Once the hat was complete I added a smile and it was done! Hat Step 6: Before sewing the hat band pieces together in step 8 I added trimmed down the band a bit in front and added a tooth. With right sides together sew the 2 hat halves together (step 2 in the pattern tutorial if you're using the Snow Day Hat). Hat Step 5: Center the base ends of the twigs at the top of the face. This is much easier than trying to sew 2 tiny pieces together. Lay the twigs out on top of another piece of brown felt, topstitch together and then cut out. Hat Step 4: Cut 3 twigs from brown felt for the "hair". I found this easiest to sew using my zipper foot with the needle moved all the way over to the left. Stop when you have 1/2" or so left to do and finish stuffing with polyfil. Hat Step 3: Position the nose below the eyes and sew to the face. This was my trial run nose and I cut a new one later with a wider base which looked much better Hat Step 2: Cut out 2 nose pieces and sew together leaving the bottom edge open. Topstitch onto the face making sure you leave room for the nose Cut out 2 brown eyebrows and your eyes from black and white felt (or fleece). Sew 2 of your hat body pieces together (I have all 4 sewn together at this point but ignore that and just do 2). Time for the head! You'll need a basic hat pattern to start with. Just place your elastic on the bottom edge on the wrong side of the fabric and then sew in place with a zig-zag stitch stretching the elastic as you go and it will gather all on it's own. Pull to the desired snugness (my elastic was around 3/4 of the width of the costume) and tack down at each end.īody Step 6: Add some polyfill to the top and bottom portions of the body and then sew the 2 layers together along the other side and arm opening.īody Step 7: With rights sides together sew the front layers to the back piece at the shoulder and side seams.īody Step 8: I didn't get a close-up photo of this step but to gather in the bottom edge a bit I added some 1/4" elastic to the bottom edge. Sew 2 rows of stitching 1/2" apart from each other between the 1st and 2nd buttons to create a channel for your elastic.īody Step 5: Slide some 1/4" elastic through the casing with a safety pin. Sew the layers together around the neck, one arm opening, one side seam and the bottom edge. Lay the embellished front on top of your 2nd front piece. This is not a perfect zipper installation but it's super quick :)īody Step 3: Fold the top ends of the zipper tape down and tack them downīody Step 4: Cut out three black felt circles for buttons and topstitch them to one of the front pieces. Don't sew too close to the teeth or it will be hard to zip up with the bulky fleece.īody Step 2: Sew the other side of the zipper to the other back piece and then sew up the rest of the center back seam. Lay your zipper face down on one of the back pieces and sew along one side using your zipper foot. I'm all about quick and easy for something that won't be worn very many timesīody Step 1. Some edges are unfinished since fleece doesn't fray and personally I don't mind the look. Time to sew! Please keep in mind this is a costume and I sewed the entire thing in 2 hours. You may need more fabric for other sizes)
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