Free Patterns Master Index // Handmade Gift Ideas // Maker's Studio I always know Halloween season has officially arrived when I pull out this hat pattern. It's simple fleece and a little shaping, but the second you add horns, ears, or antlers, it turns into a costume centerpiece kids beg to wear all season long. I love a costume that starts as a "real" sewing pattern instead of something flimsy from a costume aisle. This one holds up — literally and figuratively. Show me the tutorial You...

Free Patterns Master Index // Handmade Gift Ideas // Maker's Studio We're down to the wire now, and if your porch still needs something, this is the one I'd grab. A tomato cage, a sheet, a little shaping — and suddenly you've got a glowing ghost that looks like it took hours instead of one quick evening. It's the kind of project that makes neighbors stop and ask where you got it. Tell them you made it. It'll make their week. Show me the porch ghost tutorial You might also love: Free Halloween...

Free Patterns Master Index // Handmade Gift Ideas // Maker's Studio Every October I get messages from parents who need a costume fast and don't consider themselves "sewers" yet. This one's my go-to answer — no sew, budget-friendly felt and fleece, and it comes together in an afternoon. There's something so satisfying about handing a kid a costume you made instead of one from a rack. This tutorial is proof you don't need years of experience to pull it off. Show me the tutorial You might also...