Free Printable Halloween Costume Sewing Patterns and Tutorials

Making a Halloween costume for your child to wear for trick-or-treat? Perhaps you're going to a church or All Saints Day costume party? If you're a DIYer, here are dozens of patterns to make your own costumes: all ages, sizes, styles and themes.

Free Needle (click here) has 69 links for free printable patterns and online tutorials for trick-or-treat costumes, masks and accessories. There are patterns for animal costumes: bat wings, dinosaur, baby chick, octopus, lobster, bird, There are fantasy costumes: clown, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, pirate, medieval wench, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, movie star, superhero capes, ballerina tutu and fairy princess. There are free printable patterns for Bible character and historical costumes, too. You can print occupation costume patterns: chef, police, fire fighter and nurse. Of course there are many printables for traditional Halloween costumes: witch, vampire, monster and pumpkin.

Sewing Support (click here) has many free printable Halloween patterns to make a pirate, cat, dog, bear, bunny, mouse, princess, monster, elf, flower, leopard, ladybug, dog, robot, king, queen, court jester, wizard, zombie, jack-in-the-box and many more costumes.

All Crafts (click here) is a good one-stop source for free printable Halloween costumes. There is a search function to find specific costume patterns. The 200+ costume list is alphabetized for easier search, too. It has all the traditional costume patterns like skeletons, ghosts, etc. This site also features many unique costume ideas too: bunch of grapes, MP3 player, Lego and Royal Wedding (perfect if you're going as Prince William and Kate Middleton). This website features budget-friendly DIY costume tips. There are also ideas to make super fast, last-minute costumes.

Bible Character and saints costumes (click here) This link will give you easy tutorials on how to make many different Bible character or saint costumes Saint costumes focus on Bible era, medieval and early church martyrs.

Feeling a little challenged when it comes to making your own costumes? Don't worry: these tips are written for those with little or no sewing experience, not professional seamstresses. Patterns are easy to follow and adaptable to fit your individual needs. I like that many of the patterns incorporate reused scraps from the recycle bin, instead of new, expensive supplies. Most do-it-yourself experts are resourceful, as well as frugal and eco-friendly.