Happy Halloween From The Pattern Patter Team

Halloween is nearly here!  I know all of you are busy sewing your special Halloween costumes, so let's take a look at Halloween past!

I had the luck to find this lovely vintage costume catalog from Ladies Home Journal, circa 1920s:

Ahh!  This cover is so pretty and Art Deco.. and some of the costumes inside are a real treat.

First some international costumes from places around the globe...

Or maybe some loosely-interpreted historical characters are more up your alley?  (Dolly Varden is from Dickens, so she's fictional!)

Still more whimsical international themed designs... I love the French Sewing Girl, don't you?

Here are some lovely characters from theatre and legend...

Of course, it wouldn't be Halloween without some fairies and witches... :)

Nobody says no to a cute patriotic costume!

Still more whimsical international costumes!

There were also many child-size costumes included in the catalog.. very sweet ideas

More child-sized or teen-sized costumes... I didn't know the Campfire Girls had been around so long..

And that's it!!

One really interesting thing about this little catalog is that descriptions list not only fabric requirements, but crepe paper requirements, if you should want to make the costume out of paper instead of fabric.

The fabric requirements are listed with the regular descriptions and pictures, the crepe paper requirements are in the back.

The descriptions are really so cute, but if I listed them all we'd be here until NEXT Halloween.

I hope you enjoyed this!  Have a lovely Halloween!

Decorate for Halloween with the Pattern Patter Team!

Halloween may seem a little bit far off, but now is just the time to get started making some cute DIY Halloween decorations!  And you can find lots of super nifty Halloween patterns from the Pattern Patter Team. :)  If you like Halloween as much as I do, you'll want to get started PRONTO.

Simplicity 9921

First off, Erika with a K has this cute pumpkin-themed decorating pattern to spookify your porch or entryway.

McCall's 2329

Some silly witches and ghosties you can make in this cute pattern from Lonestar Blondie.

McCall's 9503

These cute pumpkin guys and scarecrow will welcome trick or treaters! Courtesy of Cloe's Closet.

McCall's 4616

These adorable ghosts, cats and pumpkins are more cute than spooky!  On sale now at Rose's Pattern Treasury,

McCall's 4190

Make a Halloween celebration nobody will every forget with these oh so cute and very retro-looking party decorations from Purple Plaid Penguin.

Tons of cute decorations here!  You can get the pattern and make 'em.  Check it out at Jeanie's Shop or Vogue Vixens.

McCall's 8949

Adorable treat bags (and easy!) plus cute little decorations are great for your party.  Get the party started at Purple Plaid Penguin.

These Sew Scary dolls and decorations aren't really so scary!  You can make them up with this pattern from Fragolina.

Butterick 4884

These cute treat bags are great for kids!  Fun and easy.  Patterns Plus Notions has it!

Butterick 5877

This fun vintage pattern from Laguna Lane includes not only a treat bag and door decoration but also pumpkin windsock, welcome flag, and more!

Simplicity 7039

Cute treat bags for Halloween and other holidays in this pattern from Vogue Vixens.

Cotton Way 269

Greet guests in a truly impressive fashion with this amazing sculptural witch doll and her toad! Make it yours at Cloe's Closet.

Country Handcrafts Fall 1985

Also from Cloe's Closet, this little witchy featured in a vintage craft magazine will bring good luck to your kitchen. 

Leisure Arts 83008

Do you like cross stitch?  You can use these fun Halloween designs to prettify all kinds of items. :)  At Magnolia Sewing Basket.

Simplicity 9443

Cute pumpkin porch-sitter and other holiday themed dolls from Clutterina's Shop will be welcome!

Simplicity 8394

Cute holiday placemats (including Halloween) in this vintage pattern from Vintage Needle Finds will surely brighten up any table and add life to any party. 

Simplicity 7002

Cute witchy basket cover to hide some sweet treats!  Stitching By Numbers.

Simplicity 8771

Flags for several holidays in this pattern from Wits End Design.

Simplicity 3642

Spoooooky arms and legs you can stick in creative places!  (Santa's pretty creepy too, if you ask me.)  This adorable pattern is in stock at People Packages.

McCall's 3939

All kinds of decorations to add some whimsy in this pattern from Clutterina.

McCall's 6179

Fun decorations and also a collar for Fido in this unusual pattern you can pick up at Rose's Pattern Treasury!  (On sale!)

McCall's 6220

How about a witch bunny decoration (really cute!) at Bluetree Sewing Studio?

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Did this maybe inspire you to do some Halloween decorating?  Be sure to check out all the fun Halloween patterns you can get from the Pattern Patter Team!

Have an Animated Halloween - Cartoon Halloween Costumes: Part 2 - Warner Brothers

Cartoon Halloween Costumes: Part 2 - Warner Brothers

(For Part 1 featuring Disney, Click HERE)

Are there any cartoons as well known as characters from Disney?  Possibly characters from Warner Brothers!  And there are a lot of Warner Bros. licensed cartoon costume patterns out there.

Let's take a look, shall we?

Who's the most famous Warner Brothers character?  Bugs Bunny, of course!

McCall's 2744

Here's a cute Bugs Bunny costume available from Vogue Vixens (Child Size) and Find Crafty Patterns (Adult Size.)

With as popular as Bugs Bunny has been over the years, surprisingly I couldn't find any costume patterns dating back further than the 1970s.  Maybe WB wasn't as liberal as Disney about licensing their characters... or maybe Bugs and his friends are too difficult for a home seamstress?

Butterick 6348

Via the Vintage Pattern Wiki comes this 1970s Bugs Bunny costume.  It seems Butterick has kept the Looney Tunes / WB license consistently over the years.

Butterick 5044

Apologies for the picture quality... apparently this pattern of Bugs and Lola(?) bunny is a little hard to find.   The image is from an unknown source.

Okay, that's all the Bugs Bunny costumes I could find... let's check out some other characters!

Find Crafty Patterns also has these two Sylvester and Tweety Bird costumes in stock, Butterick 5043 (Kids) and McCall's 2745 (Adult.)

Also available at Lonestar Blondie and Rose's Pattern Treasury.

Via the Vintage Pattern Wiki are two more Tweety (Butterick 6350) and Sylvester (Butterick 6349) costume patterns.. I think the sneakers and human hands are a little weird, personally.

McCall's 2746

McCall's 2746 is this pretty bizarre-looking Porky & Petunia Pig pattern, available at Pattern Matters.

McCall's 2747

Pitter Pattern Place has this Daffy Duck or Roadrunner costume in stock.  At least they added feet.

And surprisingly... that's all I could find!

I was really surprised, actually.. that there aren't more licensed WB cartoon costumes out there.

I would think some other characters like Marvin Martian, Tasmanian Devil and Pepe Le Pew... as well as characters like Elmer Fudd, or characters from Tiny Toon Adventures would make really good costume patterns... but I couldn't find any more.

Do you know of any I missed?  Which one is your favorite?

Please let me know!  Stay tuned for more Cartoon Costume Features.

Have an Animated Halloween - Cartoon Halloween Costumes: Part 1 - Disney

Part 1 - DISNEY

For almost as long as there's been sewing patterns AND cartoons, there's been licensed cartoon Halloween costume sewing patterns.  I thought I'd showcase some of the cute and fun cartoon Halloween costumes you can make... Halloween will be here before you know it!

This topic has SO many patterns, I decided to break it up into parts.  Disney, Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, Etc... they all have their own licensed costumes!

Probably when most people think of "cartoon," they easily think of "Disney."  For decades, Disney hasn't been shy about licensing their characters for sewing patterns.  There are imitation and copy-cat costumes out there, of course, but I wanted to focus on officially licensed patterns.

(Oh yeah, you can see some early Disney-licensed Alice in Wonderland, Mad Hatter and March Hare costumes at this previous blog entry!)

Let's get started, there's a lot to cover!

How about some Classic Disney?

1.)  Donald Duck in Simplicity 7731; Find Crafty Patterns

2.)  Mickey Mouse in Simplicity 9386; Vienna's Grace

3.)  Daisy Duck in Simplicity 7734; Find Crafty Patterns

How about some more Classic Disney?

1.)  Captain Hook in Simplicity 7791; Lonestar Blondie

2.)  Pinnochio & Geppetto in Simplicity 8334; Vogue Vixens

3.)  Peter Pan & Tinkerbell in Simplicity 7784; Vogue Vixens

Yes, still more Classic Disney.

1.)  Minnie Mouse in Simplicity 7730; Vogue Vixens

2.)  Snow White in Simplicity 7735; Lonestar Blondie

3.)  Mickey Mouse in Simplicity 7729; Laguna Lane

Did somebody say "princess?!"

Who's the fairest of them all?

Princess patterns are in no shortage in the pattern world!

1.)  Merida from Brave in Simplicity 1557; People Packages

2.)  Rapunzel from Tangled in Simplicity 2065; Grandma Made With Love

3.)  Elsa & Anna from Frozen in Simplicity 0733; Wit's End Design

4.)  Snow White & Cinderella in Simplicity 2813; Grey Dog Vintage

This is so cute! ^__^

Not a costume, but how about this amazing vintage Cinderella apron from Penny's and Disney, available at Keepsakes Studio?  Wow!  Really rare and awesome.  I haven't been able to find an actual vintage Cinderella Disney-licensed costume, but perhaps one existed?  Let me know if you know of one!

So much fun!

1.)  Toddler Disney Princesses in 4949; Pattern Matters

2.)  Woody & Jessie in Simplicity 9433; MbChills

3.)  Jasmine & Ariel in Simplicity 9919; She Finds Vintage

Those dwarf costumes are amazing!

All from mbchills comes

1.)  Grumpy & Dopey in Simplicity 7736

2.)  Ariel, Snow White & Cinderella in Simplicity 5832

3.)  Captain Hook, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Simplicity 9844

This is amazing and rare!

Via the Vintage Pattern Wiki is this rare licensed Snow White costume, McCall 558; circa 1930s!  Disney has never been shy at licensing to every possible market. :)  This one is really a stunner, probably one of the first if not the first Disney-licensed pattern.

I love the fairy costumes! :3

Hard to find pattern Simplicity 8328 via the Vintage Pattern Wiki comes this Sleeping Beauty costume.. featuring Princess Aurora and cutely, the three fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather.

The graphic is beautiful!

Advance 709 in the Vintage Pattern Wiki is this very rare and really beautiful Peter Pan costume!  I couldn't find any other Disney-licensed Advance patterns.  Please tell me if you know of any. :)  I think it is unusual that while most Disney patterns are now licensed under the Simplicity brand, the earliest Disney costumes were licensed to McCall's.. and this one to Advance!

Picture via Vintage Pattern Wiki.

You can bet everyone wants this rare Maleficent costume pattern, Simplicity 8329!  RARE!  Expensive if you find one.

Oh wow!

Found on The Walt Disney Company blog via Pinterest, this amazing 1930s Mickey and Minnie costume from McCall (#142) is out of control!  I have never seen one for sale.  This is REALLY RARE and I was so excited to see it.

I'm sure this is only a SMALL SAMPLING of the licensed Disney costumes that have been offered for sale over the years.

Disney has licensed patterns for embroidery transfers, 18" doll-sized costumes, 11.5" doll-sized costumes, even Disney princess costumes for your DOG.

If you know of any other pre-1980s Disney costume patterns that I have missed, please fill me in!  I really enjoy archiving this information the best that I can.

Look for more cartoon sewing pattern features in the future!