Christmas porch goose outfits to sew

Dress the goose for December. Every pattern here comes in Small, Standard and Large, so the same outfit fits a 17, 23 or 27 inch goose. That matters if your goose is not the usual 23 inches, because a lot of goose patterns are cut for one size only.

The porch goose Santa outfit pattern has a red suit with a white trim and a black belt. The porch goose Mrs Claus outfit pattern is a red dress with white trims. Make both if you have two geese by the door.

The porch goose elf outfit pattern is green with a red band. The porch goose ugly Christmas sweater pattern pairs a cream top with a red skirt, and the porch goose gingerbread outfit pattern is brown cotton with white felt trims.

Sew the porch goose snowman outfit pattern for a white winter look that works after Christmas, or the porch goose reindeer outfit pattern for December.

The porch goose Christmas tree outfit pattern uses green cotton with dark green felt. The toy soldier is red with a black cap, and the porch goose angel outfit pattern is white with ivory felt wings.

Each outfit at a glance

Plan your sewing

Most of these outfits take about 4 hours; Santa, the toy soldier and the angel take about 5. That is a weekend afternoon each, so if you want the goose dressed for the first of December, start in mid-November. Sewing two matching outfits for a pair of geese takes less than twice as long, because you cut both at once.

Fabric for winter porches

Use cotton for the main pieces and felt for trims, buttons and wings, as the guides list. Felt does not fray, so the small parts stay neat outside. Snow and rain soak cotton through, so bring the goose's clothes in on wet days and let them dry flat.

Cotton 44 in wide unless the pattern page says otherwise.