DIY Baby Pixie and Pilot Cap // Beginner Sewing Tutorial

This DIY baby pixie and pilot cap tutorial is an easy sewing project that even a beginner seamstress can handle. #janhowell #youmakeitsimple

Keep your little ones' ears warm with these charming, whimsical, but most importantly functional pixie and pilot caps.

Designed to fit snug around the face and tie comfortably under the chin.

A cap for all seasons!

GET THE SEWING PATTERN HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/211124409/pixie-and-pilot-caps-pdf-sewing-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_24

The cap uses very little fabric or sweater material. Why not recycle some of your sweaters or fleece jackets?

Use the bottom cuff of a sweater and cut it out with the method I show in this pattern tutorial and it will hug around your child's face just like you had knit it by hand.

A cozy piece of polar fleece lined with a cotton knit will make the cap REVERSIBLE!

For those days when the little ones just need a light covering, a cap made with cotton knit is the perfect thing.

Just think of all the combinations of colors and textures you can use to make some fabulous caps. These make really fun baby gifts!

The pattern includes two different styles of caps: A functional pilot cap and a fun whimsy pixie cap.

Five different sizes from Newborn to a Child Size Small.

START & STOP TABS:
Cutting out binding: 1:55
Joining binding strips: 3:00
Cutting out: 4:07
Sewing machine settings: 8:09
Face binding: 10:43
Neck binding: 16:47
Pixie hat instructions: 25:35

If you haven't watched my fleece binding tutorial, that will be helpful for this project as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJdaKsvIkgA&t=19s

SWEATER UPCYCLING TUTORIAL:
https://studio.youtube.com/video/VNWZMF4aJfs/edit

Check out my website for other fun crafting and sewing tips.
https://youmakeitsimple.com/

Have fun sewing!