Far, Far Away week-felt crown tutorial

 

 Sadie loves dress up lately. Like, won't wear anything else-loves.

So I thought I'd add a(nother) crown to her dress up stash.

Also, this so handily fits in with the Far, Far Away theme of this week on Punkin Patterns that I was asked to guest post for! ;)

It's simple and oh so easy to embellish!

 Join in the crown-making fun, won't you?

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You'll need:

felt (I use a wool blend)

trim

elastic

glue gun or fabric glue

medium to heavy interfacing

sparkles, sequins, spangles-whatever other embellishments you may want to use

simple crown pattern-it's easy to draw out your own!

Sewing stuff

 So, first cut out two of your crown pieces, and then also two pieces of interfacing, but trim those down around the edges about 1/8".

 Using the directions, iron the interfacing on your felt pieces. (this might melt acrylic/craft felts-I'm not sure though)

 Now, cut out flowers from your scraps of felt-and lay out your trim. Or in other words-add what embellishments you'd like!

 Sew on trim to one piece, tucking the ends under. Wider stitches make it easier to sew trims on.

Next, measure how much elastic you'll need. (from temple to temple on your child)

Sandwich the elastic near the bottom of the crown, and pin it together, right sides facing out.

Sew around the whole thing, with about an 1/8" seam.

Glue on your flowers, sparkles, and other embellishments, and you're done.

Now your princess is ready to dress up in style!


 Thanks Vanessa, for hosting this fun fairy-tale week!

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