Michelangelo Costume

My sweet Lily is wearing the costume. She is a bit barrel shaped, so I choose to make a costume for her rather than buy one that wont fit properly. I had not been able to come up with an idea for this years until fairly late. I finally decided on a Ninja Turtle, but could not decide which one. I decided that Lily's Twitter followers could vote and pick which one. Michelangelo won with 49% of the vote.

On to the components of the costume. I used a green dog hoodie for the body. The shell was made from fabric, pillow stuffing, and green ribbon. I sewed the shell, then added a border to give it a little more definition. I used some tacky strips on the green ribbon to make the hexagon designs. The chest plate was made up of yellow fabric and pillow stuffing. The belt was also made from brown fabric. In order to keep the shell in place, I used snaps that one would see on a baby's bid. The nunchucks were made from lightweight chain and a large wooden dowel. They were rubbed on the ground to provide texture and spray painted.

She does not have a mask because, she does not like things that touch her face or ears.

I enjoyed making this years costume and cannot wait to see what I come up with next year.