Today I am sharing this Angry Birds costume tutorial that is complete with free patterns! I freaking love how these costumes turned out. I have been working very hard to bring you the complete tutorial before Halloween this year so that perhaps you can make your very own Angry Birds costume for the family.
A few things to note:
Beware this post has lots of photos.
I jump from metric to imperial measurements all the time ~ sorry!
The Green Pig is sized for my husband {mens large}
The Red Bird is sized for myself {womens large}
The Black Bird is a child size 6
The Blue Bird is a child size 4
The Yellow Bird is a child size 3
**If your costume is fitting too small try adding side and shoulder paneling in a coordinating felt colour. Simply cut pieces of fabric {approx. 6″x8″ for the sides and 4″x4″ for the shoulders on the adult costumes} and sew them into place where the sewing lines are in Step 9 of the green pig.**
Click here for three more Angry Bird children’s costume patterns!
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to email me heatherpainchaud{at}hotmail{dot}com
Materials (aff links):
Black head band {for pig crown}
How to make a Green Pig costume:
Green Pig
1. Fold the felt into quarters and measure 16″ from the center fold.
2. Cut a curve along your measurements to create a circle when unfolded.
3. Your circle should measure 32″ in diameter {repeat these steps so that you have two 32″ green circles}
4. Cut two 32″ circles out of cotton and cut your features out of felt. Go here, here, here and here for the patterns.
5. Lay one green circle and one cotton circle, right sides together. Top with a circle of quilt batting and pin together. The quilt batting is used in the adult costumes to provided added support to the upper portion and a smoother, less bumpy look to the finished costume. Sew together using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
6. Be sure to leave a 4-6″ hole while sewing so that you can invert the piece, right sides out.
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 so that you have two stuffed circles. These are the back and front of the pig.
8. Pin the back and the front together. At this point I had Darcy try it on so that I could get the placement of his head and arms right.
9. Here is an example of where you are going to sew the back and front together {black lines = sew here}. The best way to get a good fit is to have your wearer try it on. Sew the ear pieces from the pattern together and stuff them with batting.
10. Sew the front and back of the pig together, right sides facing, 1/4″ seam, along the black lines in step 9. Don’t forget to sew the ears into the shoulder seam.
11. Invert the pig so the right sides are facing out.
12. Stuff the front and the back of the pig with pillow stuffing. I really played with the fullness and amount of stuffing. Stuff it then try it on to see if it is full enough for you. Sew or hot glue the hole closed.
13. Hot glue gun the features to the front of the pig.
14. Outline the features with fabric markers or paint {paint actually worked better for me}.
15. Sew the crown together and stuff it with batting.
16. Wrap the end of the crown around a head band.
17. Hot glue the crown in place.
Nice eh?
How to make the Red Bird costume:
Red Bird
1. Fold the felt into quarters and measure 16″ from the center.
2. Cut a curve along your measurements to create a circle when unfolded.
3. Your circle should measure 32″ in diameter {repeat these steps so that you have two 32″ red circles}
4. Cut two 32″ circles out of cotton and cut your features out of felt. Go here, here and here for the patterns.
5. Lay one red circle and one cotton circle, right sides together. Top with a circle of quilt batting and pin together. The quilt batting is used in the adult costumes to provided added support to the upper portion and a smoother, less bumpy look to the finished costume. Sew together using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
6. Be sure to leave a 4-6″ hole while sewing so that you can invert the piece, right sides out.
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 so that you have two stuffed circles. These are the back and front of the red bird.
9. Go to the Green Pig Step 9 for an example of where you are going to sew the back and front together {black lines = sew here}. The best way to get a good fit is to have your wearer try it on. Sew the tail pieces from the pattern together.
10. Sew the front and back of the red bird together, right sides facing, 1/4″ seam, along the black lines in Step 9. Don’t forget to sew the tail into the side seam.
11. Invert the bird so the right sides are facing out.
12. Stuff the front and the back of the red bird with pillow stuffing. I really played with the fullness and amount of stuffing. Stuff it then try it on to see if it is full enough for you. Sew or hot glue the hole closed.
13. Hot glue gun the features to the front of the bird.
14. Outline the features with fabric markers or paint {paint actually worked better for me}.
How to make a Blue Bird costume:
Blue Bird{s}
1.Fold the felt into quarters and measure 9 1/2″ from the center
2.Cut a curve along your measurements to create a circle when unfolded.
3.Your circle should measure 19″ in diameter {repeat these steps so that you have two 19″ blue circles}
4.Cut two 19″ circles out of cotton and cut your features out of felt. Go here for the pattern.
5. Lay one blue circle and one cotton circle, right sides together and pin together.
6. Sew sides together using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
7. Be sure to leave a 4-6″ hole while sewing so that you can invert the piece, right sides out.
8. Repeat steps 5 – 7 so that you have two circles. These are the back and front of the bird. {I created two extra, small blue bird stuffys as part of this costume ~ sorry no tute for those}.
9. Pin the back and the front together. At this point I had one of the kids try it on so that I could get the placement of the head and arms right.
10. Green Pig Step 9 is an example of where you are going to sew the back and front together {black lines = sew here}. The best way to get a good fit is to have your wearer try it on.
11. Sew the front and back of the bird together, right sides facing, 1/4″ seam, along the black lines in Step 9. Don’t forget to sew the tail into the side seam.
13. Stuff the front and the back of the bird with pillow stuffing. I really played with the fullness and amount of stuffing. Stuff it then try it on to see if it is full enough for you. Sew or hot glue the hole closed.
13. Hot glue gun the features to the front of the bird.
14. Outline the features with fabric markers or paint {paint actually worked better for me}.
How to make a Black Bird costume:
Black Bird
1. Fold the felt into quarters and measure 11 1/2″ from the center.
2. Cut a curve along your measurements to create a circle when unfolded.3. Your circle should measure 23″ in diameter {repeat these steps so that you have two 23″ black circles}
4. Cut two 23″ circles out of cotton {my cotton was red in this example} and cut your features out of felt. Go here and here for the pattern.
5. Lay one black circle and one cotton circle, right sides together and pin together. Sew together using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
6. Be sure to leave a 4-6″ hole while sewing so that you can invert the piece, right sides out.
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6 so that you have two circles. These are the back and front of the bird.
8. Pin the back and the front together. At this point I had one of them try it on so that I could get the placement of the head and arms right.
9. Sew the front and back of the bird together, right sides facing, 1/4″ seam, along the black lines in Step 9 of the pig. Don’t forget to sew the top feather into the sholder seam.
11. Stuff the front and the back of the bird with pillow stuffing. I really played with the fullness and amount of stuffing. Stuff it then try it on to see if it is full enough for you. Sew or hot glue the hole closed.
12. Hot glue gun the features to the front of the bird.
13. Outline the features with fabric markers or paint {paint actually worked better for me}.
How to make a Yellow Bird costume:
Yellow Bird
1. Fold your felt in half and mark 22″ along the edge.
2. Draw a sloped line from the 22″ mark to approx. 12 1/2″ along the bottom. Cut out the shape and unfold to reveal a triangle.
3. Cut out two pieces of cotton the same size as the felt triangle and cut out the bird features. Go here and here for the pattern.
5. Be sure to leave a 4-6″ hole while sewing so that you can invert the piece, right sides out.
9. Sew the front and back, right sides together using a 1/4″ seam.
10. Don’t forget to sew the tail into the side seam.
13. Stuff the costume with cotton batting.
13. Hot glue gun the features to the front of the bird.
14. Outline the features with fabric markers or paint {paint actually worked better for me}.
do you sell ???
if you do please email me a respond i want 1 for my bby hes 3 1/2 and he likes the red o black please email me at Ygjj@me.com thank you i will apreciate it..
Sorry I do not sell these. Although this year there seem to be more Angry Birds in stores for purchase :)
I love these costumes. My two boys keep insisting they want angry birds costumes for Halloween…so I might just make their dreams come true.
Cheers!
Carla
Great tutorial! I just bought all of the materials to make three birds. My question is did you paint the fabric paint on with a brush or did you draw paint on using a tipped bottle?
I outlined the features with puffy fabric paint from a bottle. I painted the grey section of the bomb bird with grey acrylic paint and a brush :)
ready to do the black bomb for my grandson. Did I miss it, or is there not a scale of the size on the features patterns somewhere?
ready to do the black bomb for my grandson. Did I miss it, or is there not a scale of the size on the features patterns somewhere?
Just wanted to say thank you so much for posting this awesome tutorial! I followed your directions and made all five (original) birds – one for each member of my family. Oh, except I had to make the red bird a girl for my one daughter. Your tutorial was very clear and easy to follow. I really appreciate you taking the time to get all of this on-line!!
Thanks so much for the tutorial. It was easy and easy to adapt to other sizes as well. The kids love their costumes so much they want to sleep in them at night. And they were warm and cozy enough to go trick or treating outside here in Canada! Cathryn
how did you change the sizes
Hi,
Really impressive, you made my day. My son’s 2nd birthday is coming on 9th December and I am planning for Angry bird theme as he is biggest fan. I was worried for costume and you solved my problem now. Thanks alot.
OMG, people sell such patterns and you are so kind to share!!! cant thank you enough, my daughters are flipping for the costumes, I am so making and will send you a pic. I think I will use no sew iron on adhesive to attach the features!!! If you dont mind, I pinned your site to refer as I sew them.
Take care.
Thanks for your wonderful tutorials! I made my Chuck “Ham” Solo with help from your post! If you want to see the results, go here: https://allthisforthem.blogspot.com/2013/10/angry-birds-chuck-ham-solo-costume-are.html
Thanks again!
Excellent post! I like this…Thanks for sharing!
I used this tutorial 3 years ago to make my son an Angry Bird Pig. He loved it so much that he still uses it as a big pillow today!! Anyway – I’m glad this is still up, because my daughter wants to be a baseball this year and I think I can totally re-purpose this pattern! Thanks!
Thats so awesome!!! <3
Amazing!!!
Thank you very much!