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HOODIE HACK
a free sewing
pattern by
night fury hoodie 2 free sewing pattern hack
makes:
Add ons for one hoodie: appliqued face, head spikes,
horns, wings, and back spikes
skills used:
• Fusible web applique
• Basting
• Sewing small pieces
• Gathering stitch, gathering
• Ladder stitch
• Top stitching
suggested fabrics:
Fleece or sweatshirt fleece
Choose a fabric that most closely matches the
fabric you're using to construct your hoodie, or
the hoodie you're altering. Fleece and sweat-
shirt fleece are the most common ones.
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At the print dialog box, check the box Print the pages needed for the file. You It’s likely your printer will have a
that says print at “Actual Size” or 100%. might have one or more. Either way, margin that ensures your image
Any other selection (such as “Fit to be sure you have the full collection by doesn’t print to the very edge.
page”) will distort the pattern so it’s noting the page numbers in the corner. Assembly will be easier if you trim off
slightly larger or smaller and we don’t this blank margin edge. This will give
want that. you pages that overlap slightly during
assembly. If you trim across the gray
outline boxes, this will give you pages
that don’t overlap but rather butt
against each other.
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To line up the pattern pages, match up the corresponding You can trace the patterns onto a different paper, or you can
diamond shapes. Each diamond will have a letter, so it’s also just cut them straight from the printer paper -- be sure
simply a matter of matching A1 to A2, B3 to B4 and so on. that each piece is fully taped together along the joins so
The faint gray lines indicate the border of every page, you they don’t fall apart when you cut them.
should be able to line those up as well. When the diamond
goes together, tape it in place.
If you have many pages, it’s easier to tape up the pages into
rows first. Then tape the rows together into a full block.
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Fold fabric in half, meeting Place pattern on the fabric, Pin the pattern in place, use Using the paper as a
selvedge edges. and make sure the grain line pattern weights, or trace the template, cut out the fabric.
is parallel to the selvedges. outline of the pattern with a Cut the required amount
Each end of the line should washable marker. according to the pattern.
be equally distant to the
selvedge.
D D
C C
BACK HOOD HOOD E
FRONT BACK
28” wide (after folding)
foam interfacing
¼ yd.; 9” long
add ⅝" to
each cut edge C C C C
trim seam
allowance & use as
template
leave open
for turning
space them
1" away from
center seam
6 . prep the applique
• Take your fusible web and trace all your applique pieces onto the smooth (paper) side. You should
have 2 eyes, 2 pupils, and 2 eye shines.
• Fuse the bumpy (adhesive) side onto the wrong side of your applique fabric. The pupils go onto black,
the eyes on green fabric, and the eye shines on white.
• Cut out the eye pieces and arrange them on the hood front piece, centered horizontally. Each eye is
about 1" away from the center seam.
4
2
straight stitch; applique 3
great for felt whipstitch 1
½" from
3" from seam 3" from
edge edge
stop stitching
when you reach
arm hole
trim away
bottom seam
allowance
fuse or layer
foam over horns
11. prep the horns
• Grab your horn pieces (C) in both the main fabric and flex foam. If you haven’t already, be sure that
the bottom seam allowance is trimmed off the horns from your flex foam.
This will reduce bulk later.
• If you have fusible flex foam, take this moment to fuse it to the wrong side of note:
each of your horn fabric pieces. If not, simply stack the foam on the wrong If you don't have flex
side of the fabric and treat it as one piece for the next part. foam stabilizer, that's
fine! I just find it provides a
• Take two of your horn pieces and align them with right sides facing and raw professional finish.
edges matching up. If you're working without it,
just use extra stuffing in
step 12 to fill and stabi-
lize the horns.
stuff very
lightly
leave open
for turning
short end of
horn points toward stitch around
center base of horn
congrats!
-- all hidden!
Repeat with the other horn on the other
side of the hood to complete the hoodie!
This completes
your hoodie! Now
go try it on!
LARGE HEAD
SPIKE (A)
Cut 8 from hoodie fabric
⅜” seam allowance
Toothless Hoodie
P A T T E R N H A C K
A1 A2
www.cholyknight.com
HORNS (C)
Cut 4 from hoodie fabric
Cut 4 from flex foam
⅜” seam allowance
SMALL HEAD
SPIKE (B)
Cut 4 from hoodie fabric
⅜” seam allowance
⅜” seam allowance
Cut 2 from hoodie fabric
BACK SPIKES (E)
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EYE
applique
trace & cut
1 of each in
green