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: Candy Corn Coasters

Sewing for Halloween: Candy Corn Coasters

Today we continue our feature on Halloween with this super cute Candy Corn tutorial by Laura. Not only is this a cute holiday craft its also a great scrap buster!

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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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Halloween Sewing: Hocus Pocus featuring patterns from Made for Mermaids and Foo Foo Threads

Halloween Sewing: Hocus Pocus featuring patterns from Made for Mermaids and Foo Foo Threads

Today Nichole is turning her girls into Winifred and Sarah from Hocus Pocus.  Using patterns from Made for Mermaids and Foo Foo Threads, these costume are really spot on.  

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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: 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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Halloween Flashback - Some AMAZING pattern hacks from the last two years!!!

Halloween Flashback - Some AMAZING pattern hacks from the last two years!!!

We love costumes here at Pattern Revolution.... and of course the thing we love best is hacking patterns we already have to get those perfect costume looks!  Check out out top 10 favorite costume posts from the last 2 years and the base patterns that were used to create them.

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 6: My Little Pony Princesses

Halloween Extravaganza Day 6: My Little Pony Princesses

Today we have some amazing costumes from Cassie inspired by My Little Ponies.   I'll admit that we have not yet entered the realm of MLP in my house, but I can still give ultra respect to these fantastic creations.   Have a little one who loves MLP - she is going to want one of these!!!!

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Halloween Extravaganza Day 3: The Wonderful World of Disney

Halloween Extravaganza Day 3: The Wonderful World of Disney

Disney Costumes are always popular with kids - they know the movies, they know the characters, they want to be that princess... or scampering mouse.  The great thing with these movies, is that characters often have more than one memorable costume - sure there is that ball gown that you can find in every costume shop, but with a little imagination and ingenuity; you cans till capture your child's favorite movie characters and not look exactly the same as 20 other kids trick or treating in your neighborhood.

Today we'll show you a few of our Disney inspired creations, and there will be plenty more coming as the week goes on!  Here are Carrie and Nicole to share Cinderella in Rags and Guss Guss, Ariel on land, and Briar Rose.

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