Easy DIY Ghost Costume For a Child And Adult

Make this super easy DIY ghost costume for you or your kiddo in no time! I’ll teach you step by step on how to DIY this easy Halloween costume!

I can feel in the air that the summer is almost over! And with that fact, I started already thinking about fall decoration ideas and DIY Halloween costumes as well. My daughter wants to dress up as a friendly ghost this year and have a candy corn bag. So, there it is, I designed an easy DIY ghost costume and a bag in a candy corn colors.

Previously I designed an easy DIY owl costume that you can make in any size. Also, for a Super Mario lover, you’ll find a small child size DIY Thwomp costume. And then an easy DIY Tinker Bell dress up that will make little fairy girl super happy.

Let’s get ready to make a ghost costume in child and adult sizes!

To make this ghost costume you’ll need a white fabric preferably cotton or cotton blend. For a small child, a 44” wide fabric will be perfect to use. And, for an adult, you’ll need a 108” wide quilting fabric.

You determine the width of the costume by measuring from the top of the middle finger through the torso to the top of the middle finger of the other hand. And the model needs to be with their arms lifted to the sides.

If you are planning to make this ghost costume for a child and an adult, you may need to get just the 108” wide fabric. In average size adult the measurement from “finger to finger” is around 60”. So, you can cut the fabric longwise and use the leftover for a child-size ghost costume.

Note: the best way to cut a long piece of fabric is to make a small cut on the edge of the fabric and just rip it with your hands. It will rip the fabric perfectly straight following the grain.

Also, you need to know how much fabric to get. To determine that you need to take a measurement from the top of the head to the toes. Then, multiply that amount by two. So, for instance, if your child measures 40” from the top of the head to the toes then you’ll need 80” of fabric. And, that’s about 2.25 yards. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)! I always recommend products I tried, use, and love.

What you need for an easy DIY ghost costume

 

 

 

I am happy to teach you how to make a ghost costume!

Remember to always wash and dry fabric ahead of time to preshrink it.

Step 1. Iron the interfacing to the back of the black fabric and cut out the face pieces.

 

 

 

 

Step 2. Take measurements of the head and particularly: ear to ear and top of the head to the bottom of the neck.

Then, fold the white fabric in half aligning the salvages together. It doesn’t matter now if you fold it right or wrong side together. And then fold it again but lengthwise. Pin in few places so the fabric won’t shift.

Now, using a fabric pencil mark the head measurements as it shows in the picture. Make sure to add about 11/2” in the width for the seam. That way the headpiece of the costume will fit nicely and loose after sewn. Then, draw a contour of the head starting from the top, through the width mark, and then make a curve by the bottom of the neck mark and straight to the side. Next, cut it following the drawn contour line.

 

 

Step 3. First, take a measurement from the top of the head to eye level and add a seam allowance to the amount. Then, mark that measurement in the middle of a one white costume piece from the top. That will mark the level of the eye-opening.

Also, take a measurement from the middle of one eye to the middle of the other eye. And then mark it on the fabric.

Pin the black eyes pieces first to make sure they are in the right position. And then stitch them using a zig-zag stitch. Now, cut the white fabric out of the eyes and then using a zig-zag stitch again stitch the edges together.

 

 

Step 4. Pin the top of the white costume pieces right side together and stitch. Using a zig-zag stitch finish the seam and that will prevent the fabric from fraying.

 

 

Step 5. Fold the costume in half lengthwise and align the edges. Then, cut the corner out in a curve shape. Use a zig-zag stitch to finish the raw edges.

 

 

And there! You’ve just learned how to sew a ghost costume. Wasn’t that easy Halloween costume project?

 

 

 

Now, I will show you how to sew a candy corn bag that would match any Halloween dress up.

So, you’ll need candy corn colors of fabrics and fat quarters are perfect to use for this easy sewing project.

Step 1. Cut three 14×14” squares out of each color fabric. Then, cut 2×16” strips out of any leftover color of fabric.

 

 

Step 2. Cut the yellow and orange squares in half and then stitch them together in the pattern as it shows in the picture.

 

 

Step 3. Then, fold the bag piece right side together and stitch along the long edges. Using a zig-zag stitch finish the seam.

 

 

Step 4. Now, flatten the bottom corners that the seam is in the center. Mark the corners about 2” wide and stitch across following the mark.

 

 

Step 5. Fold the upper raw edge twice, about ½” to the left side, and stitch around.

 

 

Step 6. Pin the strips right side together and stitch along long edges. Turn the sewn strips right side out and iron them flat. You just made nice handles for your candy corn bag!

Finally, stitch the ends of the handles to the top edge of inside the bag, about 4” apart.

 

And you’ve made an awesome, handmade costume for this Halloween!

 

I hope you enjoyed learning how to DIY a ghost costume and a candy corn to go with. You can share a picture of your handmade Halloween costume on my Facebook page.

Happy Trick or Treating!

Love,

Agnes

 

 

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