How to make an epic costume for Halloween or Cosplay

How to make an epic costume for Halloween or Cosplay

In honor of Halloween and the creativity it brings out, we are featuring a new guest on the blog. Chance explains how he uses patterns, foam and household tools to bring some of your favorite characters to life. Whether costumes or cosplay, his techniques and tips can help you kick your next project up a notch!

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Sewing for Halloween: Harry Potter

Sewing for Halloween:  Harry Potter

Who doesn’t love a themed family Halloween? Rebecca is showing us her Harry Potter inspired costumes for the whole crew! These kids should expect to be getting their owl mail soon.

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Sewing for Halloween: Super Heroes

Sewing for Halloween: Super Heroes

Today we are continuing our feature on Sewing for Halloween. Cassie transforms her girls into Owlette and Wonder Woman!

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Sewing for Halloween: DC Comic's Green Arrow and Killer Frost

Sewing for Halloween: DC Comic's Green Arrow and Killer Frost

This week we are featuring Halloween costumes and crafts! What a fun week it is for the ladies to pull out all the stops and let their creative juices fly. The first feature is Jackie’s version of the DC Comic book characters the Green Arrow and Killer Frost.

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Treasurie-My Childhood Treasures Leotard #2 and Wrap Top

Treasurie-My Childhood Treasures Leotard #2 and Wrap Top

Today Weatherly is sewing both a leotard and a wrap top for her dancing diva. Using the leotard #2 and the wrap top patterns by My Childhood Treasures, her daughter is not only getting functional but fun too.

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Sewing for Halloween: Pixie Hollow Fairies featuring patterns from Patterns for Pirates, Ellie and Mac, Peek a Boo Patterns, 5 out of 4 Patterns and Sew Straight and Gather

Sewing for Halloween:  Pixie Hollow Fairies featuring patterns from Patterns for Pirates, Ellie and Mac, Peek a Boo Patterns, 5 out of 4 Patterns and Sew Straight and Gather

We are ending our Halloween feature with a whole family of Fairies!  Rebecca walks up through patterns by 5 out of 4 patterns, Patterns for Pirates, Ellie and Mac and Sew Straight and Gather that she used to create a whole family of Woodland Fairies.  

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Halloween Sewing: Dizzy Tremaine featuring patterns by Duchess and Hare, Made for Mermaids and Little Lizard King

Halloween Sewing: Dizzy Tremaine featuring patterns by Duchess and Hare, Made for Mermaids and Little Lizard King

We are serious around here about Halloween if you can't already tell.  This costume could be the original worn on set outfit!  Nicole combined patterns from Duchess and Hare, Little Lizard King and Made for Mermaids to turn her little into Dizzy Tremaine.  

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Sewing for Halloween: My Little Pony featuring Patterns from Made for Mermaids and New Horizons

Sewing for Halloween: My Little Pony featuring Patterns from Made for Mermaids and New Horizons

Today Heather sews up her version of Twilight Sprinkle using patterns from Made for Mermaids and New Horizons.  

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Sewing for Halloween: Fairies featuring patterns from Violette Field Threads

Sewing for Halloween: Fairies featuring patterns from Violette Field Threads

Cassie is joining us today sewing some tinker bell inspired fairy costumes she constructed using several patterns from Violette Field Threads.  We are all clapping because we believe in these fairies!

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Sewing for Halloween: Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion featuring patterns from Little Lizard King and Filles A Maman

Sewing for Halloween: Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion featuring patterns from Little Lizard King and Filles A Maman

Today Crystal takes us down the yellow brick road with Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion.  Using patterns from Little Lizard King and Filles A Maman, these kids are ready to trick or treat their way to the Emerald City!

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