This Superhero Sewing Tutorial is easy and fun!
Halloween has always been my all-time favorite holiday, but I have never been one for buying a costume off the shelf and wearing it as-is. I’ve always enjoyed altering thrift store finds, buying random pieces at discount stores, and of course coming up with the perfect makeup to complement the look.
Three years ago, I invested in a decent sewing machine and started making clothing for my children. Of course, this meant I started sewing their Halloween costumes as well. Some of our favorites include simple, iconic characters, including princesses and superheroes. But my son couldn’t just be any old superhero – he is SUPER BRYCE!
And what’s the quintessential superhero item? A cape! Here’s a super-simple superhero sewing tutorial that takes less than an hour and is perfect for a beginner.
Materials:
- two 9″ x 12″ pieces of felt in your choice of colors
- two pieces of satin in your choice of colors
- corresponding thread colors
- 2″ piece of velcro (soft and rough sides)
- materials for emblem on cape
Directions:
Begin by cutting out the pieces. For the collar, draw a large letter C on paper that is 1.5 inches wide and the distance around your child’s neck plus 3 inches. That will serve as your template. Cut one from each color of felt.
For the cape, measure the distance between your child’s neck and back of his/her
knees. Then measure your child from shoulder to shoulder. Cut two rectangles of that size. Round out the bottoms of the rectangles, and make the top of the rectangles taper toward the collar. This will make a trapezoid-like shape with rounded corners on the bottom. (Don’t worry if your cutting is not exact – just be careful when you sew to make your lines straight.)
Create the emblem for the cape. I made a starburst from yellow felt and the letter B from green felt. I sewed these together, centered them on the outer-facing cape color, and sewed around the edges.
Pin the two pieces of cape fabric with right sides – the sides that will be facing outside in the end – together. Sew along both sides and the bottom, leaving the top edge open. Flip it right-side out and iron it. (This image is missing the emblem because I did not make one for this cape).
Time to sew the Velcro. Separate the Velcro into the rough piece and the soft piece. Sew the soft Velcro to one piece of the collar on one end and the rough Velcro to the other piece of the collar on the same end. One will be flipped over, so they will line up properly.
This is the last part, but you must get the order right to complete the project correctly. Place the collar piece with the soft Velcro face down on the bottom. Next, place the open top end of the cape over the collar. Finally, place the other piece of the collar with the rough Velcro facing up on the opposite end as the soft Velcro. Sew around the felt to connect all three pieces, and you’re finished!
Okay, so now that the cape is done, time to complete the look with some awesome makeup! I decided to stick with the same shades of blue, green, and yellow and paint a unique superhero mask.
Now here’s the complete look – What a happy little SUPER BRYCE! He looks ready to fly with his awesome cape and superhero mask.
What a cutie! He looks like he’s having some super fun there. 😉 Love the cape.
This is the cutest super hero cape! Love it!
I love the collar on these capes, it looks so sturdy, yet comfortable! I would have rocked one of these capes when I was a kid, and all year round too! It’s great that Neutrogena wipes can help ease some of the frustraton of makeup and face paint cleanup for moms-it makes me more willing to have fun and messy pretend time like this!
Those capes are awesome. I love how they turned out!
The CUTEST Superhero EVER! Those capes are adorable!
What a great outfit! It doesn’t get much simpler than a cape and face makeup. He looks SO happy with it, too. Winner!
I don’t have kids, but I DO shy away from Halloween face paint every year. I HATE taking it off! It’s such a pain. Perhaps this year I’ll pick up some of these wipes and give my face a good Halloween makeover! =D
Adorable! My twins have been fighting over the single cape they have now…looks like it’s time for me to make them these! Thanks for the easy tutorial – I think even I can do this!
Such a cute outfit and face paint for a little superhero! Thank you! #client
Lol… I love the personalized cape! Awesome! This is on the list for my son’s next play-date.
This is adorable! I’m not a sewer but I think I could actually handle this!
Okay, those are just adorable capes… All three of my little ones would love them… And I couldn’t live without those makeup towelettes…
Aw this is so cute! Simple and easy to make even if you are not good with sewing stuff lol.
The cape is adorable and so easy! I love it. The Neutrogena Wipes are really great!
Ok, those capes are absolutely adorable! My kids would all love to have one! Plus the face paint! That is just awesome.
Aw, so cute! Love the cape, looks relatively easy to make too. I need to make a bunch!
He is adorable! Just the cutest. I’m going to get a package of these Neutrogena wipes. It seems like a much easier way to get makeup off than what I’m doing now.
Very cute. I have made capes for my boys too, they love them.
CUTE!! Every child loves to be a super hero. It is also really tough to get make up off of kids so I am going to buy these neutrogena wipes.
Wow, never thought of these for kids makeup. You could use Neutrogena wipes and they could have their faces made up a lot more often. My boys would have loved the capes. They would have wanted one for everyday!!
Too cute! I just recently started trying my hand at sewing and I love it. Thanks for the tutorial. Even though I have girls, they are constantly asking me to tie blankets on them to use as capes. Now, I can actually make them some. 🙂
I love how easy the cape is to make. My son would have loved one when he was younger. Amazing how easy the mask was to wipe off with the make up remover wipes.
Your kids are precious! Very cute cape as well.
Cute kiddos indeed!!! And what an easy tutorial!!! I will see if my daughter wants to try one!!!
You make it so easy to put together a costume or weekend craft! Every kid can be a superhero easy and quick!
That is really cute! I love the painted mask colors too!
that is such a cute costume and make up job. those wipes are amazing and they go a long way.
I’m so in love with those wipes. They do an absolutely amazing job of cleaning a face COMPLETELY. Also, those capes are ah-dorable.