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Home Sewing Patterns Child’s Embroidered Seaside Sunhat

Child’s Embroidered Seaside Sunhat

Designer

Susie Johns

Pattern Guide

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About this pattern

Make and embroider a seaside themed sunhat for days at the beach. Designed by Susie Johns, this cute children's bucket hat sewing pattern fits ages 3-6 years.

Essentials

Fabric: medium-weight cotton or linen, 50cm square; cotton, contrasting colour
Embroidery thread, six-stranded: coral, apricot, blue, green, black, ochre, green, variegated blue/green,
pastel shades
Tailor’s chalk pencil
Embroidery hoop

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8mm seam allowance used throughout, unless otherwise stated

Embroider the motif

1 Download the template at sewmag.co.uk, then print out and draw the pattern pieces onto the medium-weight fabric. Transfer the motif to the fabric, positioning it centrally on one of the side pieces of the hat to form the main part of the crown. Place the fabric in the embroidery hoop, with the design positioned in the centre of the hoop, making sure the fabric is taut but not over-stretched.

2 For the crab, thread the needle with two strands of coral embroidery thread and fill in the shapes, using satin stitch, starting at the centre and working outwards. For the top edge of the shell, change to apricot thread, and for the tips of the claws and legs, use black. For the starfish, use the same apricot thread, working each section separately, from the ce