Harley Quinn is the crazy sidekick of the Joker and I decided she was the perfect character for me to be for Wicked Wednesday. I knew that just Harley Quinn might work on her own but if I could gather a group of friends and make the Gotham Sirens, I knew we could be absolutely lethal.
So here we are, the Gothem Sirens! In the couple of weeks before Halloween, I decided to show how to make these costumes so that everyone can be positively evil.
Instead of the typical Harley Quinn jumpsuit, I decided to do a cute little dress. I used these two pictures as my inspiration.
And here's how it it turned out! (Ignore my awkward faces)
Supplies:
2 yd of red stretch cotton
2 yd of black stretch cotton
White lace
3/4 inch Elastic
16 inch black or red zipper
Thread
Sewing machine
Sewing pins
Parchment or pattern-making paper
Fitted t-shirt
Measuring tape
Fabric chalk
Pencil
Sleeve pattern
1. So for the first part I made a circle skirt. To do this your going to need to measure your waist and find the radius which you will mark and cut out. Here's an example of how I used the circumference formula to find the radius of my waist.
2. Fold the black fabric in half and mark the radius you found from the corner. Measure the length you want on yourself then add it to the radius previously marked. Use this measurement to mark another arch.
3. Repeat with the red fabric. Cut both of the half circles out.
4. Pin the two half circles together along the sides with right sides together. Sew.
5. Now for the top. I used a fitted t-shirt as a pattern. Fold the t-shirt in half and trace its outline on parchment or pattern-making paper. Cut out the pattern.
6. Place the pattern on the red and black fabric. Cut two of each color.
7. Take one piece of each color and pin them together. Sew.
8. Pin the other two pieces to the front piece along the sides and top of the shoulders.
9. Pin the skirt to the top making sure that the colors are opposite one another on the skirt and the top.
10. Mark 1 inch down on the seam you just sewed on the skirt. Pin it and sew. This will be a slot for the elastic.
11. Pin the slot you just created to the top and sew it down.
12. Measure how much elastic you will need to hold the dress tight around your waist. Usually 2-3 inches less then your waist depending on the stretch of your elastic. Put the elastic through the slot and sew it together at the ends.
13. Pin the zipper in the back and sew.
14. Using a sleeve pattern, pin and cut one of each color.
15. Using a picture of a diamond that I printed from Google images I cut Harley Quinn's three signature diamonds and pinned them onto the sleeve. Sew. You can also make red diamonds for the black sleeve.
16. Fold the sleeves in half with the right sides together and sew.
17. Pin the sleeve into the armhole and sew.
18. Hem the sleeve with white lace. I used lace to take the place of Harley Quinn's big cuffs.
19. Pin the edge of neckline down and sew.
20. Cut more diamonds, slightly bigger for the skirt. Pin and sew.
Finished! Keep watch for tutorials for the other parts of the costume. Meanwhile, I hope you have a postively wicked day.
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