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Easy no sew Bible costume

October 11, 2015 Ticia 11 Comments

So last year as I was getting ready for our Navajo mission trip I had to make 30 Bible costumes in a week, so I came up with this no sew Bible costume, which I’ve since used several times in my Sunday School class for skits.

no sew Bible costume in 5 minutes or less

I was originally planning on waiting to share this until spring when people are preparing for VBS, but you’re about to see these a lot as we work our way through the parables, so here come the No Sew Bible Costume.

 

Supplies for No Sew Bible Costume

2 yards of cheap cotton fabric (I went to Wal-Mart and would buy anything that was $2 or less a yard); X-Large men’s t-shirt (I went to Salvation Army on half-price Wednesday and bought any shirt that was $1 or less); rope, 1/4 yard of fake fur, 1/4 inch ribbon or yarn

 

How to make the No Sew Bible Costume

Because I was originally making these under a deadline I didn’t really take pictures at the time, so I borrowed Princess’ 18 inch doll for a model and made a mini-costume, so all of these pictures are of the mini-no sew Bible costume.

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

1.  Cut the 2 yard of fabric on the fold.  Side note, this fabric was dyed using leftover Easter egg dye, isn’t it cool looking?

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

2.  Fold your two new pieces in half, so they are 1 yard long.  Then fold each of them in half again.

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

3.  At the fold cut a small snip, and then continue cutting along the fold for about 6 inches.

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

4.  Then cut down on one side about 3 inches or so.

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

5.  Try it on to see if it goes over the head, if not cut your “T-shape” a little bigger.

 

no sew Bible costume in 5 minutes

6.  Put the costume over your head, and then tie a rope around your waist.  This is the simple no sew Bible costume.

 

Are you ready for the advanced no sew Bible costume?

no sew Bible costume overcoat

1.  Fold the extra large man’s t-shirt in half.  I had to sew a really quick shirt out of some scraps so I could demonstrate this, that’s why there’s all the wonky seams because I just did rough approximations.

2.  Cut down the front of the t-shirt in the middle.  Now put it on over the “tunic” and tie your rope belt over the top of it all.

easy no sew Bible costume instructions

Easy variations: long sleeved shirt, strip of fabric for a belt, patterned fabric, or use extra fabric for a head scarf and tie a rope around your forehead to keep the fabric on.

 

No sew Bible costume beard

no sew Bible costume overcoat

1.  Take your fake fur and fold it over about 5 inches or so.  Then cut out half of an oval.

super simple no sew Bible costume beard

2.  Cut a smaller half of an oval out of the half you cut.

super simple no sew Bible costume beard

3.  Cut two small slits on either side and tie the string around it.

super simple no sew Bible costume beard

4.  You can either just hook the ribbon or string around your head as you wear it, or tie it behind your head to keep it in place more securely.

 

no sew Bible costume in 5 minutes or less

And there you go, start to finish you’ve made two no sew Bible costumes in about 10 minutes (including sewing the mini shirt for my example).

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Comments

  1. Natalie PlanetSmartyPants says

    October 11, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    This is really cool! I love the big girl and doll version 🙂

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      October 11, 2015 at 3:01 pm

      🙂 Necessity, I needed the pictures, so her doll got a new outfit.

  2. claire says

    October 11, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    Love it, Ticia! This is a perfect idea for our Sunday box. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      October 11, 2015 at 9:51 pm

      You’re welcome! Share your Sunday Box! I’d love to see it.

  3. Gena says

    October 12, 2015 at 6:08 pm

    This is great! I’ll need to make a few of this next month. 🙂
    –Gena

    Reply
  4. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    October 13, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Clever! We do no-sew doll clothes in a similar way. And I have a very simple sewn nativity tutorial somewhere in my posts I should dig up and pin closer to Christmas…

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      October 13, 2015 at 7:32 am

      Yes you should! I love nativity sets.

  5. Karla says

    April 10, 2017 at 7:11 pm

    Nice costumes. We’re going to try to make one.

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      April 11, 2017 at 7:24 am

      You can do this!

  6. Ann says

    January 23, 2018 at 6:17 am

    Thank you for sharing. I needed a quick costume for my son’s Bible Week at school. You are a life saver.

    Reply
    • Ticia says

      January 23, 2018 at 9:13 am

      Glad to hear it!

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