a shark tale

I swiped this idea off someone local on craigslist, and some etsy sellers have them as well. Of course I forgot to take a before picture, but it was simply a grey hoodie from Old Navy, size 12-18m.

The finished product:


I got a small amount of white fleece, and probably should have gone for the slightly more expensive version. This stuff was too fuzzy and stretchy. Anyway, I measured my hood (about 20 inches) and laid out my shark's teeth on the fabric. I made my markings on the fuzziest ("right") side as my plan was to have the flatter side show.

So fold your fleece in half and mark off your teeth for cutting:


Mine were two inches wide at the bottom, so 10 teeth total.


Here it is all cut. I didn't leave enough seem allowance on the bottom. You need at least a half inch, maybe and inch. You can always trim it later. You don't need much seam allowance for the teeth themselves.


I found I could sew really close to the edge of the fleece without screwing up. This picture shows all the teeth sewn together, and I've started turning the teeth inside out, to the side I want showing (I'm technically using the "wrong" side of the fleece to show, on purpose). Before you turn them inside out, trim the tips off (without getting the stitching!). I also used a pair of blunt scissors to get the tips fully pointed.

Next, pin your teeth to the inside of the hood, right close to the edge. This is where your seam allowance comes in handy. One side of my teeth had a decent amount, the other side not nearly enough. Oh well - next time. Put your pins through the hood first - easier to pull out as you sew.

Sew close to the edge of the hood.

This project was super easy. No "action shot" as the hoodie is too small for the girl and too big yet for the boy. You could try it with a single layer of fleece, but I don't think it would hold up well.