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Elegante bag - wanda roszak

mama50, member | November 3rd, 2009

This is a small elegant bags, sewed the black satin, Applique, used different threads and different colors, much decorated, designs herself.

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Athena the Goddess of War and WIsdom

NEWROAD, member | November 3rd, 2009

This is Athena the Goddess of War and Wisdom, 7 yards of draped fabric, a vinyl wrapped piping snake detail on the aegis with green crystal eyes, all hand stitched. The pendant around her neck is a...

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The Flintstones & the Rubbles!

Jennifer_Hamelin, member | November 2nd, 2009

Wilma, Fred, Betty & Barney!PLEASE LOOK HERE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferhamelin/sets/72157622721797814/All these costumes were handmade by me! My boyfriend and I are the Rubbles...

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Halloween in Missouri

Lynn66, member | November 2nd, 2009

"Feathers" made of layers of different-colored felt and sewn in opened seams of hooded sweatshirt. Tail feathers sewn in opened seam at back hem of shirt. Beak and head feathers sewn on...

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Octopus

SusanChilcoat, member | November 2nd, 2009

My octopus costume concoction was a big hit. Malcolm didn't want to take it off and kept twirling to make the arms swing around. We attended a pumpkin carving party in the afternoon and he was in the...

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Mad As A Hatter

Curt82, member | November 2nd, 20091 comment

I'm a huge Johnny Depp fan and once I heard he'd be starring in Disney's new version of "Alice in Wonderland" opening in March 2010, I had to pay homage to it! Here's my costume...

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A pair of flamingos

greenn35, member | November 2nd, 20092 comments

My (nearly) 23 year old son and his college roommate were in desperate need of Halloween costumes. They had seen an old episode of Boston Legal where 2 of the actors were dressed as flamingos...

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Ghostbuster

CraftyOkie, member | November 2nd, 20091 comment

I used Simplicity Pattern 3939, and modified the collar so it folded. This pattern was easy to sew and completely assembled on the serger. The patches and name tag were created using...

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Tootsie Roll Baby

ghelli, member | November 2nd, 20091 comment

I made this costume for my little girl. I saw a very similar one online for 30 dollars! I fell in love with the costume but not the price tag, so I designed this from one of her...

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Wild Thing

Sondraleigh, member | November 2nd, 2009

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Two years ago my son wanted to be a Wild Thing, a particular Wild Thing, from his favourite book at the time, Where the Wild...

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Costume Contest Entry - Lady Gaga!

jenwithonen, member | November 2nd, 2009

I sewed/glued/put together the entire top half. Borrowed the leggings, bought the wig.

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Halloween

tonyajoy, member | November 1st, 2009

I created this Queen of Hearts Halloween costume for myself this year using McCall's pattern M5682. I used a polyester stripe with a sheer (with velvet hearts) overlay for the dress. The...

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Elton John Costume

vergamini, member | November 1st, 2009

I had my heart set on being Elton John this Halloween and decided I wanted to make my own costume. I bought a big blazer from Goodwill and altered it to fit me, and then the gluing began! Each...

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My Little Candy Corn

faaimao, member | November 1st, 2009

I made this out of fleece and boning (vs. batting for a little more ease of movement) for the bottom part of the candy corn. The costume consisted of a hat, top & pants.

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Super Hero Girl

Bunnyrae, member | November 1st, 2009

My grand-daughter wanted to be a super hero but did not find any ready made costumes that she liked. She admired a shiny evening gown I had worn before so I deconstructed the gown and used...

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Blue Meanie Halloween Costume

Sondraleigh, member | November 1st, 2009

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I was raised on home made, thrown together Halloween costumes. My sister and I loved digging through old stuff in our...

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Snow White

sewmuchmore, member | November 1st, 2009

I work at a Veteran's Home and I had 7 of the Veterans dress up as my 7 dwarfs. It was so cute. They loved it. I would like to enter two catagories. Best adult costume...

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Zoo Keeper

oysters, member | October 31st, 20092 comments

My daughter Kadie wanted be like her great grandma, whom at age 70 went to South Africa an rode an ostrich. This is my own design and when Kadie walks in the costume she actually looks like she is...

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Mini Twist Clutch

constructivism, member | October 31st, 20094 comments

Small fabric clutch with "twist" detail on front panel. The pattern for the clutch is for sale through my etsy shop. I have posted a tutorial for how to make the leather tassel for the zip puller...

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Halloween costume contest

meandthejs, member | October 30th, 2009

When my son wanted to be Yoshi for Halloween, we knew that meant homemade. We started early and used felt to create the body by adapting a penguin pattern, Simplicity 3639, leaving lots of room to...

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Amelia Barkheart

KilleenP, member | October 30th, 20093 comments

Our local FCA Country Store had a pet costume contest. First place prize was $100. So I tried to win (they have some awesome clothes:). This is Amelia Barkheart (AKA Sassy). The wings I made out of...

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Silver man from the future.

spacey09, member | October 30th, 2009

This costume was worn to an early Halloween party just 5 hours ago by my friend! I made both the bodysuit and the tights/pants myself! (Note that the wig and the body paint/makeup were bought...

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Kill Bill

Karen6925, member | October 29th, 2009

This was handmade from scratch all patches were hand drawn then sewn on.

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Kidnap the Sandy Claws: Lock, Shock and Berrel

mymimila, member | October 29th, 2009

We made our mask out of poster board and glue. I made Shock's skirt and Berrels Skeleton's body.

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The Redcoats are coming

PamH, member | October 29th, 2009

my son in his redcoat costume which I restyled from a ladies blazer.

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Hallowe'en costume contest

ally, member | October 29th, 2009

Every parade needs to have a drum major leading it!

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Halloween Contest - Children

niener, member | October 29th, 20092 comments

This Little Bo Peep costume was inspired by Janet Gilbert's silk dupioni dress in the 2007 November/December issue of Sew Beautiful Magazine. The dress has a back-smocked center panel, with a...

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Baby Chef

adycakes, member | October 29th, 2009

I made this chef's outfit for my niece's son, LaShawn. She is in pastry chef school, so she wanted her own little 'mini-me'!

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Halloween Costume Contest

ShanW, member | October 28th, 2009

My child wanted to be a crane for Halloween.

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Halloween Contest

AKGma, member | October 28th, 2009

As a Pony Club member, Morgan's costume was somewhat limited by safety rules. Fortunately, Rumba endured the "cape" draped over his flanks. They looked great at a canter! Her painted...

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Paws the Detroit Tigers Mascot

mommy2Brayden, member | October 28th, 20091 comment

My 5 year old son is a HUGE Detroit tigers baseball fan! Last year he decided he wanted to be Paws the Detroit tiger mascot. I used a pattern for the tiger suit and head piece with small alterations...

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Arrr, Cap'n Chrissio

Stinckerbelle, member | October 28th, 2009

I had to remake some old patterns to make this -took a while but worth it. The coat was made from an old tablecloth (a neighbor gave me some), some freecycled fabrics and a bit of muslin Ive...

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King Henry VIII

mamayetti, member | October 27th, 20094 comments

I am thrilled to be blessed with our first grandchild. When I asked my daughter (who is a history teacher) what she would like me to make, she told me something historical. She then...

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Lightning Bolt Patchwork cushion

constructivism, member | October 27th, 2009

An abstract patchwork cushion cover. The front panel has a lightning bolt design in "crazy patchwork". The back has a "mitred" corner construction to give a lovely soft edge.The pattern amp...

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Evil Flying Monkey

jenbot, member | October 26th, 2009

This is an Evil Flying Monkey from the Wizard of Oz that I made for my 2 1/2 year old son. I used McCall’s pattern 8938 as my starting point and crafted my own pattern and design for the...

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Chocolate Cupcake

Golden_Aspen, member | October 26th, 20092 comments

My 3 year old granddaughter decided she wanted to be a cupcake with a strawberry on top and to have a princess fairy bucket. She is 1000 miles away. (She thinks her Oma can do anything...

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Early Efforts

Aleisha, member | October 25th, 2009

this was so easy to make.. Essentially it is two squares of fabric with a shallow curve cut into the front to give a nicer shape to the top.. I simply doubled over some bias binding for the straps...

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Medusa

on_the_road_again, member | October 24th, 2009

Medusa Halloween costume design using snakelike fabric, cape, hoops, wrist scarves, cutaway applique snakes made with an image I drew, digitized, and machine embroidered. Snakes were hand sewn...

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Satin Pleated Clutch

constructivism, member | October 24th, 20093 comments

My own design for a clutch Handbag made in silk satin with a front pleat detail & tiny pleats to give shape to the base. It is closed with a sunken/ hidden zip construction. Finished it measures...

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Yoda's new Padawan

LadyCarol, member | October 24th, 2009

My daughter had to clear out her collection of Yoda memorabilia to make way for the nursery. When her son was born in mid October, I surprised her with a Yoda costume for Ethan. At 14...

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