Homemade Costumes
make your own costume using sewing patterns

Making homemade costumes is one of my favorite reasons to sew. I started making Halloween costumes for my children. Then I had the opportunity to do volunteer sewing for a theater school. I was hooked.

Costumes give you freedom to break free of the usual fashion constraints and let your imagination fly.

The only thing holding you back from having a great costume is your imagination. I hope to inspire you and show you ways to make a costume you will be proud to wear.

My Homemade Costumes

Click any of the links to see how these costumes were made.

Sailor Moon Costume

Burlesque Costume

Strawberry Shortcake Costume

Dorothy Costume

Colonial Costumes

Where To Find Costume Sewing Patterns

There are a variety of costume sewing patterns available. If you can't find the exact pattern for the costume you want or need, I will show how to be creative and make costumes using more than one pattern.

Even if you are not a sewer or are a novice sewer, there are easy ways to make great costumes using sewing patterns.

Start by looking at the pattern companies costume pages for costume ideas and patterns that you would like to make.

Simplicity has the largest variety of costume patterns for all ages.

Burda carries a smaller selection of costume sewing patterns. It is worth looking at their selection.

McCalls and Butterick and KwikSew have a good variety of period costumes. These pattern companies offer accessory patterns for example crowns, jewelry, hats etc.

Go to www.butterick.com.

Costume Sewing Fabrics

When you purchase a costume sewing pattern, the instructions will tell you what fabric is suitable.

However, fabric can be expensive, so take the time to look for fabric on sale or clearance.

It can be quite expensive to make a costume, especially if you purchase supplies at full price. Keep in mind it is a costume.

Leave homemade costumes to Go to sewing patterns for more info on how to read patterns.