Costumes – Page 8

Tutorial: No-sew owl costume

September 17, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Vicki from Art With Kids shows how you can create an adorable owl costume, with no sewing required. All you need is a t-shirt, some felt, and some paint. The costume creates a shirt with feathers on the front and… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make a Harry Potter robe

September 9, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can make a Harry Potter robe for Halloween – or just because you love Harry Potter and you want to make a robe. You’ll need a basic coat pattern. Her tutorial shows… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dress up crown and cape

April 27, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Kids’ dress up and pretend play is made all the more fun when they have costumes to go along with it! Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can make a crown and a cape. These two costume pieces… Read more ...

Tutorial: 30-minute easy fairy princess cape

February 17, 2016 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make this dreamy princess cape for little girls. The dress-up cape is a full cape with a hood, but made from tulle for a floaty ethereal look. Melissa… Read more ...

Inspo: Roach Halloween costume

November 4, 2015 by Anne Weaver

I know Halloween is over and most of us are focusing on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I couldn’t help but share this costume made by Taylor from Taylor Made. It’s a roach costume!!! I’m getting the creepy crawlies just looking… Read more ...

Tutorial: Toothless dragon costume

October 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Ashley from Make it and Love It shows how you can create a Toothless costume (from How to Train Your Dragon 2) for your toddler. Sooo cute!! The costume includes a hat, a set of dragon wings, a tail, and… Read more ...

Tutorial: No-sew repair for a torn Halloween costume

October 29, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Store bought costumes tend to be made from cheap flimsy fabric, which makes a tear or busted seam pretty much inevitable. And when that happens, it’s hard to repair because the fabric is so thin. But the costumes don’t come… Read more ...

Tutorial: DIY Hiccup costume

October 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

I am in awe of this Hiccup costume (from How To Train Your Dragon 2)! Ashley from Make It and Love It made it for her son, and she shares a tutorial showing how she made it. It’s made… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fluffy chicken Halloween costume

October 24, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how she made this adorable fluffy chicken costume for her daughter. It’s made from a shag cuddle fabric. She adapted a raglan sleeve pattern and a hat pattern to make the chicken body and… Read more ...

Tutorial: 4 ways to make a yarn wig

October 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Dana from MADE shows 4 ways you can make a yarn wig. She gives the basics you’ll need to make yarn wigs, and then shows how to make it up into 4 different styles: a side part with pigtails (or… Read more ...

Free pattern: Boys pirate shirt

October 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern to make a kids’ pirate shirt. It fits loose and laces up the front. Scrounge through your child’s closet (and your own) and you probably have the rest… Read more ...

Tutorial: Witch hat Halloween headband

October 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Terra from Mama Says Sew shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make this witch hat headband. The itty bitty witch hat is made from felt and perches on top of the headband. Cute… Read more ...

Tutorial: Dirndl and lederhosen costumes for little kids

October 19, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Whether it’s for Octoberfest or Halloween or book character dress-up at school, these little kids’ dirndl and lederhosen costumes are the cutest! Jess from The Sewing Rabbit has the DIY. They’re cute as individual costumes, but put them together and… Read more ...

Free pattern: Easy no-sew felt superhero mask

October 17, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Amy from Positively Splendid shows how you can make an awesome superhero mask, with no sewing required. She shares a tutorial and a free pattern. It’s made from felt, with elastic straps threaded through grommets at the side. Make it… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fancy Halloween cat ears, 2 ways

October 14, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Cat ears are essential for a good black cat costume. Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can fancy up a basic cat ear headband to make glam cat ears. She shows 2 ways to make them. One is… Read more ...