You'll Love This Adorable Easy DIY Decorative Snowman Hat!
You'll Love This Adorable Easy DIY Decorative Snowman Hat! Isn't it cute? This has been an idea of mine for some time, but this year I finally got around to it.
I scoured Pinterest for a pattern for a snowman hat. I did find a couple of them, but they were not exactly what I wanted. By trial and error, I came up with this pattern. This little hat ends up being about 4" high and the brim is 7" wide. You could easily reduce or enlarge the size of the pattern.
One of the patterns I came across included a liner of cardboard. Forget that! It is not needed with this felt. I used the felt you can buy by the yard. It is relatively inexpensive.
My plan is to make a few of these little hats, varying the size of the brim, the height of the hat, and the decorations on them. I am also making a larger one for the top of the Christmas tree we have on the catwalk each year. Usually, it is
"The Christmas Story Tree", but this year it is going to feature 'Snowmen'.
I sewed this with the sewing machine, but you could easily sew this size by hand and even add some decorative stitching, too. Wouldn't it look cute to mimic the decoration on Frosty's hat in the movie? It would be really easy to make a few flowers from felt, too. Hmmm. That gives me an idea for a wreath!
This year, our theme for the dessert contest is "Snowman". It is always interesting to see what everyone comes up with for their dessert. Sophia, who has a snowman collection, decided this would be a good theme for the contest. So, I am incorporating snowmen into more of the decor.
This is a picture of the original pattern used to make this hat.
First, using the downloadable pattern, cut one each of the top of the hat and the side. Cut 2 of the brim. Carefully, cut out the center of the brim, too.
Fold the short pieces of the sides together and sew a 1/4" seam across the end. Pin the top of the hat to the 'sleeve' you just made from the side piece.
Sew around the outer edge of the top piece of the hat 1/4" from the edge.
Sew the two brim pieces together 1/4" from the outer edge. From the center hole, turn inside out. Gently, push the outer edges out and flatten with your fingers. Using a damp pressing cloth, (This is wool felt.) press on the wool setting with an iron.
After pressing, topstitch around the outer edge.
Open up the brim and fold back over the crown of the hat. Pin one edge of the hat brim to the crown of the hat, right sides together. Sew a 1/4" seam, removing pins as you go.
Unfold the brim of the hat back to its original position, smooth out, and roll the inside loose edge of the underside of the brim under 1/4" and pin following the seam. It's best to pin this and work around the pins so the fabric doesn't shift as you sew.
Whip stitch the underside of the brim to the crown of the hat. This makes a very nice, neat finish.
Turn it right side up and you have your hat! Now, the fun part begins - decorating! I bought two little Christmas sprays at the craft store. Even though they were little, I disassembled them. They were too big to use in their entirety.
Add a ribbon around the crown of the hat. This was just hot glued at the point where the ribbons overlapped slightly. Add a bow.
Cut apart the floral picks and play around with the pieces until you have a nice arrangement. Then, hot glue the pieces to the hat. It's that simple.
Christmas is just around the corner. There are several more of these to be made yet, but they go together pretty quickly. The time consuming part was making the initial pattern and making sure it all fit together well. The felt is easy to work with, too!
Hopefully, You'll Love This Adorable Easy DIY Decorative Snowman Hat, too!
