If Dinosaur Train is popular at your house, then you’ll love this Buddy costume.  PBS Parents offers a free downloadable pattern so you can make one for your little trick or treater.  Get the free pattern.

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One-piece outfits for infants are certainly a convenient way of dresing a baby, but a quickly growing body doesn’t fit them for long.  Fawnda from Fireflies and Jellybeans shows how she repurposed an outgrown romper into a long-sleeved shirt for … Read More...

If last year’s thigh-high vinyl boots just won’t do for this year’s Halloween costume, don’t fret.  You can use your sewing machine to shorten the tops.  Dawn from Two On Two Off shows how.  Go to the tutorial.

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Christina from The Sometimes Crafter shares a free pattern for this trick or treat tote.  The bag itself is made of two different prints, but the real star is the simple embroidery at the top.  Go to the free pattern… Read More...

You can make this pillow with oversize houndtooth pattern felted sweaters.  Transient Expression shows you how.  Go to the tutorial.

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Puking Pastilles shares a tutorial for making this CD organizer for your car.  Made with your favorite fabrics, it’s pretty and it’s practical.  My favorite combination!  Go to the tutorial.

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Instructables user Very Interesting shows how to make these pumpkin softies out of your scrap fabric.  What a fun way to use up your scraps!  You can also make this into a jack-o-lantern by appliqueing a face.  Go to the … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make this festive patchwork bunting for Halloween.  You can get all the squares you’ll need for the patchwork out of one charm pack.  Go to the tutorial.

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Jaime from Prudent Baby shows how to make this zombie costume.  The layers of shredded fabric give it a real spooky look.  Her tutorial says it is for a baby, but I don’t see any reason why the same process … Read More...

Melissa from The Polka Dot Chair made these fabulous arm cuffs to finish out her daughter’s superhero costume.  She shares a quick tutorial in case your superhero needs a pair, too.  Go to the tutorial.

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You know your dog is just big ole teddy bear, but on Halloween let him pretend to be a much fiercer big, bad wolf.  I love these faux fur wolf hoods featured at  Craftzine!  Who knows, maybe someone will fill … Read More...

Sew4Home shows how to make this spooky patchwork bag for trick or treating.  You can get all the fabric squares you need out of one charm pack, and still have a handful left over for other scrap projects.  Go to … Read More...

Head over to Dabbled to find out how to make this spider costume.   You start with various pieces of black clothing (pants, turtleneck, long socks) so the actual sewing is kept to a minimum.  Go to the tutorial.

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Brassy Apple shares a pattern and tutorial for making this skeleton applique shirt.  Make one, and a cool Halloweencostume is as simple as putting on the shirt.  Get the pattern.

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CraftStylish shows how to make this pintucked vest out of a very ordinary plaid shirt.  The result is anything but ordinary!  Go to the tutorial.

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If your child dreams of being a knight in shining armor, check out this tutorial from Adrienne from Some of  a Kind.  She shows how to make a set of pretend armor out of felt.  She also has tutorials to … Read More...

Vickie Howell shares some tutorials on PBS Parents showing how to make all four of these Halloween costumes for baby – Strong Man, Munchkin, Wee Witch and Baby Sasquatch.  They are all based on the perennial favorite baby garment – … Read More...

Reprodepot shows how to make this simple tote bag, perfect for carrying your goodies while out trick-or-treating.  Get the tutorial.

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