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How to make a dinosaur-hoodie in just three easy steps

October 20, 2012 By jbmumofone 20 Comments

As some of you may know I have been going a little sewing-crazy of late. I am still not very good at it but I am really enjoying making fun stuff for W. It all started when I saw this post on Pinterest and I knew I just had to give it a go, and I was amazed at how simple it was to transform a simple top into a super-cute dinosaur hoodie in just three easy steps.

First I bought a simple hoodie from Tesco for just £4. I also bought a few felt squares, mine happened to be 30 x 30 cm. Then I began the transformation!

1. Fold your felt squares in half and iron along the crease.  Along one side draw your triangles and cut out.  These then unfold into diamonds.

2. Pin your diamonds centrally along the hood and centre of the back panel of the hoodie. Sew along the centre line.

3. Pin triangles together to form dinosaur spikes and sew.

And there you have it, your very own dinosaur-hoodie in just three easy steps!

Tip: The first one I made in grey and green and the spikes were approximately 10cm wide by 15cm tall. They are quite floppy. For my second attempt, the blue and orange dinosaur-hoodie, I shortened the spikes to 10cm tall and they do stand up a bit more. If you want them to stand stiffly you could consider backing the felt with something, but as I wanted them to be wearable and comfy to sit back in etc I chose to leave them as they are.

If you have any thoughts or questions on how to go about it do let me know below.

Crafty crafty eh?

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Comments

  1. redrosemummy says

    October 20, 2012 at 19:50

    This is such a clever idea. I really need to get my sewing machine out and have a play around with it.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 20, 2012 at 19:58

      I had honestly not used one since school!

      Reply
  2. Steph (imcountingufoz / Love All Blogs) says

    October 20, 2012 at 23:10

    Brilliant! Love it.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 21, 2012 at 13:20

      Thanks Steph 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tasha says

    October 20, 2012 at 23:27

    They turned out adorable! Well done! And thanks for linking back! I love to see what people do!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 21, 2012 at 13:21

      Oh blimey no thank you! I am so glad that I found your blog and saw the post. I just love pinterest, you discover so much cool stuff there!

      Reply
  4. Hannah brooker says

    October 20, 2012 at 23:08

    Blooming love this idea! Officially inspired!

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 21, 2012 at 13:20

      Yay! Get sewing lady 😉

      Reply
  5. Mum of all trades says

    October 21, 2012 at 11:53

    This is so cool! Definitely would love to try that

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 21, 2012 at 13:22

      Do! They really don’t take long at all, much less than an hour!

      Reply
  6. Ella Tabb (@Purpleella) says

    October 22, 2012 at 14:47

    Fabulous!! I don’t sew but perhaps I will persuade a sewing inclined friend to do one for Milo.

    Reply
    • jbmumofone says

      October 22, 2012 at 16:48

      If you get the hoodie and the felt honey I will make it for him if you like? Bring it along to the next social x

      Reply
  7. Bibsey Mama (@BibseyMama) says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:38

    I love this idea too. Bibsey is as mad about dinosaurs as she is fairies. But I am so uncrafty… must try harder.

    Reply
  8. Cat (Yellow Days) says

    July 15, 2013 at 14:54

    This is so cute!

    Reply
  9. Fi star-Stone says

    July 15, 2013 at 15:23

    great idea – I have a little Oscarsaurus dinosaurus who would love this! I’m going to give it a go!

    Reply
  10. Life With Munchers says

    November 18, 2013 at 14:15

    Fantastic idea!

    Reply
  11. Otilia says

    November 18, 2013 at 17:57

    What a cool idea Jenny! I wish i was as inventive as you! #pinitparty

    Reply
  12. Mummy Morkus says

    November 18, 2013 at 18:24

    I love this! A kid in my class had this as a dress up costume for World Book Day with added eyes on the hood. This is brill. My girly better be a tom boy or I will need to make one for a friend.

    #MondayParentingPinitParty

    Reply
  13. . says

    November 19, 2013 at 23:47

    This is so cute – I really want to make ‘the Frog’ this for Christmas

    Reply

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