I've shared tutorials for both Skye and Chase, so what about Everest? This one is a little more sewing, but just a little, I promise.
What you need:
-teal sweatshirt
-purple sweatpants
-purple long sleeved shirt
-teal ski hat
-yellow ribbon
-purple fleece
-white fleece
-pillow fill or cotton balls
-and if you really want to go above and beyond, purple and white face paint
As a reminder, here's Everest:
She has purple fur (as most Huskies do...right?) and wears a teal vest trimmed in yellow, along with a teal ski hat with a yellow stripe.
1. To start, you'll want to remove the sleeves from your sweatshirt to create your vest. Next, sew (or hot glue, I won't judge) yellow ribbon around the arm holes and the bottom.
2. Next, cut the fabric for your ears. You'll need 2 triangular purple shapes and one smaller triangular white shape for each ear. I rounded the corners of the triangles a bit. For sizing, just eyeball what looks good on top of your head.
3. Attach your smaller white triangle to the right side of one of your purple triangles. If you're sewing, this should be top stitched in a thread that's the same color as your "inner ear" fabric (so white or maybe a light grey). Whereas normally I would advocate for a zigzag stitch to prevent fraying, in this case a straight stitch isn't such a bad idea- fleece doesn't really fray, and even if you do use a fabric which unravels a bit, the effect can make it look more like fur.
4. Place your purple triangles right sides together and stitch around two of the sides, leaving the bottom of the triangle open. Definitely use a zigzag stitch here for the added strength. Turn the ear right side out, then stuff it with your pillow stuffing (or cotton balls).
5. Now, I wanted to be able to re-use my teal ski hat after this costume, so I didn't want to attach the ears directly to it. (Although I suppose it could be rather cute to walk around with Husky ears on in the winter time...) Because I needed to add a yellow stripe to the hat any way, what I did was cut a length of the yellow ribbon long enough to tie around my head, and I sewed the ears onto the ribbon instead of the hat. Then I just wore the hat and tied the ribbon around it; either way the effect is of two little furry ears poking out of this hat.
6. Finally, you need to make the tail. Much like with Skye, you simply need to cut two tail-shaped pieces of the purple fabric and, just like with your ears, stitch together all sides but one, and stuff it with fluff. Cut a slit in the bottom of the back of your sweatshirt and sandwich the tail in there, then stitch it closed.
7. To assemble the costume, simply wear your purple shirt and sweatpants (representing her purple fur) and put on the now-sleeveless teal sweatshirt. Wear the hat (with the ribbon and ears tied on top, if you go with that method). If you want to go all-in, paint your face white with purple around the edges, and a black nose and black freckles.
Do you get dressed up with the kids at Halloween?
Much love,
The Geeks
What you need:
-teal sweatshirt
-purple sweatpants
-purple long sleeved shirt
-teal ski hat
-yellow ribbon
-purple fleece
-white fleece
-pillow fill or cotton balls
-and if you really want to go above and beyond, purple and white face paint
As a reminder, here's Everest:
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| via Paw Patrol |
1. To start, you'll want to remove the sleeves from your sweatshirt to create your vest. Next, sew (or hot glue, I won't judge) yellow ribbon around the arm holes and the bottom.
2. Next, cut the fabric for your ears. You'll need 2 triangular purple shapes and one smaller triangular white shape for each ear. I rounded the corners of the triangles a bit. For sizing, just eyeball what looks good on top of your head.
4. Place your purple triangles right sides together and stitch around two of the sides, leaving the bottom of the triangle open. Definitely use a zigzag stitch here for the added strength. Turn the ear right side out, then stuff it with your pillow stuffing (or cotton balls).
5. Now, I wanted to be able to re-use my teal ski hat after this costume, so I didn't want to attach the ears directly to it. (Although I suppose it could be rather cute to walk around with Husky ears on in the winter time...) Because I needed to add a yellow stripe to the hat any way, what I did was cut a length of the yellow ribbon long enough to tie around my head, and I sewed the ears onto the ribbon instead of the hat. Then I just wore the hat and tied the ribbon around it; either way the effect is of two little furry ears poking out of this hat.
6. Finally, you need to make the tail. Much like with Skye, you simply need to cut two tail-shaped pieces of the purple fabric and, just like with your ears, stitch together all sides but one, and stuff it with fluff. Cut a slit in the bottom of the back of your sweatshirt and sandwich the tail in there, then stitch it closed.
7. To assemble the costume, simply wear your purple shirt and sweatpants (representing her purple fur) and put on the now-sleeveless teal sweatshirt. Wear the hat (with the ribbon and ears tied on top, if you go with that method). If you want to go all-in, paint your face white with purple around the edges, and a black nose and black freckles.
Do you get dressed up with the kids at Halloween?
Much love,
The Geeks
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