Free basic Monstdoll pattern – and a happy 2025!

I hope you all had a merry Christmas and a good start into the New Year. I wish you all a happy, healthy and exciting 2025!

This post is my Happy New Year gift to you, maybe it’ll inspire you to make something new for your dolls in 2025. It’s a basic pattern set for Monst Savage dolls or other dolls in the same size. It includes a tunic, leggings, a bib overall and a dress top pattern (I just added the measurements for a gathered skirt to attach to the top to create a dress). The sleeve pattern is for both, top and tunic. You will find the pattern PDFs at the end of this post.

All the clothes my Monst dolls are wearing are created using these pattern pieces. I created the shorter dress tops by cutting without allowance at the bottom. I used the dress top pattern and added 1 cm at the bottom to make the shirt to go with the overall.

You will find previous posts showing off Monst clothes here, but I added some of those older pictures here as well.

First variations of the bib overall. I used the dart at the leg bottom to create a slightly curved shape of the pant legs to make Toffee’s brownish overalls. Both, the flowery overall and the one with the white stars, are made using the overall pattern in one piece. The straps are crossed in the back and attached to the little “bib” in the back. I used Velcro or press buttons.

Jellybean is wearing the white straight leg version without the darts and a different bib. When you cut the overall pattern at the dotted line, you can use the piece for pants, just as I did with the white overall. I added the pocket separately. The straps close behind the neck. The grey pants with the dark stars are made using the same pattern piece, I just added a waistband and didn’t close the seam at the back completely. The tops are made using the dress top pattern. I recommend adding a bit of length to make them end below waist line. They look nicer with the overall when the shirt seam is tucked in. The little collar isn’t included in the pattern, it’s just a slightly curved piece I attached as an afterthought.

 

The leggings pattern doesn’t need allowance (except a bit at the waist) when used for stretchy fabric. Milka wears them with her dress. Toffee has a stripy version to go with a matching top, the red leggings are worn with the tunic top.

 

 

And now the dresses. Depending on where you cut the top – with or without allowance at the bottom – you can create various dresses with different skirt lengths. The tunic can work as a dress as well. If you feel your dolls need panties under such a short dress, you might want to check out this post.

The first two pictures show variations in sleeve-, top- and skirt length. The third one shows a dress made with the tunic pattern piece and and added short skirt. Toffee in a knit tunic with stripes. Milka wears a skirt with a heart shaped bib. It’s so much fun to alter and embellish to create lots of different outfits. I hope you will have the same fun creating unique versions for your little ones using the pattern.

 

 

Make sure you print the PDF at 100%.

Pattern for DIN A4 paper size (click on icon to open PDF)

 

Pattern for Letter paper size

 

 

Please follow my blog if you want to use the patterns. And of course I am always happy to see the results, so please tag me on Instagram when you have created something using this pattern.  If you are looking for more free patterns, check out the sewing section on this blog. Happy sewing!