Materials:
- fabric for panel A (almost anything works, but I tend to avoid really silky fabrics and things that fray easily)
- fabric for panel B (I like corduroy or denim)
- fusible fleece interfacing (one side irons on)
- thread (I tend to use all-purpose for everything)
- Velcro (about a foot); I use sew-in for greater durability, but iron-on would be easier (whatever you do, DO NOT try and sew on self-adhesive Velcro)
- iron
- sewing machine
- press cloth (large piece of colorfast cotton fabric)
- scissors
- tape measure/ruler
- straight pins
- crown template
Using our oh-so-technical paper crown template, you can plot out the starting and end points of your crown so it allows for user growth and/or a variety of noggins. I recommend adding about 5 inches past the user head circumference for good overlap and size adjustments.
After adjusting the template (cut off excess or tape on additional lengths) to your desired finished size (you'll add seam allowances later, so don't worry about that now).
Set the paper template aside. Place the fleece (fusible side down) on the back of your thinner fabric (panel A). Make sure you allow 1/2" on all sides and that your fabric's design (if using a one-direction fabric) is aligned with the crown's pointy top edge. Pin the fleece (fusible side down) to the wrong side (non-printed/back/ugliest side) of the panel A fabric.
Following the directions on your fusible fleece, iron the fleece to the panel A fabric. This will require an iron and a damp press cloth.
Lay the panel B fabric good side up on a flat surface. Place panel A face down (fleece side up; good side down) on top of panel B. Pin and trace, then cut out B to the same dimensions as A.
Adding the Velcro:
Place panel B face down. Iron or pin back the 1/2" seam allowance on the right and bottom edges of panel B. Set B aside.
Set panel A aside.
Sew (or iron- depending on your Velcro) the strips in place. I tend to outline the pieces with a straight stitch first, then go around them once or twice with a zig-zag. This is where your crown is going to have the most stress applied in use, so make sure you've really stitched it down well.
When both panels have Velcro attached, you are ready to sew them together!
Through the bottom opening, turn the crown right side out. Using a pencil (eraser end) or chopstick, push out all the points and smooth the edges.
Now, pop that crown on your head and go look in the mirror. You look marvelous!
I would love to see your completed crowns in photos and/or links!
P.S. Ali, thanks for stalking me (in a good way) on this. I needed the inspiration to get through my difficulties with making my paper pattern into a working pdf.
10 comments:
These crowns are awesome! They are great gifts!
Thanks for posting! I will send pictures, for sure!
wow realy neet and well i say yes to home made help to keep it alive
These are so cute! Would it be terrible to use regular medium-weight fusible interfacing? I'd love to make these for my girls, and I am impatient! :D
Hi Leigh-
I totally understand a need for immediacy.
I think medium weight would work if you put some vertical topstitching every few inches to give it more upright fortitude.
Let me know how it turns out!
adrienne
I've had this saved, meaning to link to it, and I finally did :)
love this idea... i so wish i had a girl sometimes :)
http://www.dabbled.org/2008/12/random.html
You can see the ones I made for my daughter's 1st birthday party here:
http://therehanfamily.blogspot.com/2008/12/raynas-1st-birthday.html
They were a hit...I made 8 of them the night before the party...Cutting took the most time, and I was lucky to have a friend help me do the work!
I spent the night before that making tutus for all the girls, and making my daughter's outfit! Needless to say, I was in dire need of sleep after the party ended! :)
Thanks for the great tutorial!
Hello! Here is my crown. Thank you so much for the tutoral!! :)
http://amikorsemmitteszek.blogspot.com/
Timi from Hungary
Love love love this pattern and am a budding wanna be seamstress. Any chance you can repost the attachment or pattern? That link isn't working. Thank you!
Hi Mel-
I'm having trouble getting google docs to make the link public. I'll work on it this weekend. In the meantime, email me at babytoolkit at gmail dot com and I'll send the template as a pdf attachment.
:)
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