A diy chef hat is the perfect accessory for any child learning to cook. This child chef hat pattern only has two cuts of fabric and with just a few steps, you can whip one up in no time at all. They make great handmade gifts, especially when paired with a matching apron! Add a few cooking supplies and you have a fun and useful gift!
Want a fun recipe that your young chef will love to bake? My chocolate chip cookie pie is a winner with all ages and is super easy for the kitchen staff to help put together!
Kids Chef Hat Supplies
- 1 – 18″ fabric circle
- 1 – 8″ X 24″ fabric rectangle
- 1 – 8″ X 24″ lightweight to medium weight iron on interfacing
- dental floss
- 1/2 inch Velcro (about 12″)
- 3″ piece of double fold bias tape
How to make a chef hat
Follow these steps and you will be able to make loads of kids chefs hats! This hat is adjustable so it will fit kids of all ages.
Iron interfacing to the 8″ X 24″ piece of fabric following manufacturer’s instructions. Press fabric in half lengthwise and press each edge under 1/2″.
Fold piece right sides together, starting 1/2″ down from the open side, stitch across each end.
Turn right side out.
Stitch a 3″ piece of bias tape around an edge of the fabric circle.
Around the outside edge of the fabric circle use a wide zigzag to stitch over a piece of dental floss starting and stopping on each side of the 4-inch piece bias tape. Be careful not to catch the floss with the needle. This traps the floss and allows it to be pulled to gather.
This method is used to gather the circle (as opposed to sewing two rows of basting type stitches and pulling the seams to gather). This starts at one end of the 4″ bias tape that was sewed on previously and ending at the other end of the bias tape.
You can always sew two rows of stitches to gather. I prefer the dental floss because I never worry about the gathering threads breaking.
Gather.
Pin the band piece around the gathered edge. Find the center of band and center of the top piece and begin pinning there. Adjust gathers until the band fits the gathered edge, starting at stopping about a 1/4″ over the bias tape on each side (notice how the 1/2″ that wasn’t sewn on each end neatly slips around the bias tape). Pin heavily to keep in place. This takes some adjusting but it is so nice to have all the unfinished edges covered.
Sewing very close to the edge, sew band to the top of the hat, removing pins as sewing to keep band flat. It might be necessary to slightly pull the band to keep it smooth.
In the back fold left side over as far as the bias tape opening will allow on top of right side. Place Velcro in this overlapping area and sew all four pieces to the hat band.
Sew along each edge of each end if desired, to close area placed over bias tape.
Finished! This traditional chef hat is perfect sized for a child and fancy enough for an executive chef.
Now you can make this apron pattern to make a cute child’s apron and your child will be the most stylish chef ever!
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Amanda, I actually think it would fit both a five year old and two year old. The velcro strip in the back makes it adjustable. If you are concerned, you could make the strip of velcro longer to provide more adjustment.
Rachel I bough the fabric from Above All Fabric. I am sorry I don’t know the name, but Melanie, the store owner, is great and I am sure can help you!
Where did you get the fabric from- I love the cookies?? Also where is the cheapest yet nice selection to go for fabrics?
Thanks,
Rachel
What age hat is this for? How would you adjust the measurements for a 2 year old and a 5 year old? Thanks
Thank you for the pattern and tutorial! They came out really neat! The kids will be thrilled.
Thanks so much! I’ve been looking for a pattern like this for my niece!
Gina
This is adorable! Thank you for a wonderful pattern.
thanks so much! i’m a beginner sewer and this was easy enough for me to do pretty quickly 🙂
My daughter would absolutely love this! Actually, I bet all 3 of the big kids would love it. Thanks for the tutorial!
Thanks so much for sharing. I’m making the hat and the apron for a little girl’s birthday party present. I really appreciate the details and the awesome pictures that describe the process very well.
I made this hat and a matching apron for my daughter. It came together very quickly and the design is easier/less complicated than other chef hat “how-to’s” I’ve seen. My daughter did not want to take it off. Great project!
This is adorable! The instructions great and the pictures even better! Thanks for sharing!
OMG!!! I love it! I DO own a sewing machine. I might just have to get it out to make one of these! Or let Annie try it! She is wanting to learn to quilt – are you up to teaching her that? Love you!
Absolutely adorable! I wish that I had seen this before Christmas! Hey I guess I have a head start for next year. :0)
I enjoy your blog so much! Been lurking for a while. 🙂 Thanks for all your great idea.
Loved your tutorial so much I linked to it on http://www.cleverkiddos.com