A darling DIY Minnie Mouse costume that doubles as a play dress! Long, twirly, stretchy, and easy to make.
 Isn't this baby just scrumptious? She loves Mickey and Minnie and this comfy knit dress doubles perfectly as a DIY Minnie Mouse costume too.
DIY Minnie Mouse Costume
You'll need to have a basic
understanding sewing to make this dress since there isn't a formal pattern.
I didn't have a pattern for this dress, but I did have a yard of this darling knit. Â I decided to make her dress in two sections so that the skirt would be nice and twirly. Section 1: the bodice and Section 2: the skirt.
I used one of her existing knit play dresses as a guide for the bodice. It worked out perfectly! I folded her existing dress in half and traced the bodice section to use as a pattern for her DIY Minnie Mouse dress. I also traced the sleeves. I lined the bodice with a second layer of knit to make it nice and sturdy because the knit was very light-weight. Lining it also finished the neckline without having to use any sort or ribbing or neckband. The nice thing about working with knit is that you don't need buttons or a zipper. It just slips over her head!
Here is a great video tutorial that you can use for making a dress using an existing dress as a pattern.
I made the skirt extra wide and gathered it so that she could do lots of twirling. She loves how it flows when she walks around. Nice and roomy and feminine!
One of my favorite parts is the trim! I found this ready to go pleated trim at Wholeport (which is no longer in business, I'm so sorry that I don't have a link!) Â I simply sewed it along the bottom and around the sleeves.
The ears were purchased on e-bay and the shoes are a hand-me-down from a cousin that received a second life with this little gal. She's been wearing them 24/7. And why wouldn't she? They have tiny heels! We will add her red pea coat for Halloween night to keep her warm and I am going to see about finding some little white gloves.
The best part?
She loves the dress so much that she's already worn it several times. I don't mind spending the time to sew a costume if it is going to get used all year long!
2017 Update: We JUST put this darling dress in her special box. Tucking it away to give to her little girl someday. This darling Minnie Mouse dress lasted her 4 years. FOUR YEARS!
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Disney Magic Mommy says
I really love this! I'm doing an upcoming blog post on easy disney costumes, and I'd like to link back to you. This was a fantastic costume, she looks even sweeter than Minnie!
Brandy says
Thank you so much! 🙂 And yes, feel free to link back to us!
Kiersten says
I'm so glad the shoes worked out. Sorry they're so thrashed. Obviously they were loved. I know this doesn't help now, but when London was Minnie for Halloween when she was Ruby's age, we used the cheap-o white cotton knit gloves from the $1 store and I just drew 3 little black lines on them like Minnie's. They were perfect
Brandy says
She doesn't care that they were worn. She's worn them so much more ever since. We had to throw them in the washing machine and that took some of the yellow off of the heels. She doesn't care though. They have heels and that's what is important to her, lol. And she gets comments wherever she goes. We got her a little pink pair for Christmas (Minnie with little heels). She is going to love them!
carol says
this is so cute... reminds me of when I used to make costumes for my own kids.. when they were babies I'd buy doggie or other animal footed- sleeper type costumes, then they could sleep in them until they were outgrown... a princess dress/minnie mouse dress that they can wear over and over? Great Idea!! love your blog
Brandy says
Thank you Carol! My grandma had a box of costumes that she saved from her girls and we always had fun borrowing those for Halloween. It doesn't seem like we've been able to re-use the ones I've made with my children so this one worked out great! It should get lots of use! Thank you for your sweet comment!
Linda K Murphy says
Love Love Love it and she is so adorable in it!!!!
Brandy@Gluesticks says
Thank you! She loves her little dress which makes any time spent sewing it so worth it! 🙂
Lisa @ Creative Raisins says
What an adorable costume, Love It
Brandy@Gluesticks says
Thank you, Lisa!