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Free pattern: Fleece hats for Halloween costumes

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Fleece Fun shares a free pattern for making a variety of costume hats for Halloween.  Their pattern, available in sizes for baby through adult, includes variations for a dragon or dinosaur hat, a viking hat, bear ears, cat ears, a pumpkin hat, and an apple hat.  Get the free pattern.

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  4. LOVED the viking hat idea, but I modified the pattern somewhat. I cut a lining for the hat as well and that enabled me to add braided yarn “ear flaps”, giving the hat. I sewed 60 individual lengths of yarn onto the wrong side of the lining at the seams after turning the edge of the brim under and basting. Then I sewed the hair with lining to the outside of the hat with horns attached, using a zigzag stitch at the edge of the cap. Lastly, I sewed a ribbon with a nordic pattern around the cap to hide seams and add a little flaire. I braided the yarn “hair” on each side and trimmed. Can’t wait to give it to my granddaughter!

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DIY Kids Gingerbread House Bag with Free Pattern

I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag.  This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid.  It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes.  It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows. 

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not.  The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary.  (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.)  The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends.  And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches.  Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure.  The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag. 

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish.  That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings.  Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies.  They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project.  I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.  

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall.  That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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