DIY Pumpkin Pet Costume

Bunnies are definitely the cutest animals in existence, but imagine this: a bunny dressed up as a pumpkin. Now that is SUPER CUTE. I decided that this year for Halloween Mose definitely needed her own pumpkin costume, so I took to the sewing machine the other night and whipped one up real quick. This DIY is super easy and fast, and definitely worth it for the cuteness scale.

While my costume was made specifically for my bunny (I periodically measured it against her to make sure it was going to fit), this same general DIY would work well for any smallish animal. You could even do it for a dog if you have enough fabric. Not that it would be as cute on a dog though.

Wow, what a super cute pumpkin bunny! Now onto the fun part.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Orange fabric (can be felt; I used this pumpkin patterned calico because it is what I had and it worked great)
• Fabric for the back layer
• Green felt
• Velcro
• Black Paint

Step One: Measure your pet and cut out an oval of fabric to the appropriate size.

Step Two: Cut a hole in the top of your oval for your pet’s neck. Again, I would measure this against your pet. This is essentially like a bib for a pet, so if you know anything about baby bibs keep that in mind.

Step Three: Using your top piece as a guide, cut out a piece for the back layer of your pet costume. Make sure you place the fabric either wrong side to wrong side or right side to right side as you’re cutting so the edges are perfectly aligned for sewing.

Step Four: Using your pets girth as a guide, cut out one long strip of felt and one shorter strip of felt. These pieces are for attaching the costume around your pet’s midsection. Mose doesn’t like it when I touch her belly, so it was a bit tricky getting this one done.

Step Five: Now sew the strips onto your outer piece of fabric, making sure the two strips are evenly placed.

Step Six: Now it’s time to sew on your back piece. Place your front piece on your work surface pattern side out. Tuck in the felt strips. Place your back piece on top of the front piece pattern side in. Pin if desired.

Step Seven: Sew along the edges, leaving about an inch-wide opening on the side.

Step Eight: Trim any excess fabric and then turn costume right side out.

Step Nine: Iron and then sew a finishing seam along the edges.

Step Ten: Cut some leaves out of the felt and pin them to the neckline of the costume. Sew.

Step Eleven: Pin and sew down velcro. Make sure to place them on the correct sides of your strips.

Step Twelve: Paint a jack-o-lantern onto top.

Step Thirteen: Put costume on your pet, whether they like it or not! :’D

If you’re dressing up your pet this halloween, post a pic on instagram and tag @peelsandposies! I’d love to see what you come up with. 🙂