![]() You can add lace, ribbon, or some spooky embelishments to the hat to personalize it however you’d like! I cut a strip of lace from the dress fabric, tied it in a bow, and hand stitched it onto the hat.These DIY adult Halloween costumes make great last minute costume ideas, because they are based around clothing you probably already have. Secure the ends of the wire or tubing together (my wire was a bit sharp so I used Duck tape to pad the two ends and keep them together), and stitch the opening closed! If you’d like the brim to be quite stiff or shaped, you can leave a 1-2″ opening, and insert thin wire or plastic tubing through the outer circumference of the brim. If you like a floppy brim, you are done! If you’d like the brim to have more stability, you can turn the outer edge of the brim 1/2″ to the wrong side and stitch close to raw edge. If ties or elastic to secure hat is desired, stitch ends along crown/brim seam line on each side of hat. The brim curve will need to stretch slightly to fit the crown curve. RST, stitch brim to crown, matching quarter marks. Use chalk or pins to mark inner curve of brim and bottom curve of crown in quarters. ![]() *All seams are 1/4″ unless otherwise noted.*įirst, sew straight edges of hat crown together, matching raw edges, and forming a cone. Once you’ve adjusted the size of those curves accordingly, you can add the 1/4″ seam allowance back to the pieces and the stitch lines will fit together perfectly as you sew! Then you can make your adjustments, keeping in mind that (without seam allowance) the inner half-circle of the brim should always equal half of the length of the crown bottom curve. For the brim and crown to fit together properly, you will first need to take out the seam allowance along the inner brim curve and along all side of the hat crown. If you would like to make this pattern for a larger or smaller head circumference, here’s some tips to keep in mind… I recommend measuring your child’s head before beginning. Note: This pattern is sized to fit a 20″ head circumference, and will likely fit most 2-4 year olds. Assemble the 6 pattern pages by following the diagram below. ![]() Print the pages at 100%, and ensure that the 2″ test square is measuring correctly. Optional: thin wire or narrow flexible plastic tubing for hat brim ( picture hanging wire or narrow plastic tubing (affiliate links) would work well)Ĭlick HERE to download FREE WITCH HAT PATTERN PIECES. Optional: ribbon, elastic, etc, if hat ties are desired Let’s get to the hat tutorial and free pattern so you can make your own!įelt – the thicker and stiffer the better – I used 2/3yd of 72″ wide Premium felt from Jo-Ann, which will leave you with plenty extra in width for another hat or your next project :) It’s so nice to have a costume that is easily taken on and off! And Lola has plenty of room to layer underneath if the Seattle weather decides to do it’s usual thing on Halloween.Īnd the witch hat! Why are they so cute on little girls?! It took some figuring and math to get the dimensions and pattern made, but once I did, the hat came together much quicker than I imagined, and fits Lola’s 20″ head circumference perfectly. We are still working on the “acting scary instead of acting scared” part, hehe… Lola has also been very specific that she wants to be a scary witch, not a nice witch. I wanted the sleeves to bell out a bit, and the elastic (I always buy my elastic in huge rolls – it so much more cost effective than small packages!) helped to do just that. On the sleeves and bodice, I used bias tape to create elastic casings and give the dress some extra shape. The sleeves also needed to be lengthened, so I used a well-fitting shirt of Lola’s to measure since she was in bed. I also love that the lace has a scalloped border, just like one of the options in the Polly Peasant Dress pattern – but I didn’t have to do any extra work! ![]() If you’re in need to some fun and cute trick or treating bags, check out our free pattern! Because of this, I had to hem the cotton sleeves and bottom hem before sewing the side seams, but other than that I didn’t have to make any other adjustments for the lace – the cotton and lace sewed together really nicely, and I love how they look together! Both the cotton and lace were found at Jo-Ann. When sewing, I just treated them as one piece with the cotton below, and I cut them a bit longer than the cotton. I added a lace overlay to all of the dress pieces. ![]() I made a Polly Peasant Dress, with just a few changes. I keep wondering when I’ll be making a princess dress for Halloween, but I guess I’ll be waiting at least another year! Lola has been very certain that she wants to be a witch, so I took full advantage of the chance to make her a fun witch costume, and I’m also sharing a free toddler girl’s witch hat pattern with you today so you can make your own!įirst, let’s talk about the dress. ![]()
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