Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how she made some el Luchador masks for her sons’ Halloween costumes.  Get the how-to.

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Julia from Arcadia Cotton shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make an itty bitty pincushion ring.  You can wear it while you’re working on a project so the pins and needles you … Read More...

Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shows how she made the top in her son’s Go Go Power Rangers Halloween costume.  She added a wide band collar to a t-shirt and then painted the stripes.  Go to Rae Gun Ranblings for … Read More...

Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she made a Little Red Riding Hood costume for her daughter.  Her post includes instructions on how she a laced corset, a peasant style dress, and the matching cape.  It makes … Read More...

Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a pair of felt boots for her son to wear with  his pirate Halloween costume.  They’re sewn from simple shapes and use Velcro dots at the back for a closure.  Her post … Read More...

BurdaStyle announces 11 new patterns – all of them Halloween costumes.  Among them you’ll find an octopus, a superhero, a fairy, a butterfly, and a snake charmer.  Go to their blog to see their new Halloween costume patterns.

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Lindsay from Crafty Lady Lindsay  made these awesome felt Trick or Treat bags to coordinate with her kids’ Harry Potter Halloween costumes.  She made one that looks like Hermione’s two favorite books, and another to look like the envelope that … Read More...

Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a costume so her son could dress up as the Blue Toad from Super Mario Brothers for Halloween.  She shows how to make the vest, the pants, and the giant toadstool hat.  … Read More...

Georgia Leigh shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a child’s clown costume.  The costume was designed by her 6 year old son, and the pattern is sized to fit a child that age.  The pattern … Read More...

Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how to make a squid Halloween costume for a child.  The construction is similar to making a hooded towel, but this is out of felt and the bottom edge is shaped like tentacles.  Get the … Read More...

Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a child’s cowboy costume.  Her tutorial includes instructions for making a faux suede vest and a pair of fringed chaps.  Just add the hat and boots, and you’ve got an awesome … Read More...

Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make this cute little scrappy pouf pincushion.  Get the tute.

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Looking for more pouf patterns? Check out these Sewing patterns we found for poufs on Etsy.

Joann from Craft Passion created this spooky Halloween throw pillow using a black dishtowel, bleach, and freezer paper stencil.  Go to her tutorial for the how-to.

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Susi from Lilla Luise shares a free pattern and tutorial for sttitching up these sweet little felt chestnut softies.  You can make them out of small pieces of felt and fabric.  I love those happy little hand stitched faces!  Get … Read More...

Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a set of nesting dolls costumes.  This would be so cute for a matched family costume!!  … Read More...

Rachel from Four Wise Monkeys shares a free pattern and tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a basic baby bib. Embellish them up cute with trims and applique, or leave them plain.  Either way, they make a great … Read More...

Rin from Sew In Love guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial for making this quick apron for kids.  It’s an easy sew, well suited for beginner sewers.  The shape is simple, just a rectangle with two … Read More...