Sew a Clown Hat to Match Your Clown Costume

Turn and Bottom Finish

Turn and Bottom Finish

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com

• Press the seam to one side
• Sew a seam finish to the seam allowance.
• Turn the hat right side out.
• Without flattening the hat, press the seam and hat by inserting the iron into the inside of the hat.
• Zigzag or serge the bottom raw edge.
• Cut a strips of the costume ruffle fabric into a 2-3" strip, two to three times the length of the bottom edge of the hat.
• Apply a decorative edge as described in the clown costume directions.
• Fold the fabric in half lengthwise and press the center fold.
• Sew a gathering stitch down the center fold. (How to Gather Fabric)
• Gather the fabric to fit the bottom of the hat, evenly distributing the gathers.
• Refold the ruffle and hand sew the ruffle to the bottom of the hat, stitching the center of the ruffle to the edge of the hat.
• Separate the layers of the ruffle to fluff the ruffle.
• Sew fabric pompoms and sew them to the hat.

• Materials
• Create the Pattern - Step 1
• Create the Pattern - Step 2
• Cut Out
• Turn and Bottom Finish
• The Elastic