May 25, 2024 · 26 Comments

Free Kids Cape Pattern & Tutorial

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What’s the Project? This cute kids’ cape pattern & tutorial is something your little superhero will love. This cape pattern can be personalized with the child’s initial or can be made to match whoever their favorite superhero is. Easy to sew and something your little superheroes are going to love!

Did you know that I used to own an online business sewing things and selling them? That was back before the blogging days.

For years I made personalized kids’ superhero capes similar to this pattern and sold them and boy were they a hot ticket! You wouldn’t believe the demand for them. In fact, I sold so many that I actually had to hire a manufacturer to make the cape part for me and then I added the initial myself.

So what I’m saying is that these capes are a huge hit with kids! They make a great gift or just a fun addition to your dress-up box.

Here’s an easy-to-follow superhero cape pattern so that you can make a superhero cape for kids yourself!

And add to the superhero cape pattern a coordinating mask and you’ve REALLY got your own little superhero! Get the superhero mask pattern here.

(Look at that cut little guy. He’s a teenager now and I just have to say that as a mom of four boys, I just love seeing little kids dressed up in fun costumes like these.)

DIY Superhero Cape for Kids

Are you ready to learn how to sew this cute superhero cape pattern?

These are great because you can make them in ANY color combination, for boys or girls, and with any superhero logo on them. The best though, is when they are personalized for the kid.

I let my 4-year-old pick out the colors he wanted for his superhero cape and mask. He picked red, yellow and white.

And if you love this, you might also want to check out these great sewing patterns:

Bust out your sewing machine because here is the full tutorial to make this superhero cape.

Superhero Cape Pattern-This easy to sew superhero cape pattern is going to be a huge hit with the kids! Make this cape for kids with their initial or their favorite superhero symbol in any colors they choose! #kids #sewing #sew #patterns

Superhero Cape Pattern for Kids

A step-by-step tutorial for how to make a personlaized superhero cape for kids of all ages and size ranges.

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Total Time 2

Supplies

1/2 to 1 yard each of 2 different colors of cotton fabric (Amount of fabric needed depends on how big the cape you are making is. For toddler size you will need less than for older kids.)
Felt in desired colors
1-inch piece of Velcro

Instructions

To start out, measure the child you are making the cape for from the back of the neck to wherever you want the cape to hang. To give you an idea, this cape for my four year old measures 20″ from the base of the neck to the bottom of the cape (with an additional 5″ or so for the neck part).
Lay your fabric out with it folded in half and ready for you to cut. You are going to be eyeballing this, but you want your cape to look something like this (see picture). Mine is 20″ from the base of the neck to the bottom of the cape and is 24″ wide across the bottom and 20″ wide across the top with those neck pieces extending about 6″ above the case of the neck part. Make it look something like this. Trust me, your kiddo doesn’t really care how perfect the shape is, so just do what you think looks good.
Using scissors, cut 2 pieces in this shape—one in each color of fabric.
Now, cut your superhero logo out of felt. I just cut that traditional diamond-like shape and put the child’s initial on top of it. I am not artistic, so to help myself I print a letter out from the computer and trace around it. You can also print logos of other favorite superheroes and use those like this.
Pin the logo in place where you want it on the cape, a few inches down from the base of the neck on your main color fabric. Using coordinating thread, sew around all of the edges of the logo very close to the edges but without going off. For beginners, if this is tricky, you could also attach it using fabric glue.
Now, with right sides of the fabric for the cape together (using a 3/8 inch seam allowance) sew around the whole thing, leaving an opening (about 3 inches big) to turn it at the base of the neck.
Turn it right side out by pulling the fabric through the opening, push out all the edges, and then press it flat. Top stitch around the whole thing making sure to sew that opening in the neck closed and to keep it all nice and smooth.
Now, sew a piece of Velcro to each of the neck pieces to create the neck closure. One on the top color, the other on the bottom. And that's it! Your cape is finished!