Owl Baby Costume

I'm not the only one who needs a costume this Halloween: my daughter does too! The only one she has is her medieval tunic and it was already tight at the beginning of September. It's a 6 month and she has gone from fitting in 6 month to being tight in 9 month sized clothes in a month!

As her pet name is Chouette (Owl), I promised my Sweetheart I would make her an owl costume months ago. And lucky for me, it fits into Nancy-Raven's party theme: she can either be Athena's Owl (my Sweetheart has suggested I go as Athena and he could be Odysseus - that would make a nice family costume theme), or she could be Blodeuwedd in her owl shape; either way, it works.

And so for research: I began googling "Baby Owl Costume" and found this adorable one:

Wise Baby Owl

It is adorable and seems very well made, but I want a snowy owl. So inspired by that one, I have bought her a white velour coverall as a base, and I intend to make a white and gray version of the above costume using Simplicity 2788, View C (the Lady Bug) as a base.

Simplicity 2788

From that pattern, I can easily modify the wings' shape to fit my needs, make a round hat to which I can attach an owl's face, and of course, add bands of "feathers".

And for her feet...

Trendy Soft Sole Leather Owl Baby Crib Shoe

Aren't they adorable? They were suggested to me by my friend Sciath. I got them from eBay (again with eBay) for a total of 10.94$ CAD, and they have become my baby's everyday/outing shoes.

That is what I'll be working on for the next few weeks, so stay tuned for more updates.