DIY Baby Hedgehog Costume Tutorial

Calling all crafty parents and DIY enthusiasts! Are you ready for an adorable costume project that will leave your little girls and little boys looking absolutely irresistible this Halloween? Look no further than our DIY Baby Hedgehog Costume Tutorial. Get ready to dive into the world of sewing as we guide you through the steps to create a one-of-a-kind DIY hedgehog costume that’s bound to steal the spotlight. All you need is basic sewing skills, some fleece and a hoodie! For more baby Halloween costumes, take a look at this DIY Ladybug Baby Carrier Costume or a DIY Baby Dinosaur Costume.

Baby hedgehogs. Could they be cuter? As far as baby Halloween costumes go, they might be the cutest!

Hey y’all!  I am Alida from I Make Stuff.  I have four rambunctious kids and a hubby in medical school (4th year! Praise Jesus it’s almost over!).  To say my life is crazy is putting it mildly, so making stuff is my therapy.  Today I’m going to show you how to make a baby hedgehog costume.

Gather Supplies

This costume may look complicated but it’s really not!  I made my own hoodie and sweatpants but you can buy any cream/tan colored hoodie from the store and save yourself a lot of work.  This tutorial will show you how to embellish an existing hoodie.

• Fleece: You will need 3 colors of fleece. I used cream, tan, and dark brown fleece. The amount will depend on what size you make, I would get at least ½ yard each.
• Fabric Scissors
• Hoodie: If you can find a hoodie to match your fleece that is ideal.
• Sewing Supplies: You will need a sewing machine, cutting mat, pins and thread.

Step-by-Step Instructions

As the time of year approaches when creativity takes center stage and costumes become the talk of the town, it’s time to embrace the DIY spirit. Whether you’re preparing for Halloween or find yourself in a last-minute costume pinch, we’ve got you covered with an enchanting project: the DIY hedgehog costume.

This step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of adding fleece hedgehog quills to a simple hoodie, transforming it into an adorable and unique costume. The result? A costume that’s sure to turn heads and delight both young and old.

But what makes this costume truly special is the fun and flair of creating it yourself. So, grab your sewing kit, unleash your inner designer, and let’s embark on a creative adventure to make a costume that’s as unique as you are.

Step 1: Make Hedgehog Ears

The first step to this easy costume is making the super cute ears.

• First things first, cut out the ears using the pattern in the image above as an example. 
• Next, fold and sew the darts on each of the outer ear pieces. See image below.
• Topstitch the inner ear piece to the outside of two ear pieces.
• Lay one front and one back ear piece together with right sides together. Pin around the edges then sew with a ¼-inch seam allowance. 
• Clip the seams as shown in the photo to make the seam flatter once you turn the ear right side out. 
• Turn the ears right sides out. 
• Pin the ears to the top of the hoodie as shown in the image. The ears should have the back side of the ear laying on the hoodie.
• Sew to attach using a zigzag stitch to secure ears to the hood.
• Flip the ear forward and use a zigzag stitch on the edge again.

Step 2: Make Hedgehog Quills

Once you’ve added ears you need to cut lots of strips of fleece.  (I know, “lots” is kind of ambiguous, but really the amount of strips depends on the size of your hoodie.)

• Cut 3 strips of fleece for each row of hedgehog quills you want to add. One out of each color. The dark brown fleece should be 3-inches wide. The tan fleece should be 4-inches wide and the cream fleece should be 5-inches wide. The length of your strips will depend on the size of your hoodie.  I recommend putting the hoodie on your child and measuring from the front of the hood to the bottom of the back.  Then add 2 or so inches just to be safe.  I used 6 strips of each fabric for the back and 2 more for the head.
• Cut the edges of the fleece to make the floppy quills. The dark brown fleece slits should be cut 1-inch apart. The tan should be ¾-inch apart and the cream should be ½-inch apart. DO NOT CUT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE STRIP. You will be sewing these onto the hoodie down the middle of your fleece strip.

• Ok, I know this looks tedious, and well it is, but it is sooo worth it.  On the cream strips of fleece, cut points on each fringe.  These are the “quills.”

• Next, stack on strip of each fabric on top of in this order: brown, tan, cream.  Then pin it to the back of the hoodie and sew it down.  (You could totally use hot glue too.)

• You want fringes going all the way across the back from one side seam of the hoodie to the other.

• When you’re done sewing down one set of fringes push them over to the side and sew down another.  You want them to be pretty close together so that they stick up.  

As you can see I covered the front and back of the hood but not the sides.  I was afraid it would look too much like a lion costume.  Also once I sewed the fringes on the hood I had to trim them a bit because I couldn’t see the ears at all 😛