Kir At Home

I found a free pattern and instructions for a great superhero cape at thelongthread.com. I love it, love it, love it so much that I've already made 5! I'm planning on doing them for both my sons, all the kids at our regular playgroup and my nephew.

Clich here for thelongthread.com Superhero cape pattern & instructions

The first one took about 2 hours and now they take about 30-45 minutes each without distractions. My first attempt was using a shiny polyester fabric. So, that didn't go so well. The fabric lost the battle to the iron (okay, I'll admit it also took out the iron). At least it gave my husband and I a good laugh and the iron already had a film on it so it was good to replace it. Now I just use cotton or cotton/poly bends that are machine washable/dryable and easy to iron.

I made a few changes to the original pattern.

1. I put an applique icon on both sides making the cape reversible.

2. I added a little circle patch and iron on a letter (for the name of the child) on the front left side.

3. I created a spaceship applique design (The Long Tread includes lightening bolt, star, crown and heart patterns)

This project takes about 2 hours the first time and you'll need a sewing machine.

Materials you'll need to complete this pattern:

• 1 yard 1st color fabric
• 1 yard contrasting color fabric
• 2 inches velcro
• Thread
• Optional: Small iron-able letter