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Lisa from Wine & Glue shares a free pattern for making a fleece knight hat. She made it for her son’s Halloween costume, but he continues to wear it just for fun. It has ear flaps, a strip of red… Read more ... 
Katrina from Kayla’s Kloset shows how to make a tulle circle skirt. It’s made with several layers of tulle yardage for a fully, dreamy skirt. The circle skirt design keeps it from being too full and too costume-like, so it’s… Read more ... 
Heather from The Sewing Loftguest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing a quick and easy way to present homebaked goodies. She sews little bags out of parchment… Read more ... 
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how she created a last-minute stingray costume for her friend’s son. This is such a cool costume! It doesn’t look last minute at all! It’s basically a big felt tunic, though cut in the shape… Read more ... 
How awesome is this gumball machine Halloween costume! Juli from The Garter Girl shares a tutorial over at Studio DIY showing how to make it. It looks like it would be complicated, but it’s actually fairly easy to make. It’s… Read more ... 
Homemade Halloween costumes don’t need to be complicated or made from expensive materials. Diana from Oy Vey A Day shows how she pulled together this skeleton costume for her son, in just 30 minutes and costing less than$10 in materials. … Read more ... 
Autie at iCandy Handmade shows how she made this adorable patchwork twirly skirt. It’s made with two layers – the top pieced from fabric scraps while the lower is made from one coordinating print. She created the skirt after uncovering… Read more ... 
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how to make a fabric candy basket for your Halloween treats. Short handles at either side will make it easy for you to hold out in front of you while the kids… Read more ... 
Merriment Design shows how to make a trick or treat bag with a Velcro spider web embellishment. It’s a sturdy tote bag, fully lined, with boxed corners. The bottom has a plastic (or cardboard) insert to help it hold its… Read more ... 
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a free pattern for making a child’s fleece kitty cat hat. It’s sooo cute!! She made it as part of her daughter’s cheetah costume for Halloween. It covers the ears and ties under the chin,… Read more ... 
Celina from Petit a Petit & Family shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a mermaid costume for a little girl. The mermaid tail is a wrap skirt covered in iridescent scales cut from shimmery… Read more ... 
We’re closing in on Halloween, and Thanksgiving and holiday party going will be here before you know it. A bottle of wine is a favorite hostess gift. Jane from Maiden Jane shows how you can make a wine tote out… Read more ... 
Amy from While Wearing Heels shows how she recreated the look of a swirled faux fur cowl from Anthropologie, but sized for her young daughter. She used pink minky fur (the kind with the little swirls in the fur) left… Read more ... 
An eye mask is a Halloween costume staple. Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows two ways that an eye mask can be used to make Halloween costumes, one rather larcenous and one a cute spooky. For her son, she made… Read more ... 
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to make a leather belt like the one Luke Skywalker wore. It has two pockets and a loop for a light saber. (On hers, the loop was purely decorative, as … Read more ... 
