Hello, there! It’s been a while since I last posted, but I won’t go into detail as to why… Life pretty much just got in the way, and I was taken away from blogland. Boo! I know. But Halloween is this week and I couldn’t go without sharing my first costume I made for Ethan!
He chose to be a spooky black spider and it sounded easy enough to sew up. I was inspired by the one over at Pottery Barn Kids and wanted to make one similar. This was a series of firsts for me… and it was an awesome experience! I drafted the pattern on my own, made a muslin pattern, lined the costume, and sewed a hood! Pretty cool, huh? And, it turned out decent!
The legs didn’t turn out the way it’s supposed to but that’s ok. I had wanted the legs to stick out and bend down, but I couldn’t figure out an easy and safe way to do it. I tried floral wire but it was too sharp for a kid’s costume. So I ended up just stuffing it with poly-fil and left it at that. Aren’t I so original? This spider will just have skinny, floppy legs. Super spoooooky!
The outer fabric is fleece (which I love sewing with because it’s so easy) and the lining is a knit jersey. I lined the entire piece with knit and I loved how it felt inside! Yup, and I used a plain old regular needle for this. I had intended to buy a ball point needle after reading about sewing with knits but I completely forgot about it while at the fabric store. But it turned out fine – no broken needles – yay!
I made fleece pants to go with the costume. I used the Playground Longies pattern by Apple Dumpling Gear. I’ve sewn this pattern up so many times. It’s a super easy one. And I just love the contrasting booty part – diaper or no diaper, it’s so comfy as play pants for little ones. I left the bottom unhemmed because I didn’t realize how tall my munchkin was and made them a tad short. Oh well, just glad that fleece doesn’t fray!
Ethan wanted green eyes – so he got them! Actually, he wanted eight green eyes, which made total sense, but I didn’t feel like sewing eight eyes. He settled. Ah, it’s great to make things for him while he’s still so young. He accepts my opinions… with a little bribe (or two). Ha!
Happy Halloween, guys! It feels so great to be back on here!
xoxo, Jen
Super cute, Jen! Happy to see you blogging again! 🙂 Happy Halloween!
Thanks, Jen! Happy Halloween, and Happy Birthday to your cute little one! 🙂
Thank you so much!
SUPER CUTE jen! didn’t notice the pants at my gym since it was a bit crazy in there. love the whole costume! and it looks so warm! i want to wear something like that tomorrow night! it’s getting cold! 🙂
love,
me
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Thanks, Lena!! Yup, it’s designed to keep him warm tomorrow night, but I’m secretly hoping for warm weather… we shall see!
Thanks for sharing! His costume is super cute. btw, love the new banner
Thanks, Jen!! 🙂
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