Turn Your Old Pillowcase Into THIS! 🤯

Jessica Shaw
by Jessica Shaw
6 Materials
1 Hour
Easy

I'm excited to guide you through the process of thrift-flipping an old pillowcase into a stylish bucket hat.


Get an adorable new hat without spending a dime. Grab a pillow case and let’s get started!

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Tools and materials:

  • Old pillowcase
  • Measuring tape or ruler
  • Fabric scissors
  • Pins
  • Sewing machine or needle and thread
  • Chalk or fabric marker
Making brim

1. Brim

Measure the circumference of your head and add about 1 inch for seam allowance.


This will be the width of the brim of your hat. Mark this measurement on the pillowcase.


Determine how deep you want the brim to be. Measure this distance and mark it all around. Cut along this marked line.

Making top

2. Top

Take the remaining portion of the pillowcase and fold it in half lengthwise with the right sides facing.


From the center point, measure and mark the distance from the center to the outer edge of the brim to determine the radius of the hat's crown.


Use this measurement to draw an arc from one edge to the other, creating a half-circle shape.

Sewing

3. Sew

With the right sides facing, pin the edges of the brim together.


Sew along the pinned edge, leaving about a 1/2-inch seam allowance. Turn the brim right side out.

Sewing

Pin the straight edge of the crown piece to the curved edge of the brim, right sides facing each other.


Stitch along the pinned edge, leaving a 1/2-inch seam allowance.

Thrift flipped hat

Thrift flipped hat

You’ve saved a pillowcase from the landfill and gained a stylish accessory. We’ve turned something old into something fresh and fashionable.


Leave me a comment and let me know how yours came out.


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Suggested materials:
  • Old pillowcase
  • Measuring tape or ruler
  • Fabric scissors
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  • Luz89644168 Luz89644168 on Nov 01, 2024

    So cute.

  • Agathe Agathe on Nov 02, 2024

    Nice idea but more instructions required in your video. I agree that part from other viewers.

    I'm new at trying new project with my Kenmore sewing machine, need all step by steps. That is what I want to do with my retirement time. To save money in reusing big clothes instead of buying at high prices at stores.

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