Poodle skirt sewing pattern?

Question

I am trying to start making my daughters halloween costume, she is 2. I want to make her a costume similar to the one in this picture (the little girl in yellow/black outfit)http://www.clicket.com/kidscostumes/halloweencostumes/cute.html
If anybody can tell me of a website where I can possibly find a free pattern or if you have successfully made one I would appreciate the instructions.

Answer 1

I did one for a teenager, but I bought a pattern and sewed a zipper into it. For a 2-year-old halloween costume I imagine you'd want to do one with an elastic waistband so it's easy on and easy off.

Answer 2

Very simple. Do you have a Cardboard Fabric Matt. I'm talking about the ones that are 6' long by 4' wide and have the white backing with the blue designs on them. You can take any fabric and fold it on one of those to make a complete circle. Use Cotten or Cotten blend fabric that doesn't stretch. Size the child's waste and then the length that you want it on her from her waist bone to the bottom. Allow for 1 inch hem and 2 1/2 inches for the waste. Cut the circle out and following the size you need to cut off the top for the waist. Be sure to allow for the gathering around the waist so it has a little bit of twirl effect on her when made. You will have one seam to sew and make that up the back. Turn down 1/4 inch at the top and press, then turn down the remaining 1 3/4's inches for the waist. Sew it around leaving about 2 inches unsewn and then incert a 1 inch wide elastic into the slot that has been measured to fit the child's waist plus 2 inches. I use a large safety pin attached to the elastic to pull it through and just work it in there. Pull the elastic out so you have both sides and then pin it together and try it on the child. Adjust it to fit and then sew the elastic together at the joining area. Tuck it into the waist and sew the waist shut. Turn the hem up two 1/4 inch turns, press and sew. While at the fabric store getting supplies, purchase a hot iron applique of a poodle. Also get some cute ribbing that will look good as a collar, even the decorative kind that glitters. Purchase about 3 yards of it. Attach the poodle onto the skirt so that it is sort of on the side of the skirt and looks like it is walking toward the front like the child is walking. Sew one end of the ribbing at the poodle's neck and then make it decoratively wind on the skirt until you get it about 2/3's of the way up. Then seal it there and leave the remaining to hang free. At the other end of the ribbing, make a loop and sew it together where the loop connects to the rest of the ribbing making the loop look like the loop on a dog's leash. Make sure you try the skirt on the child and have her hold the loop so that if you need to cut a bit off the ribbing first before you make the loop you can. It should be long enough so that the child can swing her arm when she walks so that it looks like the poodle is walking with her on the leash. To make sure the poodle doesn't come off, after you iron it on, also sew around it with the same colored thread as the poodle is. The one I made for my daughter for her 5th grade, was a light blue poodle and we did it on a royal blue poodle skirt. I also made a scarf for her hair that was matching since they wore scarves then too. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

If you can draw a big enough circle on a folded sheet of newspaper you can do this without a commercial pattern. Measure her waist. Divide this by 6 then tie a pencil to a piece of string. Now measure the string from the pencil the number of inches you got ( probably 3 to 4 inches for a 2 year old) and mark the string (don't cut it off yet). Now take a full sheet of newspaper folded in the middle. Put the end of the string on the corner of the paper, holding it tight to the paper with your finger, and the pencil out standing up straight on the fold, draw a quarter circle to the open edge of the paper by pivoting along the string. Now, measure from her waist to the length you want the skirt to be. Measure out enough inches of string from the first mark to this length, and use that point to draw a second quarter circle on the paper (this will probably be no more than a foot total, 2 year olds are short). Cut out the first quarter circle, then cut the larger quarter circle. This is your pattern. Take a piece of felt fabric (this works easiest, no sewing) and fold it in quarters (you need about a yard of it) and place the pattern so each edge is at a fold and cut the larger circle first, then the waist circle. To get it on and off easily you can cut a short vertical opening at the waist edge, maybe 2 inches deep. You can sew on a piece of 1 inch elastic waist band, or cut a waistband 3 inches wide and the length of the waist opening plus and inch, fold it in half lengthwise, sew the short ends with a half inch seam, then turn it right side out and sew the long edge to the waist of the skirt. Add a couple of hooks and eyes to close it. Then you can decorage it as you choose .

Answer 4

you might be able to find one on the internet, but really, poodle skirts are a big circle. Measure around your waist, measure how long you want the skirt to be, (add a couple inces for the hems) and cut a circle of fabric. Hem the top and bottom, and add a design (ice cream cones are different but still super cute!). Adult dont grow too much so elastic shouldn't be necessary. You can also add belt loops and wear a sparkly belt. I'm no expert, but this is the easiest way I've heard to make them. Good luck!

Answer 5

There are commercial patterns, but I don't think they go that small.

Circle skirts were designed to be made without a pattern. I'm sure there instructions online.

Use felt for authenticity

Answer 6

I like girls in jeans. It makes them look more city like and it generally does not appear to be they try too hard but if you are trying to get this fellas attention, this might not exactly be what you would like

Answer 7

I really do enjoy using long skirts once in a while. They can be actually more comfortable than Trousers and also much less hot to wear.

Answer 8

There are some instructions and pictures here:

http://www.fabriclink.com/Presentations/Velcro/Glamour.html

http://1stcong.weblogger.com/stories/storyReader$668
go to bottom and click on The Skirts for more pictures

http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aapoodleskirt.htm

http://www.anniepoodleskirts.com/images/Adult%20Purple%20Poodle%20Skirt%20with%20White%20Dog%20and%20Black%20Belt.jpg