Halloween: Cheerleader Costume

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When you talk on the phone to your little granddaughter and ask her, “What are you doing?” and she answers, “Watching football.   I would like a cheerleading uniform, please, Grammy,” you know what you have to do. 

This one is made from a cotton short sleeve t-shirt, but if the weather turns chilly, just put on a long sleeve turtleneck or sweater and long pants in coordinating colors and you’re all set!

This outfit makes a fun and easy Halloween costume.

     Enjoy,
     Jane Marie

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Cheerleader Costume

cheerleader costume shirt

In your team colors, you’ll need:

  • One T shirt, washed and dried, it can be one size too large so it will be a little longer
  • Iron-on letters/initials of the team from a fabric or craft store
  • Iron
  • Contrasting trim for the bottom and sleeve edges (Don’t put trim on the neck to prevent scratching)
  • Measuring tape
  • Matching needle and thread or sewing machine or fabric glue (Don’t use hot glue.  It is too hard and stiff.)
  • One small tube of 3-D metallic paint (optional)
  • One yard each of 1/2 inch ribbon of contrasting team colors for a bow/corsage
  • One safety pin to hold the bow on the shirt over the heart (be true to your school, after all)
  • 1 12-inch piece of wire or heavy thread or doubled thread to secure the loops of the bow
  • Two cheerleading pompoms from the local discount store in coordinating colors (optional)
  • Barrettes or hair bows in coordinating colors (optional)
  • Shorts or sweatpants in a coordinating color

To assemble:


Measure the distance around the bottom of the shirt and around both sleeves to determine how much trim you will need.   Stitch or glue the trim to the shirt bottom and sleeve edges making sure it does not hang off the shirt because it might irritate the skin.

Decide on placement of the letters, and iron them on according to the package directions.

Decorate the shirt with metallic paint as you like.  (I made vertical slashes of gold on the front only.)   Let the paint dry for 24 hours or according to the directions on the bottle.

Make a bow by placing the strands of colored ribbon on top of each other and looping it back and forth, twisting at the back after each loop.  Secure with a wire in the middle, leaving two “tails” of ribbon, each cut in diagonal points.  The next day, after the paint is dry, pin the bow to the shirt.

Dress the child and cheer along with her at your next Tale Gate Party.

 

  GO TEAM!  


 

 

 

 

 

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