Superhero Halloween: Robin 2

This is part 2 of Robin's costume (part 1).
Inspiration:

 My version:

 Holy hand-me-downs, Batman! These 5 totes contain most of Mayer's clothes, size 18-24 mos/ 2T. There are hand-me-downs from Tate, 3 nephews and my best friend's son. I knew there had to be a plain red shirt and a green onesie in there somewhere!

Materials: red onesie, green onesie, black t-shirt scraps, a yellow sleeve (leftover from the cape), fusible interfacing, a seam ripper and metallic gold paint (not pictured)

I decided to combine the t-shirts and go from two onesies to one. Two of my good friends on this project were the seam ripper and fusible interfacing.

The green onesie was trimmed with navy around the bottom and on the sleeves, so it required some seam ripping to get the parts I wanted plain green. The only navy remaining is under the snaps. I also used the seam ripper to take the sleeves off both shirts.

The fusible interfacing kept the yellow stripes from moving too much. The red onesie had buttons on the front. I made the mistake of assuming they were just decorative. They were not. I removed the buttons so the yellow stripes would lay flat when I sewed it shut.

It wouldn't fit over Mayer's head, so I had to add a snap panel on the back. Thankfully, since it was a onesie I saved the snaps!

I went ahead and added the belt directly to the costume. The real Robin's costume has gold pieces on it, but those could potentially be a choking hazard, right? Solution: my mom had some metallic gold paint my great aunt had given her. So the total cost of this project was... FREE! 

This is before I added the gold to his utility belt. In case you couldn't tell, he was SUPER excited to try it on this morning! I only got one snap snapped before he was up and running, shouting, "Bat-man!"

 So far, Mayer's Robin costume has cost $0.46 (the cost of the felt for his "boots"). He still needs a black mask, tights and gloves. I am hopeful that the total cost of the project will be under $3.

The logo from the green onesie also found a new home... recycling does rule! :)