I am a beginner sewer and I am looking for a halloween costume pattern for my 13 month old daughter. I looked at the patterns in Joanns and there weren’t many to choose from. Does anyone have any suggestions or ideas?
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I was just looking in the McCalls and Simplicity pattern catalogs at Walmart the other day and they have quite a good selection, I thought. What sort of costume were you thinking of?
There was a detailed discussion of costumes for babies on this forum last year; an advanced search will probably reveal all the good ideas.
Just as a general hint, most babies and young children don't particularly like complicated costumes. It's usually easier to find a brightly colored onesie or sleeper and then make a simple, thematic hat to suggest a character. For example, a bright green sleeper and a hat made of yellow & brown felt or fleece that looks like a sunflower. Or a red sleeper and a felt hat of red with black spots like a ladybug.
Butterick 4305 has adorable fleece hat/booties sets to make a pink puppy, a daisy, a purple cow, a monkey, and a ladybug. Each takes less than 3/8 yard of fleece and are very simple.
Most small children of that age are happy with something simple. A bumble bee sleeper and antennae headband. A onesie type costume with a hat or hood. If it is too complicated, they just take it off. Sometimes just a cute pumpkin hat is enough. Cathy
Everyone has had some great ideas here. I agree, the simpler, the better. Comfort is number 1, I think. When my son was in preschool, he went to his Halloween party in a green hooded sweatsuit. With stuffed triangles down his hood and back, he was the cutest little "monster" or "dinosaur", depending on his mood, ha ha. Mary
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