Easily make a superhero cape out of a square of fabric. Personalize with fun fabric patterns or your child's initial. These capes were so fun to create and they are a great accessory for kids who love pretending!

I have a bunch of boys at my house. That puts me in the ideal position for designing boy patterns, doesn't it? I absolutely love it. The only problem though, is that my baby boys keep growing up! This little guy, for example, is turning three years old tomorrow! How can that be?! And he is all about superheroes right now. So with his superhero birthday coming up I thought it was absolutely vital for him to get a shiny new mommy-made cape. He is pleased! And you can be too because today we are sharing the pattern with you! Our super cape is reversible, sturdy, fits up to adult size necks, and it has several ways to safely close it without being a strangulation hazard. (Ribbon ties scare me!) My little guy can put his cape on and off by himself, no phone booths needed! To make your own super cape, here's what you will need: Pattern pieces for CKC Super Cape (click here to print) 1 yard fabric Your choice of closure (snaps, velcro, buttons, etc) Scissors Pins Instructions: First you will print the pattern pieces (link above) and tape them together. Cut out the cape piece. Fold your fabric in half width-wise, and then again in half width-wise, so it looks like the photo above. This will give us two folds on the left side, one inside the other. Lay the pattern piece on the fold and pin in place. Cut around the curves. This will give us two cape pieces. Note: If you want your cape to be different colors front and back, you can repeat with your second fabric color (1 yard) and it will give you two additional cape pieces. You can now make two reversible capes! I chose to do red on one side and black on the other, for my boys' two favorite superheroes. I was planning to put a symbol on the red side until my older son pointed out that superman has a symbol on his chest, not on his cape. Good point. Let's continue... Place your two cape layers on a flat surface with right sides facing. Pin in place all around the edges. Then sew along the pinned edges and curves, leaving a 4" opening at the bottom, as shown in yellow in the photo above. Clip the curves close to the stitching and then turn the cape right side out, using a dowel or chopstick to get into the small straps. Iron until the cape is nice and crisp around all the edges. Pin the 4" opening shut. Next we are going to top stitch all around the cape by sewing 1/8" from the edge. If you used two different colors of fabric like I did, you may want to use one color as your top thread and the other color as your bobbin thread. I used red on top and black in the bobbin. (Of course you could use all one color of thread if you want contrast stitching on the opposite side.) Finally we will mark where we want our closures on the neck straps to be and then attach them. You can use buttons, velcro, magnetic closures, etc. My favorite thing to use is Kam Snaps (see our tutorial here) because they are super quick and I love the look. Whatever closure you decide to use, please remember that for safety's sake it is good for the cape to "tear off" if necessary, in case it gets snagged while the child is wearing it. We don't want playtime to become a strangulation hazard! Look at this, I even had some of my cool Batman snaps left over to use on the black side of his cape! Happy superhero boys make for happy mamas! Now all that's left for us to do is try to keep up with them... Let's Create! ~ Kristen

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This free cape pattern is perfect for a little princess, superhero, or villain! Download today and start sewing! Nancy's Notions has lots of free patterns!

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Yesterday I explained a predicament that my granddaughter finds herself in on occasion. Even though she is a frills and ribbons girly-girl, occasionally, when she wants to save the world, she has to raid her brother's toy box and don some rather unsuitable manly-man superhero attire. What she needs is a Little Girl Princess Superhero Cape that better suits her personality. Ergo, the "Little Girl Princess Superhero Cape" was created... I promised that I'd make available the tutorial, so today I'm making good on that promise. Here's another version of this Little Girl Cape using the pattern I developed. {FYI: All fabrics used on capes were found at Hobby Lobby.} Materials: Cape: Cut two out of cotton fabric (The length of fabric is determined by how long you want the cape. See comments in "Cape Pattern" below.) Emblem: Cut one out of a 9" x 12" piece of contrasting cotton fabric; or use 1 sheet of contrasting Glittered Fabric Rectangle (see below) Crown: Cut one out of 1 sheet of "Silver or Gold Glittered Fabric Rectangle" (Found in the same aisle as felt squares at Hobby Lobby.) Flat backed craft jewels for crown & fabric glue Synthetic fabric and jewel to make fabric flower Three inch piece of Velcro Jumbo Ric-Rac (optional) Use 1/2" seam allowance unless otherwise indicated. Cape Pattern: 1. To make a cape pattern that will fit your child, start with a toddler size bib. Make sure the bib easily fits around your child's neck and then place it on a piece of paper and draw around the neck portion of the bib, like this: The trickiest part of making a cape pattern will be the neck. Using a bib to trace the neck ensures that the cape will fit well. In the photo below I give measurements for the cape that I made. The first measurement is the width of the cape just beneath the back of the neck. This area spreads across the shoulders of the child. The second is the measurement at the widest part at the bottom of the cape. The third and vertical measurement is how long the pattern is from the back of the neck to the bottom of the cape. This measurement can vary, depending upon how tall your child is. Simply take a measurement from the base of her neck to the back of her knees and make the cape that long. This cape was designed for 2 - 3 year olds. To make the rounded corners on the bottom of the cape simply place a bowl over the lines and trace around the curve of the bowl, then follow the rounded line when you cut out your fabric. When you cut out your fabric from the cape pattern, make sure you cut two -- the front piece and the lining. Emblem & Crown Applique Patterns: To receive the pattern for the emblem and crown appliques, all I ask is that you leave a comment below and send me an email. My email address is located on the sidebar of my blog. In the subject line type "Little Girl Princess Cape", and I will send you back an email with a pdf document containing the pattern pieces. When cutting out the emblem, use a two-sided fusible bond {like Wonder Under} so that it will be easier to attach it to the cape. Go here for a tutorial on how to applique using a fusible bond. It isn't necessary to use fusible bonding for the crown if you use the fabric I recommend above. If you use a cotton fabric, you should use the fusible bond for the crown as well. Sketchy tutorial: I often get compliments on my in-depth tutorials, so if you're looking for that type of tutorial you'll be disappointed this time. Here are some very simple directions... 1. After cutting out your fabrics, center the emblem on the front piece of the cape. Fuse the emblem to the cape using an iron, then stitch around the emblem using a blanket, zig-zag or straight stitch for added durability. 2. Then center the crown and using a straight stitch, stitch the crown to the front of the cape. {The stitches practically disappear if you use a matching thread!} Use fabric glue to attach the jewels. 3. If you want to add ric-rac to the outside edge of the cape, baste ric-rac to the right side of the front along the edges, sewing 1/4" from the outside edge. I only used ric-rac on the outside edges of the cape -- not in the portion of the cape that goes around the neck. 4. Place cape front and lining right sides together and stitch around the cape using a 1/2" seam allowance, leaving a 4" opening in the bottom of the cape. When you are finished stitching trim seam around the neck and pull cape right side out through the opening at the bottom of the cape. 5. Press cape flat and slip-stitch 4" opening shut. 6. Attach Velcro to end of tabs at neck. 7. Optional: Make a synthetic fabric flower to cover up stitching lines where you attached Velcro on the tab ends. Attach flower with fabric glue. Go here to learn how to make a synthetic fabric flower. Keep the flower small so it doesn't tickle or irritate your super hero's neck as she's wearing her cape. Attache flower to tab with fabric glue. 8. Using fabric glue attach flat backed craft jewels to the crown... Your Little Girl Princess Super Hero Cape is now ready to be used! We can only hope the world becomes a better place with a few more Super Heros in it!

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It's a bird... It's a plane... It's Super Charlie and Super Isla! Most little ones go through a superhero phase at some point and what better way to make their imagination come alive than with their very own personalised superhero cape! It's super simple to make and takes no time at all. First start by gathering your supplies. This one requires a sewing machine. I suppose you could hand sew it, but then this wouldn't be a very speedy project, unless you have superhero sewing skills ;) You'll need: 2 x cape material pieces -each 22 inches high by 35 inches wide 3 x felt squares 1/2 metre grosgrain ribbon thread scissors Step 1: Cut out your 2 cape pieces. You don't need a pattern but it should generally look like the below shape. It's easiest if you cut the cape out on the fold of the fabric. I would also curve the 5 inch top line as this will go around the neck (but difficult to illustrate when using basic shapes in word!). I would also curve the 17.5 inch line at the bottom but it would also look good with a straight cut. on the fold basic cape shape Once you've cut your cape material, it should look like this Step 2: Cut out your superhero shield using one of your pieces of felt, one large and one that fits just inside the large one. Then cut out whatever letter you like. To make the shield I just folded the felt in half and cut a triangle, then cut a bit off the top corner to make a diamond shield shape. Step 3: Place and pin the larger shield to the centre of your outer cape material. Zigzag stitch around the shield and repeat with the smaller shield and the letter. Step 4: Cut the grosgrain ribbon in half and melt the four ends using a lighter. Pin the ribbon to each upper corner of your cape and place the second piece of cape material on top of the first piece with the shield on it. Make sure right sides are together with the majority of the ribbon on the inside of the cape. Step 5: Sew the two cape pieces together around the edge but leave a small opening at the bottom so you can turn the fabric right side out. Step 6: Once you've turn the cape right side out. Iron and press the edges. Step 7: Sew all around the edge of the cape to close the opening you made for turning it right side out and to give it a finished look. Now it's time to make believe! Happy sewing!

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