“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good!”-Dr. Seuss

This DIY Sam I am Costume is extremely easy with lot’s of pictures to help guide you! Ready to have some fun?!

It’s time to cheer! Dr. Seuss’s birthday is almost here! With Dr. Seuss’s birthday only a week away, it’s time for us moms to come out and play! Let’s make a costume that fits just right. I’m gonna post a new blog tonight! It’s all about Seuss and Sam I am, lets hope I don’t get a ton of Spam! The rhyming was fun but now it’s done! Wait just a minute!…we will see…is this costume for the birds and the bees? You take a side. Can this costume hide? Pin it on Pinterest and we will see, how many people are as lucky as me. Don’t be shy, just let it fly. Let’s see how far we make this thing rise! Help my blog get off the ground…pin it, pin it all around.

Have you ever wanted to make a homemade costume?

If you say yes, then this ones for you! If I can do it, you can too! I do like green eggs and ham! I do like you, Sam I am! I do like all things easy! I do like all things easy peasy!

Let’s jump right in, let’s just see! Let’s jump right into the next blog post, please. It’s “All Things Dr. Seuss” week on my blog and I’m proud to share with you what I have logged. Check out my archives for things from the past, but stick with me now for things that are a blast. It’s Sam I am’s costume’s time, let’s just see if we can make it shine!

The inspiration behind Garrett’s Sam I am costume!

It’s very easy can’t you see to make a costume just for me!

I want to give you a little background info first…I’ve only ever followed a sewing pattern in Home Ec many years ago (let’s not say when that was) and in one sewing class I took at a local college as an academic outreach program to learn some new skills. Needless to say, I’m not real pattern savvy! I rarely use them. Basically, I pull out the the ole notepad, draw my design, take measurements, and write down my dimensions. I then add my seam allowances, get a game plan ready on paper and I’m ready to go.

*TIP-If you need more of a pattern to go by you can always use a roll of brown craft paper to draw out your own pattern.

DIY Sam I Am Costume Instructions

Let’s get started with supplies.

Supplies

1. Yellow Fleece
2. Red Felt (on the bolt)
3. Green Felt (on the bolt)
4. White Soft Felt Sheets
5. Batting
6. Red, Yellow, Green, and White Thread
7. Poster Board
8. Foam Poster Board
9. Wooden Dowel
10. Velcro

The essentials-sewing machine, pins, scissors, hot glue gun & glue sticks, measuring tape, and craft paper.

*Note-some of these supplies will be used in my next blog post. “All Things Dr. Seuss-Green Eggs & Ham”

First things first…This is an older project and I wasn’t smart enough to take step by step pictures at that time so I decided to cut out a mini version, snap some pics, and make a collage.

Take your child’s measurements and add your seam allowances on that ole notebook I mentioned before. Once you’ve done that you are ready to begin on the bodice portion of the costume.

DIY Sam I am Costume Bodice Steps

1. Fold your yellow fleece in half. This will make the front and back of the bodice and with less sewing.
2. Cut the fleece to your pre-measured width. Give some extra inches so it can be loose.
3. Fold the cut fleece in half longways. This will make the cuts in the next step the same on each side and it’s less cutting. Bonus!
4. Cut your armholes and neck hole. If you are unsure how big to make it, measure a tshirt in the their current size (not a fitted shirt, a tshirt) add a couple inches to allow for wiggle room.
5.  Unfold and make sure the sides are lined up.
6. Pin sides together and sew keeping in mind your seam allowance.

Great thing about fleece, it doesn’t unravel when it’s cut so there are no hems to be sewn! TIP-if you are unsure about how to measure, you can always take apart an old tshirt and use that as your basis for a pattern.

Next on the list, sleeves…

I sewed these sleeves in the round. You could always sew a flat or a set in sleeve. Whatever works best for you. (If you sew a set in sleeve skip step 6 in the bodice.)

DIY Sam I am Costume Sleeve Steps

1. Cut, pin and sew sleeves. Take the measurements from your armhole and add the seam allowance for width. Then add in your desired length.  Divide your width measurements in half. Fold over your fleece. Make your markings for the sleeve with your measurements and cut. Pin the seams together and sew.
2. Flip your sleeve from in side out to right side out.
3. Insert sleeve. Keep the bodice inside out and keep the sleeves right side out, insert the sleeve into the bodice and pin all the way around.
4. Sew the sleeve to the bodice. Use the free arm on your sewing machine to sew all the way around your armhole.

Don’t forget to cut out little triangles in the collar, armholes, and bottom of the bodice.

Look at my handsome little man!

Yay! We’ve completed the main garment for Sam I am! What should we make next? How about the hat! It follows a lot of the same principles as the sleeves.

DIY Sam I am Costume Hat steps

Measure your child’s head. Divide that number in half.

1. Cut out your shape for the top of the hat. Draw out your shape for the hat (I free handed this), keeping in mind the divided measurement of your child’s head for the opening. Pin and sew around all the edges except for the opening.

2.  Make the rim. Once the top of your hat is complete, you can open it up to get the       dimensions for your rim. Draw and cut out your rim with added seam allowance on two pieces of red felt. Sew the outer edges of the of the felt rim together.

3.  Sew the rim to the hat. Keep the hat right side out. Place the rim around the outside edge of the hat and pin into place with raw edges together. Use the free arm of the sewing machine and sew all the way around.

Now we have a hat!

The Sam I am sign is so easy peasy!

DIY Sam I am Costume sign steps

1. Cut out your poster board in the oval shape you desire.
2. Draw and color in the words Sam I am. Add some lines and shading for visual affect.
3. Duct tape a wooden dowel to the back of the sign.

There you have it! Sam I am! Wasn’t this DIY Sam I am Costume really easy? Let me know if you have any questions.

Wanting to learn how to make the Green Eggs and Ham? Check out the green eggs and ham tutorial. You can find a ton of Dr. Seuss ideas on my blog! Just search Dr. Seuss!

Looking for an even easier idea? You can always order a costume!
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