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Heres the fabric you will need..
25 cm lining
30 cm fabric
10 cm iron on interfacing
20 cm length of elastic
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Measure a triangle 1/6 the circumference of the baby's head 1 1cm ease, by 8 22 .
add 1 cm Seam allowance on edges, and a curved allowance of 1.5 at the bottom edge
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make a brim for front and back. these are half the circumference of the head each. I have drawn mine on the fold, so what you can see is half the final brim.
cut 6 x triangle in fabric
cut 6 x triangle in lining
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cut 2 x each brim in fabric, and 1 x each brim in interfacing, which is trimmed back.
iron on interfacing.
Sew and notch brim on the curved edge
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sew triangles together, and trim back at the top
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sew across top of peak
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trim back
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Do the same with ling, but leave a gap to turn hat through later
press seams open.
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Attach brim to fabric, centre front point of hat to CF point of brim, and Centre back point of hat to CB of brim
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sew around, seams facing with 5mm seam
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Ta Da
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attach lining to hat by matching seams and sewing again around the edge, this time at a 1.5 seam allowance
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Sew a channel slightly wider than the width of your elastic, and tread the elastic through by using a saftey pin
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Try on baby. make sure it is firm, but not too tight. sew elastic down by sewing through all layers along the seam line.
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Inside..sew up the gap, and your good to go..
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CUTE!
you can also sew the peak down with a big button if you prefer..
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and then it looks like this..