• Home
  • Suggest A DIY
  • DIY Newsletter

Sewing

Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew

  • About CraftGossip
  • Our Network
    • Bath & Body Crafts
    • Candle Making Ideas
    • Crochet Ideas
    • Cross Stitch
    • Edible Crafts
    • Felting Patterns
    • Glass Art
    • Home & Garden Ideas
    • Indie Crafts
    • Jewelry Making
    • Kids Crafts
    • Knitting Patterns
    • Lesson Plans
    • Needlework
    • Party Ideas
    • Polymer Clay
    • Quilting Ideas
    • Recycled Crafts
    • Scrapbooking
    • Sewing Patterns
    • Card Making
    • DIY Weddings
    • Not Craft Ideas
  • Giveaways
  • Roundups
  • Store
  • Search

Tutorial: DIY a sturdy but inexpensive hoop skirt

October 11, 2014 by Anne Weaver

If your Halloween costume includes an old-timey big poofy skirt, a hoop skirt might be the right underlayer to give it the “poof” it needs.  But try to find one you can purchase.  Ha!  You’ll need to DIY that, and… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a Bat Girl cape

October 10, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings   show shares a tutorial for making a Bat Girl cape.  You’ll need a basic cape pattern for this costume. She uses the Amelie Cape by Amelie & Atticus, but if you have another cape… Read more ...

Inspiration: The Very Hungry Caterpillar costume

October 9, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Joy from xoxo Grandma tells how she made this Very Hungry Caterpillar costume for her granddaughter.  It’s her response to the Signature Style sew-along theme for Project Run and Play.  It’s based on a dress pattern, with elastic added to… Read more ...

Free pattern: Minnie Mouse birthday dress

October 8, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making this little girls Minnie Mouse birthday dress.  She made it as a special birthday present for her niece, who was having a Minnie Mouse themed birthday… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pac-Man and ghost Halloween costumes

October 7, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how you can make Pac-Man and ghost Halloween costumes.  Wokka, wokka, wokka…  They’re quick and easy to make from felt.  If your family does themed costumes, this would make a fun… Read more ...

Tutorial: 30-minute Frozen Kristoff costume for baby

October 5, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings   shares a tutorial for making a Kristoff costume for a baby.  I think I may be the only person in the United States who hasn’t seen Frozen yet, but I hear Kristoff is a character… Read more ...

Tutorial: Simple flamingo costume

October 4, 2014 by Anne Weaver

diy-flamingo-costume-6Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make the cutest flamingo costume.  It’s a scalloped cape for the feathers, and a matching hat with eyes and a beak for the head. She gives directions to make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little girls tulle and fabric ruffle skirt

October 2, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial for making this little girls fabric and tulle ruffled skirt.  Three of the four rows of ruffles on this pretty skirt are a floaty tulle, and one a cotton print.  I don’t… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric feather crowns

October 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

These fabric feather crowns by Monica from Marino Bambinos remind me of woodland fairies, like in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  They’re fanciful and colorful, but earthy at the same time.  She shares a tutorial showing how you can make… Read more ...

Tutorial: Princess Jasmine costume

October 1, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings   shows how you can make a Princess Jasmine costume.  She made the costume for her niece when she visited Disneyland last year, but this would also make an awesome Halloween costume, don’t you think?  Her… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kids’ watercolor paint box Halloween costume

September 30, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Kathy from Merriment Design shares a tutorial at DIY Network showing how you can make this watercolor paint box Halloween costume for a kid.  The costume includes a paint box jumper, a beret, and a giant paintbrush.   It’s an easy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Cheshire Cat Halloween costume for little kids

September 28, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shows how you can make this adorable Cheshire Cat Halloween costume for a little kid.  She used a basic hoodie and pants pattern, turning it into a Cheshire Cat costume by piecing the stripes and… Read more ...

Inspiration: $20 DIY Tin Man Halloween Costume

September 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Sews n Bows shows the most adorable Tin Man costume she made for her young daughter for less than $20.  With some creativity, she was able to use a basic dress pattern and a basic leggings pattern to… Read more ...

Free pattern: Little girls Frozen snow princess cape

September 26, 2014 by Anne Weaver

Angel from Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making a little girl’s snow princess cape.  Styled after the cape that Princess Anna wore in Frozen, it’s a long cape with a shorter layer at the top.  Made from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ewok hood

September 24, 2014 by Anne Weaver

This Ewok hood is super cute for dress-up, or maybe as a Halloween costume.  Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how you can make one. Those Ewok ears!!  She used the Greenstyle Creations Balaclava Pattern but adapted it to become an… Read more ...
  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • …
  • 19
  • Next Page »

Categories

Bags and purses Children's Christmas Easter fleece Free Sewing Patterns Girl's Dress Halloween Hats Home Decor No-sew Pillows Refashions Scrap Fabric sewing Sewing Patterns Sewing Techniques Skirts Softies T-shirts

RSS More Articles

  • Everything You Need to Know About Embroidery Hoops
  • Needle Felting Fairy Tutorial by Santa Meada
  • Printable Stickers for Journals and Planners – Self Care
  • Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater
  • 12 Color Wheel Inspired Scrapbook Layouts
  • Crafts With Old Bricks: Creative Ways To Upcycle Leftover Bricks
  • How To Make A Milk Mache Molding Compound
  • The 5 Outlet Placement Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make
  • Celebrate the Spirit of the Southwest with These Stunning Indian Navajo Tribal Quilt Patterns
  • Pricing Handmade Sewing Items Without Undervaluing Yourself

Pick Your Blog

  • Sewing
  • Knitting
  • Quilting
  • Crochet
  • Home & Garden
  • Recycled Crafts
  • Scrapbooking
  • Card Making
  • Polymer Clay
  • Cross-Stitch
  • Edible Crafts
  • Felting
  • Glass Art
  • Indie Crafts
  • Kids Crafts
  • Jewelry Making
  • Lesson Plans
  • Needlework
  • Bath & Body
  • Party Ideas
  • Candle Making
  • DIY Weddings
  • Not Craft
  • Free Craft Projects

Copyright © 2026 · CraftGossip | Start Here | Contact Us | Link to Us | Your Editors | Privacy and affiliate policy