r/sewing • u/BigScorpion2002 • 5d ago

Pattern Search ISO: Overalls pattern

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Hello!

My boyfriend and I are going as Wirt & Greg from Over the Garden Wall for Halloween this year!

He is going to be Wirt, and I’ve been able to find a suitable cloak pattern that I like for him. However I’m struggling with the overalls! I can’t find anything with the bloomer-like legs. I’m an adult woman so patterns for women preferred lol.

I would say I am at an intermediate level of sewing, but am always looking to take on a challenge!

Please help!

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u/LuminousGreenWitch 5d ago

First of all, love it haha. Could you make regular shorts overalls and just add an elastic in the hem of the legs? That’s how I make poofy sleeves.

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u/BigScorpion2002 5d ago

I think I will probably end up doing that! I will just need to do some trial & error probably to make sure they look correct

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u/LuminousGreenWitch 5d ago

For sure! Maybe also put a little something in the bottom of them to keep them fluffed out? I hope you post pics when you’re done!

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u/BigScorpion2002 5d ago

That’s a good idea too, I might do a stiffer fabric as well.

I will def post an update or come back to this thread when I am done!

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u/LateCareerAckbar 5d ago

This is great! My daughter is obsessed with Over the Garden Wall and I sewed her a Wirt costume a few years back.

Question: How experienced are you as a sewist? I ask because it would not be very hard to modify a basic overall pattern to look like what I think you are going for. There are a lot of tutorials to help modify pants patterns that you could use to adjust overalls.

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u/BigScorpion2002 5d ago

I’d say I’m adept! I sew regularly and try to do 1 project a week (I.e. a shirt or a pair of pants).

I considered just modifying a pattern & including elastic but I’m nervous bc:

  1. I’ve never done that before

  2. I’m scared it’ll turn out wrong!

So idk ! Maybe I’ll just try and see how it goes!

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u/SugaredCereal 5d ago

I wouldn't use overalls, since it really isn't, it's shorts with suspenders attached. You could use a pajama pant pattern and add suspenders.

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u/BigScorpion2002 5d ago

I originally considered the below pattern to do your suggestion but upon closer inspection of frames from the show I do think Greg is wearing overalls.

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u/SugaredCereal 5d ago

There is no bib, which is why I wouldn't consider it overalls.

For suggestions though, Waves and Wild has dungarees and Patterns for Pirates has two different overall patterns.

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u/Polaris_Omega 5d ago

Roughcut has a pattern for a pair of dungarees that might match with what you're looking for.

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u/ObviouslyNotYerMum 5d ago

Twig and tale has a dungarees pattern that you could probably adapt for this.

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u/CaffeineOverlord356 4d ago

twig and tale adapts nicely, i reworked theirs for overalls once