For the tabard, I used McCall's M5214. The fabric is a dark blue moleskin and the border (and cross) is 1.5" strips of gold lamé which I used instead of getting…
This costume was made using two patterns. Butterick for the cape, and Simplicity for the vest/skirt. The vest pattern was altered to resemble the pointed vest on the photo on…
After thoroughly studying Gene Simmons's 1976 Demon Costume, the very first thing I did was draw and cut some patterns for every piece of armor the boots and codpiece and try them on…
I wanted something cute for a Halloween couples costume and what's cuter than a blue dog! It gave me the ability to make my own costume, that both reflected my…
This is the "new" Cinderella from the recent movie. i used Mccalls MP 444 and crepe back satin- satin side IN. Satin inevitably makes a costume look cheap so I…
I made these costumes for my four children (Charlie, Gracie, Elijah, and Henry) last year. I used Simplicity patterns #4139, #4133, and #4024. One thing that was especially fun about…
Elizabethan Fairy The Story My youngest stepdaughter, Sarah, wanted to be a fairy for Halloween. On a trip to one of our local fabric stores, she was excited…
My husband Dave wanted to go as Blackbeard from 'On Stranger Tides'. I used Simplicity 7923 for the coat, shirt, and vest. I lengthened the vest to knee-length and added…
Costume for Hallowe'en party. A take on Carmen Miranda, but with spiders & bugs to make her a bit creepy. Everything home-crafted & sewn except for the bracelets & shoes.…
I went out and bought iron-on letters for my shirt and created the Selfie message for my outfit. I then printed out a graphic of an Instagram image on an…
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