Honeydew Kisses Patterns

I love fall. Everything about it: the leaves changing color, the smell of crisp fall days, sweater season, bring on the boots and, of course, Halloween! My mom made so many costumes for my brother and I growing up. We were homemade mermaids, Daniel Boone, toy soldiers, kitty cats, and clowns! I love that I can now carry on that tradition with my own children! However, I am definitely not a fan of buying a pattern just to make a costume one time. It seems like such a waste of money! I usually try to use a pattern I already have or one that I can use for more than just that costume. It seems that sentiment is common in the testers group for Honeydew Kisses Patterns, too! Tiffany Grace-Buzanowski of T. Grace Designs used The Fiona Suspender Shorts and Ocotillo Leo to create this super cute Mickey Inspired outfit that is perfect for Halloween, dress up, or a family vaca to Disney! The suspender shorts would also be perfect in denim for a Minion costume! Or you could alter it to be a suspender skirt, for a great nerd costume!

Wanda Broussard added a collar to the Amelie dress for an adorable Minnie Mouse outfit! My Minnie-loving kiddo would wear this any day,not just for Halloween! I love the puffsleeves! This would be an amazing Princess costume, too! Insert different colors like blue, yellow, white and red (for a certain dwarf-loving, forest-dwelling princess) or neutrals for another forest-dwelling, sleepy princess! Simply lengthen the skirt for a more formal princess look, which wouldbe perfect for a ball gown (add a tulle/chiffon overlay and some glass slippers and you are good until midnight)!

Speaking of princesses, check out this pauper Cinderella dress made by Melissa Bixler-Anaya (and follow her on Instagram here: Melly Makes It). Maybe my house would be cleaner if I had stuff this cute to wear while cleaning…hmmm. Anyway, how adorable is this?! Melissa used the Beatrice Dress with apron. This dress uses a knit bodice with woven skirt, so it was perfect for this project with no modifications! This would also be a great way to make a birthday outfit, or Halloween outfit, for Alice in Wonderland (Onederland for first birthdays). I love that there are no modifications needed for this, because sometimes I just don’t want to have to sit down and figure out how to change a pattern to suit what I need. I just want to print it and cut it as-is.





This Wonder Woman Costume, created by Lola Buns (you can follow her on Instagram here: Lola & The Wolf), is another great use of a pattern without modification! So, if print and sew is your go-to, give the Ocotillo a try! This is such a versatile pattern that so many costumes can be made with very little to no modifications/hacks! Now, let’s all take a moment to mentally sniff and snuggle this precious squishy before moving on…






See what I mean? Versatile! Jessica Simmons Vert created this Alicorn costume for her daughter using the Ocotillo pattern; adding some wings, and a tail, horn and mane! Did you know that a winged unicorn is called an Alicorn, or Pegacorn? Now you do! So, if that’s ever a question on a game show and you need to know the answer to win a million dollars…. you’re welcome! But seriously, I would have LOVED to go as a Unicorn, or Alicorn, for Halloween when I was a kid. (Actually, I don’t think I ever grew up because I’m going as a Unicorn for Halloween this year, but that’s not the point here.) This Alicorn costume is the bee’s knees. I bet she will have a ton of fun playing dress up even after Halloween is over! She could even wear that to school! Add a denim jacket or cute cardi and it would be totally winter appropriate with some boots! 


And we round out our costume parade with this daring cutie, sporting her Captain America costume made by Rachel Reese, of Violets and Jewels Blog. Rachel used the Seraphina bodice with a circle skirt to make the dress. She fashioned a belt, using craft foam, and a shield, using a dollar store charger and plate, to complete this kick butt ensemble!

So, now that we’ve got your head totally full of awesome costume ideas, what HDKP pattern will you be using to complete your little’s costume this fall?? We would love to see what you come up with! You can post pics in the Facebook group here: 

Honeydew Kisses PDF Sewing Patterns

You can also post pics on any social media platform and tag HDKP! Use #honeydewkissespatterns or use #HDKP + the pattern name used (ie: #HDKPCoralie or #HDKPLantana, etc)

Happy Trick – or – Treating!


-Sarah Boring
Honeydew Kisses Virtual Team