My husband is actually the one who came up with the idea of The Flinstones. He is a DJ for the local Pub where he works, and we decided to get into the spirit of Halloween although I must say we have not done since our kids were young.
So out comes the sewing machine. The kids also enjoyed in the fun watching us be “Cartoon Characters”. At their tender ages of 22, 20 and 15 they no longer want to dress for the Holiday.
I decided that fleece would be the best material to use, but unfortunately I could not find patterns. For Fred I chose a Big T-Shirt and traced the material a little bigger and measured the length by having my husband put on one of my dress. What a sight, but I had to remind him that it was his idea.
I cut the spots out of felt and hand sewed them on and for the tie, just turquoise cotton, and stitched it around the collar.
For Wilma, a bit harder trying to fit myself. I pinned the material on my shoulders and took a marker to draw the curves. For her necklace I used Styrofoam balls threaded with elastic. I also decided to use a Red Wash Rinse for my hair because the canned spray flakes off. Experience from a Mom with Kids. We had a blast that evening and everyone really enjoyed how unique the Fred and Wilma Flinstones Halloween costumes were.
I have a year to put my mind to work, I will definitely do this again!!
Fred and Wilma
(aka Troy and Christy Schmechel)
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SUPER CUTE! What kind of material did you you and did you sew around each point on the bottom?
where did you find a t-shirt that big for your husband?
They were made of light felt material…and no I didn’t sew the bottom hem…just left the bottom a raw edge.
I used fleece material for both costumes. For my husband I used one of his T-Shirts as a pattern and just made it longer. I left the edges on the hem raw…one thing nice about using fleece, it was a real clean cut.
I told my boyfriend this would be a great idea for a couples Halloween costume! Thanks for posting how you made yours! It gave me good insight on how to do ours!
My boyfriend also had the idea of us doing the Flintstones!
Since my birthday falls around Halloween, we decided to have a costume party for it.
his costume should be pretty easy to make but I’m a little nervous about Wilma’s dress for me…
how did you taper it in at your waist?
I don’t want it to just go straight down…
Thanks for the great help!!
DID YOU ADD FELT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE COSTUMES TO MAKE THE POINTS?
BOTH THE COSTUMES LOOK GREAT! I’M GOING TO TRY IT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER TIPS THAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?
I made costumes like these for Halloween this year. Instead of sewing triangles on Fred’s outfit, I used black craft paint and a sponge brush. Just make sure you put something inside so the paint doesn’t bleed through (I used waxed paper).
You both look absolutely adorable! Our family has been trying to decide what to be for Halloween this year (there is four of us) and so we thought about the Flintstones! After seeing how cute the two of you look, there is no doubt we are doing the Flintstones! Can’t wait! Thanks for the awesome ideas!
We are doing this this year. I am going to make his (I think it will be super easy but for mine I think I am going to try to find a white dress at GoodWill or Salvation Army and then just cut the hem in a ragged line and cut off one sleeve – if I can find one. It will be more fitted than trying to make it from scrath and probably about as cheap as buying fabric.
I decided to throw a Wilma costume together for a United Way mini-golf tournament we are doing at the office. My department’s theme is The Flintstones. Cheap is a requirement!
I thought, I wonder if I can create a Wilma costume from old white t-shirts in the rag bag?
Yep, one t-shirt with the neck cut out (it already had been) for the skirt, tucked the sleeves in as “pockets”, a v-neck t-shirt modified for the top, a 10 inch wide band from the bottom of another t-shirt (also had already been cut that way!) will serve as a “belt” to hold things together. Also using the covered elastic band cut off a pair of women’s jockey brand panties to hold the bunch of fabric over the shoulder.
Will stop at Hobby Lobby on the way in for styrofoam jewelry!
Got to work on the hair, but mine is long and can go in a bun!
Found this site after I had created the costume to check for ideas before cutting out the bottom fringe!
Also using some old L’eggs pantyhose eggs for golf balls! Bambam’s Bat will be the “putter”. House replica is a caved pumpkin with a flagstone roof. Car replica is from one of those kids cars that move by foot power with 8 inch sakrete round cylinder for front and back wheels.
Leopard print fleece throws from CVS pharmacy will be laid down for the “putting green”! Should be a hoot!
I’ve been asked quite a few times about the hemline. I just cut the felt with the zig zag design. I cut a triangle piece of paper to trace the edges so it would be even all the way around. Fleece material has such a clean cut, there is no need to hem the edge….I left it raw. Even after washing it, the edges look great! Hope this helps.
Happy Haunting,
Christy
how much material did you use for the tie, i bought a yard of material to use, but im worried that it will too short and look funny against my husbands costume.
I noticed you called it a fleece material, and others called it felt. Was it like a soft polar fleece type of material or a more stiff felt type material? also where did you buy your material? thanks!