I’m operating under the code of ‘better late than never.’ This was the upshot of Halloween sewing this year.

The ghost was an adult-sized costume that I pared down using J’s measurements. Considering I did it on the fly, it came out pretty well. The hood and shoulder area could have used a little more attention, but it worked for the Halloween party and trick-or-treating. It was excellent practice in working with slippery stuff, and I got to use the narrow hemmer on my serger for the first time. He’s wearing his brother’s skeleton costume from last year underneath to look as scary as possible, though the big grin on his face ruins that effect.

Next to the ghost, Mr. Wizard was dead easy (pardon the pun.) The cape went together in a day, and the robe was almost as fast. You can’t see it in this photo, but I also threw together a felt scabbard for his wand, so that he’d have his hands free to play party games and beg treats. The cape fabric did all the work for this costume; I’m glad we found it.

I was silly again this year, and made the costumes in the week before Halloween. Details below:

Ghost

Wizard