Comfy Crown

>> 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.

FREE-01:

One Size Fits Most

Beginner

Table of Contents
About the design

Materials Required + Elastic Guide

Cutting & Printing Guide

Mix It Up!

Prepare the Elastic Casing

Assembling the Crown

Final Touches

Photo Gallery

Pattern Pieces

10-16

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 lauren@freshpatterns.com.au.
Fresh Designs by Lauren Harris
No 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 writing Pattern design by Fresh Designs. Thank you!

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Comfy Crown

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.

Materials Required

Required 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

Notes before you begin:

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
ACTUAL SIZE

Elastic Guide

SNAP FINISH: Cut 2 pieces of of elastic - each 7.5 (16.5cm) long

CONTINUOUS ELASTIC: Cut 1 piece of elastic 13 (33cm) long

Cutting Guide

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 according 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).

Fat Quarter
Crown
Piece

Crown
Piece

Elastic Casing
Elastic Casing

Interfacing
Crown
Piece

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Crown
Piece

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!
Dont forget to share your wonderful creations in the Fresh Pattern Party group
on facebook www.facebook.com/groups/FreshPatternParty

Constructing the Pattern

Prepare the Elastic Casing - SNAP finish
1

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

Sew along the open long edge with 1/4 (6mm) seam allowance.

Do not sew
the short ends!

Do not sew
the short ends!

Turn your elastic casing right side out and press.

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.

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

Use the safety pin to carefully pull

the elastic through the casing.

Then stitch along the fold.

Leave 1 (2.5cm) at the end ungathered.

With a tiny bit of elastic poking out the end,
pop in a pin 1 (2.5cm) from the end.

REPEAT steps 1-7 for the other elastic casing.

Prepare the Elastic Casing - CONTINUOUS

ELASTIC finish

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

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

Do not sew
the short ends!

10 Turn your elastic casing right side out and press.

TIP: Do you own a loop turner?

It makes turning a casing like
this an easy 2 second job!

11

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.

Use the safety pin to carefully pull

12 the elastic
through the casing.

Leave 1 (2.5cm) at EACH end ungathered.

With a tiny bit of elastic poking out the end,
pop in a pin 1 (2.5cm) from the end.

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Assembling the Crown

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.
one crown piece and place it right side
13 Take
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.

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.

= interfacing

SNAP FINISH: Turn one crown piece over so that it is right side UP. Place one elastic piece down
14 FOR
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.

1/2 gap
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.

15

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.

3 gap

3 gap

3 gap

17

Carefully trim the excess elastic and casing.

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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!)

19

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

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

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Final Touches
Your crown can be finished with either snaps OR velcro.

Create a VELCRO closure

21

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.

Sew loop tape

to the UNDER
side of this
flap

Sew hook
tape to the
TOP side of
this flap

Create a SNAP closure

21

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.

Socket (female)
snap with
socket side
facing DOWN

Stud (male)
snap with stud
side facing UP

Yay! Your Comfy Crown is now finished and

ready for hours of imaginative fun!!

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Classic Crown Piece

Cut 2 fabric

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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Princess Crown Piece

Cut 2 fabric

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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Snow Queen Crown

Piece
Cut 2 fabric

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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Elastic Casing
SNAP FINISH
Cut 2 ON FOLD

Comfy Crown

Elastic Casing
CONTINUOUS ELASTIC
Cut 1 ON FOLD

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

FOLD

FOLD

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Classic Crown Piece

Cut 2 interfacing

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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Princess Crown Piece

Cut 2 interfacing

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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Snow Queen Crown Piece

Cut 2 interfacing

Comfy Crown

1
(2.54cm)
Square

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