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Anna's winter dress - cape and hat cutting

6/1/2014

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I like that this costume has a warm cape and hat.  I remember as a kid having to wear a coat over my Halloween costume and hating it.  I made this cape and hat out of polar fleece which will make a nice warm costume.


To make this you will need:
Pink polar fleece or felt
Fusible interfacing for the collar
A little bit of purple fur (I used Minky)
Some ball fringe
Rick rack (optional)
One decorative hook for the cape
1/4" elastic (for the hat)

1/4" ribbon or wider (for the hat)

I'm still using pattern pieces from these 3 patterns.

The pattern for Child 3 - Girl 14 is #3725.
The pattern for Misses 6 - 22 is #3723.
And the Plus size is #2354 and it comes in 18W - 32W.
Each line is a separate link that will take you to Simplicity's site.
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From this pattern you will need the Pilgrim collar, and the 2 pieces for the Pilgrim hat.

I have made a pattern for the main part of the cape here in all the size ranges as jPegs that can be saved and printed out or Word files that can be downloaded.
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annas_cape_-_child.docx
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annas_cape_-_girl_upper.docx
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annas_cape_-_girl_lower.docx
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annas_cape_-_adult_upper.docx
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annas_cape_-_adult_lower.docx
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I forgot to put this down, but the squares on the grid pattern should be enlarged to 1 inch. Make yourself a grid and plot out the pattern.  I suggest only the top part of the pattern is really needed and the length can be determined by measuring.  The cape should be just a bit shorter than the dress.
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For the short shoulder length outer cape, use the pilgrim collar piece #12 from the pattern. It will have to be cut a bit longer on the sides and back.

To make a band collar that fits this, first find out the length of the neck seam by drawing on the stitching lines, 5/8" in from the cutting line and measuring that seam.

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Check to be sure it will fit comfortably around the collar of the dress and adjust the pilgrim collar pattern if necessary.
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To make the band collar, draw a long rectangle the same height as the dress collar (for me 1 1/4") and the same length as the neck seam on the pilgrim collar. Add 5/8" seams all around.
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Round the front corners with something round like a spool.
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Add seam allowance to the rounded part, too.
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And cut it out.
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The two pieces for the Pilgrim hat will be cut as a single layer instead of two.  The Hat Brim piece will have the front cuff part cut off along that line that I am pointing to.
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Time for cutting.  See how I get the lengths for the main cape piece by measuring.
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See how I've added length to the side and back of the upper cape starting from nothing at the front corner, roughly 2 inches for this small child's cape.
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After this piece is cut the front edge needs to be rounded. Pin the two side together so they can be cut at the same time. This ensures the two sides will be the same shape.
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When the cutting is done you should have ...

From the pink fleece: 2 main cape pieces, one upper cape piece (cut on the fold), 2 collar pieces, one pilgrim Hat Brim piece with the cuff cut off and one pilgrim hat back piece.

From the fusible interfacing: one collar piece.


Tomorrow, we put it together.
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