Summer essential bucket hats are super easy to sew. I’ve stitched up a whole stack of them in fun prints with contrasting lining.

This is a fantastic sewing project for advanced beginners because it involves sewing around a curve and it’s quite structured. But don’t worry, it’s a quick sewing project so even if you struggle to get the curve right there’s isn’t a lot of it.

It’s also a great stash buster as the pieces are quite small. I like to make matching bucket hats whenever I have leftover fabric from my kids summer outfits.

Reversible Bucket Hat Sewing Pattern

I was fortunate enough to download this pattern when it was availible for free. It’s a only availible as a paid pattern now. I’ve included the link to buy it above.

I’ve grown fond of Oliver and S sewing patterns. They are always nice, clear patterns with little details that elevate the garments.

I’m sewing this hat in size 3-5 years. I’ve opted to skip the top stitching around the brim of the hat, just to save myself some time.

Dolphin Bucket Hat - Easy Sewing Project

Digital Sewing Patterns

Digital sewing patterns are fantastic for kids clothes because you just print the size you want, no tracing or messing about trying to preserve the larger sizes of the pattern for using as your child grows.

They generally come with loads of different options and a wider size range than traditional paper sewing patterns. Most of the digital sewing patterns I own go all the way up to the teenage years.

For me one of the huge benefits of using digital sewing patterns over their paper counterparts is space. I can keep as many digital patterns as I like on a tiny hard drive taking up hardly any space in my sewing room. My traditional paper sewing patterns have to squeeze into a box on a shelf. I don’t feel guilty keeping that digital pattern that I’ll probably never find the time to use because it doesn’t take up any resources in my home. That paper dress pattern on the other hand – that has to justify the space it takes up.

Sewing Fabric

I’m sewing my bucket hat out of lightweight cotton fabric as the pattern recommends.

I had this beautiful Dolphin print fat quarter that I’ve been hording. I had just enough fabric to make a bucket hat with a contrasting lining.

I get most of my fabric from Minerva, they have a fantastic selection and the prices are very reasonable, especially if you wait for the sales they regularly have on.

I’ve opted to add interfacing to the brim. I’ve got some lightweight interfacing in my Etsy shop which was perfect for sewing these bucket hats.

This was a good project for using up small pieces of fabric left over from other sewing projects. I’ve kept the pattern on my pin board for the next time I’m making my kids an outfit from woven fabric and have some left over fabric. I can’t wait to sew them matching bucket hats for all their summer outfits!

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I do hope my sewing project has inspired you to have ago at sewing your own kids bucket hats.

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A Little Bit About Me . . .

Hey there I’m Bridie, a busy mum to two amazing humans, a spirited border collie puppy and a pair of sweet guinea pigs. We homestead in a cherished Edwardian terrace in not so sunny Lancashire, England.

When I’m not spending time with my children and menagerie, I’m usually to be found in my craft room creating and blogging or in the kitchen cooking up a big batch of something tasty. I’m always looking for thrifty hacks to save money on my crafts and recipes. Crafting doesn’t have to cost a fortune!

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