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Friday, May 7, 2010
Toddler Vest to Toddler Hat - Refashion
A couple of months ago I saw the cutest cardigan hat by Disney from Ruffles and Stuff. I decided to give it a shot using this adorable toddler vest which my toddler recently outgrew.
If you head on over to Disney's blog under the tutorials section you'll find instructions to make a child's cardigan hat using an adult size sweater. Since I'm using a child's vest I had to tweak the instructions a bit. So here's how I did it:
I found a hat from which to base my measurements.
Next, I cut the bottom portion of the vest. I saved this piece for later use.
I then measured the length of the vest, 8 inches, and using a compass I drew a circle on the vest with a diameter of 8 inches.
I cut the side seam open.
I cut out the circle.
I then fit the circle into the hat so I could decide how much more fabric I would need to make a proper fitting hat. I figured adding about 2 inches all around would be good. I had to calculate how long to make the pieces. I used the formula for calculating circumference(pi x diameter), 3.14 x 8. So I cut 2 strips down the opposite side, 2" x 9" and 2" x 7.
I then sewed the pieces right sides together to form a circle. I used a zigzag stitch and a 1/4" seam allowance.
I pinned this piece to the circle and attached using a zigzag stitch, 1/4" seam allowance.
Next, I used the left over hem piece and added a gathering stitch to the hat. I then gathered the hat so it would fit into the hem.
I folded the hem in half and pinned it to the hat.
The last step, using a zigzag stitch I attached the hem to the hat.
That's it!! My little model was sleeping so no pictures of her wearing it. I'll try to update this post later today with some pictures of her modeling her new hat.
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- Hello, I’m Rachel. I started sewing 9 months ago and fell in love with putting together unique clothes for my children to wear. Although I’ve focused mainly on clothes I’m trying to branch out into other crafts. This blog gives a peek into my current projects. Please feel to leave comments or email me questions or ideas at rachel@sewambitious.com. Thanks for visiting!
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9 comments:
Following you over from New Friend Friday!
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Such a cute idea! It turned into such an adorable hat!
This is totally adorable! I made one similar to it last fall for myself. I love working with old sweaters!
I found you through New Friend Friday, and then featured your blog on New Friend Feature @My Frugal Family!
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Hi! Found you on Frugal Family! I started sewing this past winter and love it! I just got a new sewing machine for Mother's Day! I'll be following to see what you do next!
What a great idea - that hat is so sweet!
What an awesome idea. It turned out great.
I found you on Blog Frog in case you were wondering :)
I like it a lot!
To bad the dog, the mouse and the bird had to stay out! ;)
What will you do to them?! embroidery them in another sweater, pernhaps?
"sew cute"!!
How cute! I'm following from Monday Madness! :)