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Step 3Draw the pattern
I created my pattern directly on the cloth that I was going to use, but I've been sewing for a long time. You can create the pattern on a piece of paper, then cut it out and put it together with tape, to check that it is correct.
If you are using one type of fabric, fold it in half with the INSIDE or "wrong" side up. If you are using two types of fabric, lay them on top of each other with the edges lined up and the INSIDE or the "wrong" side up.
Always make your marks on the inside or "wrong" side of the fabric, so they won't show after you are done sewing.
Draw a rectangle lined up with one edge of the cloth that is as long as the circumference of your head plus one inch. (For me that was 23 1/4") It should be as tall as the larger of the two vertical measurements plus one inch. (For me that was 5")
Optional Step:
All the way around the rectangle, sketch a line 1/2 inch inside. After you sketch it, if you measure the shape, it should match your measurements exactly. (For me, the inside rectangle was 22 1/4" by 4" at the ends and 3" in the middle.)
Next, find an area on your cloth that looks a little larger than you think the hat brim should be. In the center of the area, lay out the measuring tape so that it makes an oval of the exact circumference of your head that you measured earlier. It doesn't have to be an exact oval. Just a generally oval shape. Trace the oval onto the cloth with a pencil, then take away the measuring tape.
Sketch around your oval shape to even it out, making sure that you don't make it substantially smaller or larger. After you have rounded it out and made it more evenly shaped, you can measure it again, to be sure that you have not changed the size too much.
If one end of your oval seems more narrow than the other, make that the front. Sketch out a brim of the hat, exactly the size that you have visualized the hat you want to make. use your initial sketches to to help with the scale and proportions. The hat in this Instructable has a front brim about 3.5 inches wide and the back is about 4.5 inches wide. The sides are about 3 inches.
If you want to use the same measurements I did, the easiest way to do it is to make one mark 3.5 inches from the front of the oval, one mark 4.5 inches from the back of the oval, and one mark 3 inches away from each side of the oval. Then, connect the dots with gentle curves to make the brim shape.
Sketch a line all the way around the outside of the donut, 1/2 inch away from the existing line. Also sketch one 1/2 inch to the inside of the inner line.
Lastly, find one more clear spot on your fabric and use the measuring tape to sketch out another oval that is the exact size of the circumference of your head. (For me that was 22 1/4") After you get it rounded evenly, sketch a line 1/2 inch to the outside.
If you are using one type of fabric, fold it in half with the INSIDE or "wrong" side up. If you are using two types of fabric, lay them on top of each other with the edges lined up and the INSIDE or the "wrong" side up.
Always make your marks on the inside or "wrong" side of the fabric, so they won't show after you are done sewing.
Draw a rectangle lined up with one edge of the cloth that is as long as the circumference of your head plus one inch. (For me that was 23 1/4") It should be as tall as the larger of the two vertical measurements plus one inch. (For me that was 5")
Optional Step:
At the center of the rectangle, measure the height of the smaller of the two vertical measurements plus one inch. (For me that was 4") Draw a line about one inch wide at that spot and then connect it on both ends with a gentle curve to the existing edge of the rectangle. If you are having trouble visualizing this, look at the photos.
The shorter, center area will be at the front of the hat and the taller ends will be at the back, where the sides are attached with a seam.
All the way around the rectangle, sketch a line 1/2 inch inside. After you sketch it, if you measure the shape, it should match your measurements exactly. (For me, the inside rectangle was 22 1/4" by 4" at the ends and 3" in the middle.)
Next, find an area on your cloth that looks a little larger than you think the hat brim should be. In the center of the area, lay out the measuring tape so that it makes an oval of the exact circumference of your head that you measured earlier. It doesn't have to be an exact oval. Just a generally oval shape. Trace the oval onto the cloth with a pencil, then take away the measuring tape.
Sketch around your oval shape to even it out, making sure that you don't make it substantially smaller or larger. After you have rounded it out and made it more evenly shaped, you can measure it again, to be sure that you have not changed the size too much.
If one end of your oval seems more narrow than the other, make that the front. Sketch out a brim of the hat, exactly the size that you have visualized the hat you want to make. use your initial sketches to to help with the scale and proportions. The hat in this Instructable has a front brim about 3.5 inches wide and the back is about 4.5 inches wide. The sides are about 3 inches.
If you want to use the same measurements I did, the easiest way to do it is to make one mark 3.5 inches from the front of the oval, one mark 4.5 inches from the back of the oval, and one mark 3 inches away from each side of the oval. Then, connect the dots with gentle curves to make the brim shape.
Sketch a line all the way around the outside of the donut, 1/2 inch away from the existing line. Also sketch one 1/2 inch to the inside of the inner line.
Lastly, find one more clear spot on your fabric and use the measuring tape to sketch out another oval that is the exact size of the circumference of your head. (For me that was 22 1/4") After you get it rounded evenly, sketch a line 1/2 inch to the outside.
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