According to the author, this is a Soviet-era sun-hat design that can be sewn in about an hour. Cut the main piece twice from natural fabric, place the pieces wrong sides together, finish the edges with decorative binding, and add an appliqué, button, and loop. The head circumference, seam allowances, fold line, and folding mechanism are not explained in the source.
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Things you will learn
The hat requires 35 × 90 cm of natural fabric—linen or cotton—and 140 cm of 2.5 cm-wide binding.
Draft the pattern at full size and cut the main piece twice. The pattern image shows 21 × 33.5 cm and 2 cm grid squares, but check these measurements before cutting.
If the fabric is double-sided, the sun hat can be made as a single layer.
Finished Fold-Flat Sun Hat
A children's sun hat with a shank button, an appliqué, and edges finished with decorative binding.
Materials and tools
Materials
Natural fabric: linen or cotton, 35 × 90 cm
Binding, 140 cm, 2.5 cm wide.
Fusible interfacing and fabric for the appliqué, or a ready-made appliqué, A ready-made iron-on appliqué will work.
Shank button, 1 pc.
Preparation
Prepare the pattern
Draft the sun-hat pattern at full size.
Design and Pattern
First determine the hat construction and prepare the full-size pattern.
Use the model as a guide
According to the author, this sun-hat design dates from the Soviet era and can be sewn in an hour.
Draft the pattern
Draft the pattern at full size. The pattern image shows 21 × 33.5 cm and 2 cm grid squares; compare them with the actual full-size pattern before cutting, since the source does not give a head circumference or seam allowances.
Cutting and Assembly
Cut two main pieces, add the appliqué, and finish the raw edges with binding.
Cut the main pieces
Cut the main piece twice.
Add the appliqué
Fuse the appliqué to the upper piece. You can use fusible interfacing and separate fabric, or a ready-made iron-on appliqué.
Join the pieces with binding
Place the pieces wrong sides together. Finish the raw edges with decorative binding.
Sew on the button and make the loop
Sew on the shank button and make a loop.
Finish and variations
Finish
Check the finishing
Check that the appliqué is secure, the raw edges are finished with binding, and the button and loop are sewn on. The source does not explain their placement or how the sun hat folds flat.
Variations
Single-layer sun hat
If the fabric is double-sided, you can make the sun hat as a single layer.
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