Bee Quilted Blog: Mashed Up Halloween!

Halloween is around the corner and it's time to start planning costumes! But what happens when you can't find the ONE perfect pattern for what your little one wants to be? You improvise and mash together two (or more) patterns!

My daughter was obsessed with The Pirate Fairy and wanted to be Zarina. But I couldn't find the perfect pirate fairy pattern. So I raided my pattern stash on the computer and picked two patterns to mash up.

We needed a peasant style top with a flat front, so I picked the FooFoo Threads Sugarplum Princess Dress and lengthened the sleeves.

Next to figure out the skirt. Zarina's skirt is kinda bunched up and gathered, so I wanted something that would have that look but still be long enough to pass the "Daddy Standard". I landed on the Create Kids Couture Poppy Dress. I used shirring to gather up the side instead of a casing and tie. That way, we don't have to worry about ties coming undone while playing!