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.
Baby hedgehogs. Could they be cuter?
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.
You will need:
- Cream, tan, and brown fleece (amount will depend on what size you make, I would get at least 1/2 yard each)
- Scissors
- Hoodie
- Sewing machine and thread
The first step to hedgehogdom is making super cute ears.
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.)
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.
Ok, I know this looks tedious, and well it is, but it is sooo worth it. On the white strips cut points on each fringe. These are the “quills.”
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 😛
I hope y’all enjoyed this tutorial! Until next time, MWAH!
heather says
Holy cow!! That is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!!
Lynda says
That is the cutest costume that I have seen on a “how-to” for so far… this is adorable! Timely too… my little man has been asking about being either a dinosaur-or a hedgehog for Halloween.
Jessica Abbott says
Cutest costume ever Alida! And your photos are totally amazing! Great job! I love it so much!!!
Cherie says
OMG, this is adorable!!! Seriously, seriously, so, so cute.
Cassie says
Did you make or purchase the hoodie?
Anshu says
Super cute costume: I featured it here
http://bloomsandbugs.hubpages.com/hub/Animal-Costume-DIY-Ideas
Alida says
I made the hoodie.
Sydney says
Adorable, and best of all, it looks super comfortable too! Great job and so creative.
Heather - Chickabug says
I love all of the DIY costumes you post but this is definitely my favorite! What a precious little hedgehog! : )
alex says
I was wondering where you got your pattern for the hoodie?
Jessica M. says
What’s the width of each color strips do you cut? I’m guessing 6″ 4″ and 3″?
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What a cute costume for kids! And it’s also very warm. Thank you for sharing!
Carpet Repair Kansas City says
I am in LOVE with this costume! If you have a tutorial or pattern, please let me know! I cannot find another as cute as this!
Thanks!