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Cheetah Costumes

June 7, 2013 By Sarah Westover McKenna 26 Comments

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*I had the privilege of getting to hand-pick this fabric from the Shannon Fabrics website.  It was sent to me free of charge, but my obsessive love for touching it is completely my own opinion.  😉
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

I am so excited to share these fabulous, fabulous, FABULOUS cheetah costumes with you!  My son is obsessed with the tv show Wild Kratts, so for his birthday he requested a “Dragon Power Suit” (which you can see on the post about his How to Train Your Dragon birthday party) and a “Cheetah Power Suit.” {UPDATE:  SEE HIM WILD KRATTS BIRTHDAY PARTY HERE.}

I knew that there was no way I could pull off two “Power Suits” in time for his birthday, so I asked my awesome mother-in-law to help me out with the Dragon Power Suit.  She used Cuddle Fabric and it turned out amazingly!
Such a cute How to Train Your Dragon birthday party!

Well, as it turns out, I was so busy with party preparations that I never got around to making the Cheetah Power Suit.  Luckily, Grandma had such a ball watching my rowdy boy play in his Dragon Power Suit for the ENTIRE weekend and refusing to take it off that she asked if she could make his Cheetah Power Suit as well.  Ummm…..let me think about that for a second….YES, PLEASE!!!!  She is a MASTER seamstress and I am self-taught with two years of very limited experience.  I will hand off a sewing project to her any day of the week!

So I ordered up a few yards of the unbelievably lush and snuggly Cuddle Jaguar fabric from Shannon Fabrics.  (There is a cheetah one, but I was taken with the larger spots the day that I ordered it.)  And then Grandma got sewing, and someone was pretty darn pleased with the outcome!  Silly goose.
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

And then I left for three days for the SNAP Blogging Conference, and when I got back THIS had happened with the leftover fabric!
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

Are you even kidding me?!?!?!  I may die from the cuteness!!

These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

Want a few more details about the creation process?  Well, as we have established, I didn’t sew these Cheetah Power Suits, and I wasn’t even there when she did, but she took a few pictures along the way for me, so I can give you a general idea of her work process.  Luckily for you, she works from patterns.

Before you start working with Shannon Cuddle fabrics (which is a specific, fabulous brand of minky fabric) you should keep a few things in mind.  Cuddle fabric has some unique quirks, so be sure to check out these tips from the Shannon Fabrics website prior to diving into your project.  Ok, now let’s get going!
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

These are the patterns she combined/used for Callum’s Cheetah Power Suit.  For Jade’s suit she used an old pattern she has had since she was sewing sleepers for my husband when he was an infant.  You could find any baby sleeper pattern for it.  She is a pattern follower for sure, but she did adapt it a bit at my request so that the headpiece would be an attached hood and to close up the feet like footie pajamas, even for Callum’s outfit.  There is nothing I hate more then dealing with a meltdown because Callum can’t find the one last piece of a costume he wants to wear.  Ay ay ay!  I wanted them as one solid piece, and she was kind enough to humor me.

These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

This little wolf (wearing a Where the Wild Things Are outfit I made him for his third birthday) was very excited about the process, so he supervised Grandma and (the very pregnant!) Aunt Taren’s progress.

These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

Below you can see how she made the hood, made the ears, then slit the fabric, slid in and pinned the ears, and then sewed them firmly to the hood.  At that point she added in a lining and attached the hood to the body.  She has skills that I do not have.
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

Below you can see her process for making the feet.  I thought it was very clever how she zig zagged the elastic into the ankle for a more snug fit which leads to less tripping.
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

The final modification that she added to the patterns was to sew a zipper in along the inner leg seam (aka the crotch) of the baby costume.  That was I can unzip it for quick and easy diaper changes without having to pull her halfway out of it or exposing her little baby chest and belly.  BRILLIANT!  Apparently she has been doing that to baby sleepers since she made them for my husband and sister-in-laws as infants.
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

Now let’s just admire the finished product in action, shall we?!  I love my little cheetahs, and I love how much they love each other, as well as their awesome grandma!
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating! These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating! These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

You guys, I honestly can not say enough great things about this fabric.  As you can tell, it has gotten a LOT of wear and tear.  Inside, outside, worn as PJs, worn while eating, worn while playing, worn at the STORE a few times.  I kid you not.  If you want proof that my son never removes this thing then just check out my Instagram feed.  He is OBSESSED.  He won’t even take it off in 88 degree weather when he is playing outside.  And he is a sweaty, sweaty boy.  But despite all of the sweat, dirt, water, and food that has assaulted these cheetah suits, each time they come out of the dryer looking amazing.  Aside from the fabric directly under his feet, the suit still looks BRAND NEW!!!  It is rather remarkable, really.

I think that this fabric would make the PERFECT Halloween fabric!!!  It looks amazing and it is warm enough for trick-or-treating! And, luckily, Shannon Fabrics has this fabric available in all of the following animal varieties: giraffe, cheetah, jaguar, zebra, dalmation, cow, pony, leopard, and tiger.  SCORE, right?  You can find all of their animal fabrics here.
These costumes made with Cuddle fabric are PERFECT for play or for chilly trick-or-treating!

So thank you, Shannon Fabrics, and THANK YOU GRANDMA!!

If you are looking for other costume ideas you may enjoy the following posts:

Pirate Costume and Play Kit from Craft Quickies

Pirate Costume and Play Kit

Family Peter Pan Costumes on Bombshell Bling

Family Peter Pan Costumes

30+ Handmade Halloween Costumes from Craft Quickies

30+ Handmade Halloween Costumes

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Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah is the scattered creative mind behind Bombshell Bling. A former elementary school teacher and a current stay-at-home mom, she loves developing her creativity through her blog and her jewelry design business, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. Sarah is a lover of all things vintage, colorful, and BLING. She is also a sweets addict with a major obsession with s'mores.
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Comments

  1. Kristen says

    June 7, 2013 at 9:56 am

    Oh my gosh these are so stinking adorable!! And how soft and comfy too! Love them.

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  2. Megan says

    June 7, 2013 at 10:05 am

    These are adorable! The best part is that fabric looks so warm and comfy. Here in WI it is pretty cold come trick-or-treat time so a warm costume is a must! And comfy is equally important, because who wants to hear a kid complain house after house? Not I!

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  3. Kristin @ Yellow Bliss Road says

    June 7, 2013 at 11:51 am

    Oh my gosh, so cute!! The fabric is adorable!!

    Reply
  4. Rachel says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    That fabric looks luscious to the touch! And the little cheetahs themselves are scrumptious!

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    • sarah says

      June 7, 2013 at 2:34 pm

      It IS luscious to the touch! And they ARE scrumptious!!!

      Reply
  5. Natalie says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:18 pm

    So adorable – and you KNOW I went ahead and bookmarked that Tips page. I wish I had that last Halloween!

    Reply
  6. Stephanie says

    June 7, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I’ve never seen cuter fabric! We’re huge into dress up at our house, mama might have to give this project a whirl! Thanks for posting such detailed pictures. Novice sewers like me always need a little extra help!

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  7. Cassy van Noy says

    June 7, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    These are adorable!!! No wonder your mother-in-law volunteers to sew for them! I’m in love!!!

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  8. Vanessa says

    June 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Ack, I think I just died from all the cuteness! My kids would love these. Definitely going to keep that fabric store in mind!

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  9. Meredith says

    June 7, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    too stinkin’ cute! now if only i had someone to sew for ME! that fabric looks amazing.

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  10. Jessica H says

    June 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    These are insane… I need a gifted seamstress mother in law! Oscar would love one of these. The matching cutness is out of hand.

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  11. Kimberly @ A Night Owl says

    June 7, 2013 at 3:56 pm

    Oh my goodness those costumes are too much! Love the quality and how they turned out! So adorable!

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  12. Marie says

    June 7, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    I wish I had a mother in law like that! cute cute.

    Reply
  13. Niki says

    June 8, 2013 at 9:03 am

    These are SO adorable!! My daughter would love one of these…she totally loves to play dress up!

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    • sarah says

      June 8, 2013 at 9:04 am

      Thanks, Niki!

      Reply
  14. Lou Ann Rice says

    June 9, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Oh! Oh! Oh!

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  15. Vanessa Barker says

    June 9, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    these are DARLING!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

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    • sarah says

      June 9, 2013 at 11:54 pm

      Thanks Vanessa!!

      Reply
  16. Jenny says

    June 10, 2013 at 9:07 am

    These are too cute! And that fabric looks amazing!

    Reply
  17. Amy Anderson says

    June 10, 2013 at 10:15 am

    OMG – so cute. I love your little girl – I want to take her home! She’s a sweetie!

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    • sarah says

      June 10, 2013 at 6:39 pm

      Hahaha. I agree! 🙂

      Reply
  18. marissa | Rae Gun Ramblings says

    June 10, 2013 at 11:17 am

    oh man so cute!

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  19. Sara @ Mom Endeavors says

    June 10, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    Adorable!!! my boys would LOVE those!!!

    Reply
  20. Erin @ DIY on the Cheap says

    June 11, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    How fun! These are the cutest things ever!

    Reply

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