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Amy from Naptime Crafters show how to make a Fred Flintstone costume. This would also be easy to adapt to make Wilmas dress if you wanted to make a couple’s costume for Halloween partygoing. Yabba-Dabba-Doooo!! Get the how-to.
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Annemarie from Gen X Quilters shares a template and tutorial for making her Say Boo! wall hanging. A little ghost holds a trick or treat pumpkin in his hand and greets you with a handstitched “Boo!” Get the template and … Read more ... 
Love the idea of a unique homemade Halloween costume for your child, but don’t know how to sew? Don’t worry. Copycat Crafter shows how she made this cute flowerpot Halloween costume for her daughter. Go to the tutorial.
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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial and free template on her blog for making a block print of her Swedish dala horse design. Once you carve your design into the block, you can use it to make cool… Read more ... 
This trick or treat tote by Sew4Home is both practical and pretty. Strips of reflective ribbon
help keep the kiddoes safe for evening trick or treating, while the ruffles serve as eye candy. Go to the tutorial.
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Tricia fromLeafy Treetop Spot and Leafy Treetop Spot shares a free template for a shoe lacing quiet book page. This is an awesome pattern! The laces are good for developing hand-eye coordiantion and helping little hands learn how to tie… Read more ... 
Know any little girls who’d prefer girly princess outfits to scary monster costumes for Halloween? Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a Cinderella costume. Get the how-to.
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Izzy & Ivy Designs sharesa PDF tutorial for making this triple-layered twirly skirt for girls. Each layer is finished with pompom fringe for some girly-girly goodness. The Halloween-themed fabrics in their example make it perfect for a Halloween outfit, but… Read more ... 
Jeni from Stitches by Jeni guest blogs at Blue Cricket Design with a tutorial showing how to make a pair of fairy wings from scratch. Wear the wings with a tutu and you’ve got an adorable kid’s Halloween costume that… Read more ... 
Creating ruffle trim is actually really easy, but it can be time consuming if you have to finish the edges of the looong strips of fabric that it requires. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to create ruffle trim… Read more ... 
lnowak from My Little Blogspot shows how to make this super cute M&M Halloween costume. And it’s not just cute – it’s easy to make, too! Go to the tutorial.
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Patrice from Lemon Tree Creations shows how to make no-sew cupcake costume. She also shows how to make a “cherry on top” headband to finish off the look. Your little one will literally have the sweetest costume of everyone this… Read more ... 
I think that I shall never see, a Halloween costume as cute as a tree… Laura from Wilsons Etsy Storeshares a free tutorial on her blog for making a tree costume for a child. Check out the little stuffed… Read more ... 
Just in time for Halloween, Spartan Living shares a tutorial showing how to make this ladybug costume for a toddler, no sewing required. She made it from dollar store purchases plus items she had on hand, for a total cost… Read more ... 
Sky Turtle shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Planning World Domination handbag. An interior zippered pocket gives you a place to stash some cash or a phone. Get the how-to.
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