sew Barbie clothes not by hand but by machine. I remember when I was about 10 seeing an outfit that my Grandmother had made for her Barbie that she had done completely by hand and thinking why would anyone take that kind of time. I learned to crochet at age 7 again under my mothers watchful eye. I also learned to knit but as crochet builds faster knitting fell the way of hand sewing I do if needed. I am the wife to a software engineer and mother to 4 daughters that I home schooled for most of their elementary years. When I am not designing and writing doll clothes patterns I work as a teachers aide in a private school.
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More About Each Pattern:
The Kara Shoe Pattern For 18" Dolls:These simple open toe flats for 18" dolls have a twist - they are missing one side of the shoe! They are super easy to make and take a minimal amount of fabric to make.
The Anna Shoe Pattern for 18" Dolls:Does dolly like bows but not big full bows? Well here is an open toe shoe that has half a bow across the toe! The outside edge of the bow is lined with small beads and the arch side of the shoe is open. This shoe would be pretty in light weight silks and satins as well as in light weight wools.
The Posie Toe Slippers Crochet Pattern for 18" Dolls:Crochet your doll an adorable pair of ballet style slippers! These slippers are adorned with with a cabbage rose set atop a dainty doily on the toe. This PDF pattern will fit most 18" doll feet thanks to the adjustable tie on the back of the foot.
The Gems Shoe Crochet Pattern for 18" Dolls: The Gems shoe is a striped slip on shoe. This pattern will show you how to create a cute shoe for your 18" doll. The shoe is crocheted in 3 pieces and then crocheted together. No sewing is required!! It has a crocheted flange that is glued between a fabric covered sole and a foam sole, with an edge that covers the seam between the two perfectly..
Take a look at the pattern:
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60 Comments
sue
March 04, 2018
I like all 3 patterns but would love to win the kara design pattern with thanks for your offer Sue
Liza
March 02, 2018
Thank you for the free pattern. All of the patterns are adorable.
Diana D
March 01, 2018
Thank you. I voted for Kara, but would have voted for Gems if I knew how to crochet.
Karen
March 01, 2018
Thank you for sharing your pattern with us. I’m still learning to make shoes so this will be fun to try.
Louise Saunders
March 01, 2018
Thank you Cherie for the cute shoe patterns. Thanks goes to Cinnamon and all at Pixie Faire for making it all possible to get such wonderful patterns week after week.
Colisa
March 01, 2018
hmmm, Cherie, Thank you for your generosity and creativity :)
I do like the ease of crochet, and do love the slippers and Gems, but,
I like Kara and Anna shoes, they both have open insteps, great for summer formal dressy events, but I am sure they would be just as great for casual summer events in the right materials, hmm, I am voting for Kara.
linda
March 01, 2018
love the Kara shoes
wendydiane
March 01, 2018
I don’t crochet so I would love the pattern for the Kara Shoes….they would look great together with the dresses and skirts that you have given to us in the past. thank you, truly lovely patterns..
Leola
March 01, 2018
I’m voting for the Gem’s Can be done in lots of different colors to match many outfits.
Jeannette
March 01, 2018
They’re all great. Thank you for offering them. I’m voting for Kara, but anyone would be nice. Thank you
Tonuia
March 01, 2018
Thank you for the different choices of the shoe patterns! They are all so lovely. I love the Kara and Anna shoes, but my vote will be for the Anna pattern.
Nancy P
March 01, 2018
Thank you for the choice on the shoes. I vote for Anna there so many different fabric that will work. All the designers are great for all the choices for freebie Friday and Pixie Faire
Lori
March 01, 2018
Thank you for the Friday pattern. It is a difficult choice because I like the Kara and Anna. I guess I would have to choose the Anna pattern.
Leigh
March 01, 2018
Thanks Cherie & Cinnamon for such a wonderful array of choices. I voted for the Kara – have never made any shoes before and look forward to making these. I don’t know how to crochet.
Kathy
March 01, 2018
Thank you Cherie, for your generosity in contributing your lovely patterns to another Pixie Faire Freebee! I adore them all, but choose Gems for its versatility. It will look awesome with the Spring fashions whether casual or dressy and probably go together pretty fast. Great pattern for those of us just learning crochet, as it looks like just one stitch repeated throughout. Thanks Cinnamon and all the contributors. How fun is this!
Sonja
March 01, 2018
Love the Anna shoes! Thanks, Cherie, for giving us a super pattern!
Susan C.
March 01, 2018
All patterns are great. I voted for Gems because I love to crochet and look for crochet patterns for the dolls. Thank you for offering.
paulette
March 01, 2018
je vote pour Kara Shoes For 18 Inch Dolls ravissante petite chaussures pas trop compliquées a réaliser merci
Nutmeg
February 28, 2018
It’s a hard choice between the Kara shoes and the Gems this week. Flip of a coin and the Kara shoes won, so the Kara shoes get my vote this week. Thanks Cherie and Cinnamon for your lovely patterns.
Christie
February 28, 2018
I want them all! I would vote for Gems but my arthritis makes it hard to work with thread and hooks that are that small. So I’m going for the Kara shoes. I love that it looks like it will be super easy to put them on and take them off, and they would be so versatile too! Thanks for being so generous :D
Susan
February 28, 2018
I like them all! But for now I vote for the Kara shoes! Thank you Cherrie and thank you Pixie Faire!
Hilary
February 28, 2018
I love the asymmetrical Kara shoes. When I saw them in embroidered silk, I knew I wanted to make more than one pair of special occasion Karas!
Gloria
February 28, 2018
I’m voting for the Anna shoe pattern. Wish I could crochet because the other patterns are so cute, too. Thank you!
De
February 28, 2018
I voted for the Anna pattern, but any if them will be a fun addition to my shoe pattern library. Thank you so much Cherie for offering this week’s fun Freebie Friday pattern.
Mae Lynn Beck
February 28, 2018
Thank you for offering your pattern for Freebie Friday. They are all great but I voted for Kara. Love the design and the potential for embellishment. Also my daughter’s name is Cara.
Laurie
February 28, 2018
ooooh shoes! Voted for the kara shoes thinking of beading and/embroidery. Thanks
kathy s.
February 28, 2018
I loved them all but voted for the Kara shoes. Thanks so much for offering them!
K
February 28, 2018
I voted for the Kara shoes. The Gems are cute but I don’t know how to crochet. Thanks for the freebies.
Judy
February 28, 2018
They’re all very nice. I like the GEMS the best, but I can understand that one who does not crochet would not vote for this one. If I were not familiar with crochet, I’d want the KARA, so this is the one I voted for. I like to vote for the one I think will win..
Mary M
February 28, 2018
Thank you for designing these beautiful shoes. I LOVE the Kara ones best.
Feriba
February 28, 2018
Thank You Cherie for your free pattern offering they are all adorable
Cheryl N
February 28, 2018
Thank you Cherie, these are lovely patterns. Sadly I don’t know how to crochet and was therefore torn between Kara and Anna. I closed my eyes and the vote went to Anna. Whichever pattern comes out on top I am grateful for your generosity (even if that means I have to learn to crochet).
Ellen F
February 28, 2018
Thank you, Cherie…you are most generous this week! I am voting for the Gems pattern since I know how to crochet and this pattern looks like it could be so versatile depending on the colors or yarn used.
Motorcycle Oma
February 28, 2018
They are all so cute but I think I’m going to vote for the Gems. I’ve just started crocheting and I like a challenge.
Deanna C.
February 28, 2018
Like the Kara Shoes best. They could be embellished with lots of stash items – an old pair of earrings, beads, ribbons, pretty little buckles, etc. Very cute.
Kathy H
February 28, 2018
I vote for the Kara shoes.
Carol
February 28, 2018
I have the Kara shoe and it is awesome and fun to make !! so I voted for the Anna shoe it too looks adorable. thank you so much for offering a pattern.
joanne
February 28, 2018
I love the gems! Thank you so much!
Gwendoline Wheatley
February 28, 2018
I love the Cara shoes. I think I could make them. Neat. Thanks
Lorraine M
February 28, 2018
Kara shoes for me, thanks! With regards to the one side open and possibility of not keeping it on the doll, I think a strip of elastic to connect would work! If it was clear invisible type, it wouldn’t show, but colored to match would be fine too!
Wendy
February 28, 2018
Very hard to decide! I voted for the Kara shoe pattern. Thank you Cherie for this opportunity. You are an excellent designer!!
Lorraine M
February 28, 2018
Kara shoes for me, thanks!
Cheri
February 28, 2018
these are all wonderful shoe patterns, it will be fun to try to make any of them. Thank you
Helen Webb
February 28, 2018
I am so excited about the shoe patterns. I am trying to learn how to crochet at my old age. Not much luck yet! So I chose the Anna shoe. But any of them will be awesome! Thanks!
PF Strong
February 28, 2018
Thank you for the free pattern this week! I am voting for the Gems, despite my beginner crochet skills. The Anna shoes would be a close second. Thanks again!
Dana Kallsen
February 28, 2018
Love the Gems, I have so much yarn it’s ridiculous, so yay! Thank you
Dolores
February 28, 2018
Thank you so much—I voted for Kara—I don’t crochet. I have some fancy fabrics similar to the photos I could use. And, I have soles, so I’m set—well maybe.
margaret
February 28, 2018
thank you for these great patterns in the poll Cherie. I voted for the Anna pattern
Kathy
February 28, 2018
The shoes are all so cute but I prefer the Kara shoes this time. It is somewhat funny that the free pattern this week is for shoes. There has been a lot of discussion among many of us lately on how to make shoes. Are you reading our minds? Regardless, thank you Cherie for the pattern and to Cinnamon and Pixie Faire too for doing these contests. I can’t wait to see which pattern wins the vote this week. :-)
Marian
February 28, 2018
Thank you for offering these adorable patterns.
Candice Lacy
February 28, 2018
I love all these! If the one I picked doesn’t win, I’m buying it!
Carole
February 28, 2018
Thank you! The Kara shoes are the cutest.
Debra
February 28, 2018
I voted for the Kara shoe, but all of them are darling. Thank Cherie for this opportunity and thank you Cinnamon for all that you do.
jan s
February 28, 2018
Thank you once again! The Kara shoes are the cutiest.
Kelly P.
February 28, 2018
Hi Cherie. Your shoes are really cute. Thank you for once again contributing to another Pixie Faire Freebie! You are very kind. I voted for the Gems shoe pattern because I like its versatility. The style looks modern and casual, yet it is also a great style for Hispanic outfits, even period designs for Josephina. I think this style will complement modern dolls outfits too, especially summer wear and pants too. It looks like another pattern is getting more votes, but I’m rooting for this cute and versatile design. If it doesn’t win, I guess I’ll have to treat myself to this little cutie. :-) Thanks you and God bless.
Sparkle
February 28, 2018
My doll definitely needs those Anna shoes! They are lovely.
Beverly
February 28, 2018
thanks again to all the contributors! The shoe patterns are so cute!
Michele
February 28, 2018
I voted for the Kara shoe pattern. It seems very versatile and would work with many types of doll attire.I can see using the pattern for slippers, casual wear, or formal wear, depending on the fabrics selected. Thank you, Cherie!
Rachel
February 28, 2018
I picked the Posie Toe Slippers because I can make these, I just can’t seem to make the other shoes and have them turn out for me. Also, Kara, is one side left open on purpose? Is there a way to enclose both sides? My granddaughters are young and I can’t see that they would be able to keep them on the doll??
Milica
February 28, 2018
This one is difficult because I like them all, and I just bought three patterns for shoes. I’d love the crochet ones, but I will vote for Anna shoes to use with some silks, and it could be made to match the formal wear outfits, fabulous! Thank you Cherrie!
More About Cherie: I have been sewing since I was about 4 years old. I learned to sew at my mothers knee. I learned to sew Barbie clothes not by hand but by machine. I remember when I was about 10 seeing an outfit that my Grandmother had made for her Barbie that she had done completely by hand and thinking why would anyone take that kind of time. I learned to crochet at age 7 again under my mothers watchful eye. I also learned to knit but as crochet builds faster knitting fell the way of hand sewing I do if needed. I am the wife to a software engineer and mother to 4 daughters that I home schooled for most of their elementary years. When I am not designing and writing doll clothes patterns I work as a teachers aide in a private school.
sue
March 04, 2018
I like all 3 patterns but would love to win the kara design pattern with thanks for your offer Sue