Has anyone else spied a dinosaur in the parking lot?
Here’s how to create your own fast moving stegosaurus from items you may already have around the house:
Grab a sweatsuit that fits your munchkin (or yourself!) and some coordinating material for the spikes & tail + fabric dye if needed.
I dyed my sweatsuit a groovy green along with the tail fabric + a shirt to wear under the hoodie.
Chop out a pile of diamonds from your coordinating spike fabric.
Pin a few to the center of the top of the hood with right sides facing.
Open up the hoodie & lay it on flat surface, mark the middle of the back & continue pinning on the diamonds in a neat row.
Leave a space just above the hoodie waistband for the tail.
Stitch straight down the middle of each diamond.
Et voila!
Fold the hoodie in half & match up the points of each diamond to form the triangular spikes.
Stitch the open edges of each triangle together.
Chop off any excess fabric & your stegosaurus spikes are complete!
Onto the tail: Grab your fabric + a few more spike diamonds.
I used a chopped sweatshirt sleeve from my stash & cut it into a rectangular shape.
Fold that fabric in half with right sides together & cut out your desired tail shape.
Sew on the spikes just like the hoodie.
Then stitch it all together!
Cut a hole in the space left below that last hoodie spike.
Pop your tail through the hole with the raw edges lined up.
Stitch together & your tail is almost done!
Stuff the tail.
Then stitch a piece of leftover fabric over the opening.
Grab some make-up in dino colours & paint on a fierce face!
And your dino is ready for stomping, roaring and staying cozy warm while celebrating Halloween or Karneval at an outdoor event!
Take a peek at how to easily create my before and after refashionista costume right here!
Thanks for sharing! Will give this a try 🙂
Scary Cute!!