While I have one child who wanted to be a porcupine for Halloween, my eldest wanted to be a rather boring non-interesting, witch. Sigh.
I chose Simplicity 2845 because it was a simple raglan sleeve dress with elasticized neckline, that can be morphed into any variety of costumes. It also had pattern pieces for a witch's cape which she wanted to have. I chose to spend $2 on a hat at Walmart rather than spending time on making one. Much simpler.
For the dress and cape fabric I used a crushed velvet panne from Joann's. I wanted to line the cape with a contrasting color to make the costume more interesting. I chose a purple satin and used it to line both the collar and cape.
There's not much to say about the pattern except that it runs BIG. I was going to make a Medium (size 6-8), but then I saw the finished bust size on the pattern...it was 38.75" (98.5cm)!!! I could wear that!! The ease was listed as 14.25" (36cm). So I made the Small (size 2-4) instead and double checked the length before cutting it out. It was still plenty roomy, but the gathered neckline keeps the roominess under control.
I chose Simplicity 2845 because it was a simple raglan sleeve dress with elasticized neckline, that can be morphed into any variety of costumes. It also had pattern pieces for a witch's cape which she wanted to have. I chose to spend $2 on a hat at Walmart rather than spending time on making one. Much simpler.
For the dress and cape fabric I used a crushed velvet panne from Joann's. I wanted to line the cape with a contrasting color to make the costume more interesting. I chose a purple satin and used it to line both the collar and cape.
There's not much to say about the pattern except that it runs BIG. I was going to make a Medium (size 6-8), but then I saw the finished bust size on the pattern...it was 38.75" (98.5cm)!!! I could wear that!! The ease was listed as 14.25" (36cm). So I made the Small (size 2-4) instead and double checked the length before cutting it out. It was still plenty roomy, but the gathered neckline keeps the roominess under control.
I think the pattern is great. It's super simple. I used my serger for all assembly and didn't need to hem either the sleeves or the dress.
Happy Halloween!
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