Comfy Crown Pattern

FREE-01:One Size Fits Most

C omfy Crown

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>> Simple little project to create a dress up crown from fabric scraps

>> Perfect for using up small scraps >> 3 different styles for boys OR girls

>> Over 15 clear colour diagrams to help you construct the pattern.

Table of C ontents

If you have any questions/comments about this pattern or need any help at all, please do not hesitate to contact me via email any time at [email protected].

© Fresh Designs by Lauren HarrisNo part of this pattern may be reproduced in any form, by electronic or mechanical means, without the permission of Fresh Designs. The pattern contained within this document is copyright protected. It is authorised for use by home sewers and business owners producing small quantities for resale. If you do use this pattern to produce items for sale I would really appreciate if you could give credit for the pattern, e.g. by writ-ing “Pattern design by Fresh Designs”. Thank you!

About the design

Cutting & Printing Guide

Materials Required + Elastic Guide

Mix It Up!

Assembling the Crown

Prepare the Elastic Casing

Final Touches

Pattern Pieces

Photo Gallery

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C omfy Crown

Materials RequiredRequired Items:• One Fat Quarter of fabric• 3/4” (2cm) elastic• Medium/heavy weight interfacing• One socket & one stud snap OR 1”

(2.5cm) each of hook and loop tape• Coordinating thread, scissors and

general sewing supplies

Birthdays, dress up, tea party, princess costume or every day play, This little crown can do it all!

The design of this crown is so soft and comfy that it can be worn and loved all day! Made with either continuous elastic or a snap closure.And if your little one is as messy as mine, you can throw the crown in the wash and it will come out looking as good as new.

There are 3 styles in this pattern to cover all styles from classic king to beautiful princess and snow queen! The crown is completely reversible, so you can choose to use different prints on each side for two crowns in one, or one fabric for both sides.

This Fresh Designs pattern is suitable for beginner sewers and can be made in any medium weight woven fabric. The crown is one size fits most, from toddler through to adult.

Elastic GuideSNAP FINISH: Cut 2 pieces of of elastic - each 7.5” (16.5cm) longCONTINUOUS ELASTIC: Cut 1 piece of elastic 13” (33cm) long

Printing Guide• Print the pattern piece you wish to use (pattern onpages 10-16)• Pattern can be printed on A4 or letter paper• IMPORTANT: Page scaling must be set to NONE or AC-

TUAL SIZE

Cutting GuideNotes before you begin:• Please read through all of the instructions

before you begin to cut or sew.• SEAM ALLOWANCE is INCLUDED in this

pattern and is 1/2” (1.27cm) unless otherwise stated.

• For best results, wash and iron all fabric before commencing and press all seams after sewing.

• Cut your crown and elastic casing pieces ac-cording to the diagram (right).

• IF you prefer to cut your rectangles with a rotary cutter and mat, the measurements for the elastic casing rectangles are 2.25” x 15.25” (or 5.7cm x 39cm).

Elastic Casing

Elastic Casing

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Fat Quarter

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Interfacing


Mix it Up!Add even more style and individuality to your crown with these ideas:• Play around with trims, lace & embellishments• Experiment with different shapes for the crown• Try using different colours & textures of fabric• Use decorative stitching on your crown or try embroidering the childs name

The possibilities are endless and you are only limited by your imagination! Don’t forget to share your wonderful creations in the Fresh Pattern Party group on facebook www.facebook.com/groups/FreshPatternParty

Take one elastic casing piece. Fold in half lengthwise, with RIGHT sides together.

Prepare the Elastic Casing - SNAP finishC onstructing the Pattern

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Sew along the open long edge with 1/4” (6mm) seam allowance.2Do not sew the short ends!

Do not sew the short ends!

Turn your elastic casing right side out and press.3 TIP: Do you own a loop turner? It makes turning a casing like this an easy 2 second job!

Now take your elastic (see p3 for length) and pop a safety pin on the end. Insert the elastic in to one end of your elastic casing.

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Use the safety pin to pull the elastic through the casing.STOP when the end on your elastic is 1” (2.5cm) from end of the casing (which you just inserted the elastic in to). Measure another 1/2” (12mm) further along the casing and STITCH down the width of the casing to secure your elastic.

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Now take the end of the casing and fold it over 1/4” (6mm)6

Then fold over again on the stitch line. Press. Then stitch along the fold.

Use the safety pin to carefully pull Leave 1” (2.5cm) at the end ungathered.the elastic through the casing. With a tiny bit of elastic poking out the end, pop in a pin 1” (2.5cm) from the end.

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REPEAT steps 1-7 for the other elastic casing.


Take the elastic casing piece. Fold in half lengthwise, with RIGHT sides together.

Prepare the Elastic Casing - CONTINUOUS ELASTIC f inish8

Sew along the open long edge with 1/4” (6mm) seam allowance.9Do not sew the short ends!

Do not sew the short ends!

Turn your elastic casing right side out and press.10 TIP: Do you own a loop turner? It makes turning a casing like this an easy 2 second job!

Now take your elastic (see p3 for length) and pop a safety pin on the end. Insert the elastic in to one end of your elastic casing.

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Use the safety pin to carefully pull Leave 1” (2.5cm) at EACH end ungathered.the elastic through the casing. With a tiny bit of elastic poking out the end, pop in a pin 1” (2.5cm) from the end.

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Take one crown piece and place it right side DOWN. Lay your interfacing on top with the shiny side DOWN. Carefully centre the interfacing (there should be a 1/2” (12mm) gap around the outside. Iron carefully in place.

Assembling the Crown

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= interfacing

FOR SNAP FINISH: Turn one crown piece over so that it is right side UP. Place one elastic piece down with the open edge towards the outside of the crown. Place the other elastic piece down on the other side.The bottom of the elastic should be 1/2” (1.2cm) from the bottom edge of the crown.

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NOTE: For simplicity, the following steps are illustrated using the classic crown piece. However the process is the same for each of the crown designs.

1/2” gap

Business TIP: If you are making this crown to sell, now is a great time to sew in your brand label. Sew it on to the middle of one crown piece.

FOR CONTINUOUS ELASTIC: Turn one crown piece over so that it is right side UP. Place elastic with one end on each side of the crown. The bottom of the elastic should be 1/2” (1.2cm) from the bottom edge of the crown.

Lay your other crown piece down on top with right side DOWN.Your elastic pieces should now be sandwiched between the two crown pieces.

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Sew around the perimeter of your crown piece, carefully maintaining a 1/2” (1.2cm) seam allowance.TIP: Use the edge of your interfacing as a guide to sew around - it should be 1/2” (12mm) from the edge all the way around.Leave a 3” (7.5cm) gap on the straight bottom edge.

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3” gap 3” gap

3” gap

Carefully trim the excess elastic and casing.17

Clip the curves and corners as shown below for the crown piece of your choice.Be VERY careful when clipping in to the corners - you want to cut AS CLOSE to the stitches as possible but do NOT cut the threads (or your crown will start to fall apart!)

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Turn your crown right side out through the gap at the bottom. Push out all of the corners using a chop-stick or blunt pencil. Then press your crown piece carefully, paying extra attention to the gap at the bot-tom - you want it to be straight, neatly folded and for both folds to be sitting neatly on top of each other.

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Carefully topstitch around the edge of the crown piece approx 1/8” (3mm) from the edge. Take extra care when sewing along the bottom (closing the gap) to be sure that the two layers are sitting neatly.

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With the RIGHT side of your crown facing UP (the better looking/neater side)...Cut a 1” (2.5cm) piece of LOOP velcro and sew it to the UNDER side of one flap.Cut a 1” (2.5cm) piece of HOOK velcro and sew it to the TOP side of the other flap.

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Final TouchesYour crown can be finished with either snaps OR velcro.

Create a VELCRO closure

Sew loop tape to the UNDER side of this flap

Sew hook tape to the TOP side of this flap

With the RIGHT side of your crown facing UP (the better looking/neater side)...Place you socket (female) snap on one flap with the socket facing DOWN.Place your stud (male) snap on the other flap with the stud side facing UP.

21Create a SNAP closure

Socket (female) snap with socket side facing DOWN

Stud (male) snap with stud side facing UP

Yay! Your C omfy Crown is now f inished and ready for hours of imaginative fun!!



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