Halloween Costumes from a Pillowcase
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Halloween Costumes from a Pillowcase
Basic Dress Supplies:
Basic Dress Instructions: Baby Lock Sewing Machine
1. First remove the end seam and trim out a curved Purchased standard pillowcase
section on each side to become the armholes. 3-4 yard spool of decorative ½” wide ribbon
2. Measure down 4 to 5” on each side and mark with 1 package single fold bias tape
chalk. Then measure over 2 ¼” from the side and Aerofil all-purpose thread to match fabrics
mark with chalk. Pins
Seam ripper
Chalk
Tape measure
Gathered Waistline Instructions:
11. Measure down and mark the waistline for
the dress using chalk.
3. Draw in a slight curve from each of the marks. 12. Make a waistline casing by stitching both
edges of single fold bias tape to the
waistline mark.
13. Do not overlap the ends, leaving a small
gap allows you to run a ribbon through the
casing.
14. Gather the waist by running a ribbon
through the bias tape casing and tie into a
bow.
4. Starting with the lowest part of each armhole. Fold
under the raw edge and pin in place.
5. Thread the grace machine.
6. Turn under the edges of the armholes ¼” each turn to
encase the raw edge, pin and topstitch it down.
7. Fold under 1” the center section between the
armholes to form a casing.
8. Change to a contrasting thread and use a decorative
stitch to sew down the casing and add some decoration
to the neckline of the costume.
9. Repeat this for the casing on the back.
Optional: Add additional decorative stitches along the
hemline of the pillowcase.
10. Thread your neckline casings with ribbons and tie the
ribbons into bows at the shoulders.
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“Happy Witch”
Supplies:
Black pillowcase
1/4 yard stripe fabric -cut into 1 ½” x width of fabric
strips
3.5" x 3.5 "square patch from purple spider web fabric
3.5" x 3.5" square patch from green spider print fabric
3.5" x 3.5" square patch from striped fabric
Instructions:
1. Follow the directions to make the basic dress.
2. Use the hemmed edge of the pillowcase as
the hem of the dress
3. Cut the hem into 4” deep triangles cut up to
the stitching of the pillowcase hem.
4. Add Halloween fabric patches to the side of
the dress front.
5. Use the stripped fabric strips to make the
shoulder ribbons and optional tie belt.
6. Fold the raw edges on the striped strips to
the center. Press. Then fold the strip in half
again. Press and sew the edges together with
a straight stitch.
7. Tie a knot at the ends.
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“Gatsby Girl”
Supplies:
Teal standard pillowcase
5/8 inches wide black satin ribbon
3 1/2 yards of 4 inch long black fringe
Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match fabrics
Instructions:
1. Follow the directions to make the basic
dress.
2. Then stitch the rows of satin fringe to the
dress. The bottom two rows of fringe go all
the way around the dress. The bottom row
of the fringe should be even with the
pillowcase edge.
3. The top two rows of fringe are only on the
front of the dress. The top row is attached
along the stitching line of the neck casing.
4. The second row on the top will attach
straight across the front of the bodice
section of the dress so that it spans from
armpit to armpit.
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“Fairy Princess”
Supplies:
Pink standard pillowcase
1 package pink single fold bias tape
3-4 yard spool of decorative ½” wide green Instructions:
ribbon
1 ½ yards green sheer fabric for the petals 1. Follow the directions to make the basic
Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match dress.
fabrics 2. From the sheer fabric cut leaf shapes on
the fold in a large and small size.
Large leaf =11” long x 6” wide
Small leaf= 6” long x 4”wide
3. On the four small leaf shapes fold them in
half.
4. Using a decorative or straight stitch sew ½”
from the fold to create a casing. These will
be for the shoulders
5. Measure down and mark the waistline for
the dress using chalk.
6. Fold the large leaf shapes in half and stitch
along the bottom of the chalk line.
7. Add a second layer of the leaf over-lay as
desired.
8. Follow the Gathered Waistline Instructions
to complete the steps for adding a waistline
to the dress.
9. Thread your neckline casings with ribbons
and add two leaf shapes to each shoulder.
Tie the ribbons into bows at the shoulders.
10. Accent your fairy costume with additional
ribbons, beads or crystals and don’t forget
to add some wings!
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“Indian Princess”
Supplies:
Tan standard pillowcase
Tan seam binding for ties and belt
1/2 yard 5/8 inch wide decorative ribbon
1 1/4 yards of 2” wide woven patterned ribbon
Assorted color bag of pony beads
2 yards of 2” wide tan faux suede fringe
Instructions:
1. Follow the directions to make the basic
dress.
2. Stitch the lower fringe all the way around the
dress along the pillowcase hemline.
3. Measure up from the hem approximately 9”
and stitch the wide woven ribbon all the way
around the dress.
4. The 5/8" ribbon and a row of suede fringe is
attached at the top along the stitching line of
the neck casing.
5. String five pony beads of assorted colors
onto each end of the shoulder ties and on
each end of the belt.
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“Vampire Cape”
Supplies:
Two standard pillowcases: 1 red and 1 black
Instructions:
1/2 yard of 3/8 inch wide black elastic
1/4 yard of 1 inch wide ribbon
1. Cut the pillowcases and open out flat.
Hook and loop dots
Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match 2. Stitch the red pillowcase to the black
fabrics pillowcase at the finished hem edge. The
hem now becomes the collar and the
stitching line of the hem becomes the
neckline edge.
3. Gather along the pillowcase hem stitching
line through both layers.
4. Then gather this neckline more by attaching
it to the elastic using a zigzag stitch.
5. Tack the ribbon to one side of the neckline.
Add a hook and loop dot to the end of the
ribbon. At the other side of the neckline add
the other side of the hook and loop dot.
Note: For safety reasons a ribbon with a
hook and loop dot are used to secure the
cape at the neckline, rather than the cape
tying at the neck.
6. At the other end of the pillowcases (what
was originally the seam end ) Cut into 6"
deep triangles to form a jagged edge.
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“Superhero Cape”
Instructions: Supplies:
1. Cut the pillowcase and open out flat. Red standard pillowcase
2. Clean finish the open sides with a narrow 18” of 1/4 inch wide elastic
hem. 1/8 of the yard of red ribbon
Hook and loop dots
3. Fold the top edge over creating a half inch
¼ yard white cotton
casing. ¼ yard yellow cotton
4. Run the elastic through the casing and White, yellow and blue embroidery thread
secure it at both ends of the casing. Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match
5. Tack the ribbon to one side of the neckline. fabrics
Add a hook and loop dot to the end of the
ribbon.
6. At the other side of the neckline add the
other side of the hook and loop dot.
Note: For safety reasons a ribbon with a
hook and loop dot are used to secure the
cape at the neckline, rather than the cape
tying at the neck.
7. Draw and design your own superhero
emblem and applique it to the center back.
8. Use an embroidery machine to create your
emblem. Use the framing patterns built into
the machine to create a shield design.
Enlarge the frames to the maximum
embroidery hoop size for your machine. You
can combine other designs from your
collection such as a star and use the built-in
alphabet letters for the center of the design.
9. Embroidery the design to the center back to
the cape.
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