Visor

A visor is a great alternative to wearing a hat for keeping the sun out of your eyes and off skin Your face. I love a visor because I can wear my ponytail Out the top, and it doesn't make the top of my head hot. So, to make your own, download the pattern that comes with this video. And we are going to cut out two brims. And for interfacing, we’re using Peltex for one of the brims to give it sturdiness.

And then just a medium, light-to-medium weight interfacing for the other brim. We have a center band with interfacing. Our sideband pieces with interfacing, and the interfacing pieces are somewhat smaller, So, center those on the wrong side of your fabric pieces. So, we've got two of each of these pieces, and interfacing on all of them. And on this one, I used only one layer of interfacing, and you can kind of tell it’s a A little bit softer.

This one is much sturdier. So, it's kind of up to you. I do like the lightweight. Uh, feature of this one, it's, you know, even less hot. But I do like the stability of this one, so it is up to you.

And on this one, you can see I didn't do any top-stitching on the brim of that one. The topstitching is optional. I'm going to demonstrate it for you. But I did topstitching on the edge, and then we have concentric lines of topstitching here. Which is very typical on the brim of a hat or visor.

So, cut out your fabric pieces and interfacing pieces; fuse onto the wrong sides. I have you; you'll see a center mark here on the inside of each of my brims. And we're going to start with the brims here. I'm going to put these to the side. And we're going to stitch with right sides together.

We're going to stitch this outer curve. So I'm going to put a couple of pins in. And I made the pattern; um, we were doing our interfacing. Smaller than our fabric to reduce the amount caught in the seam allowances. And that just reduces the bulk.

So, we're going to stitch. From this upper point. 1/4-inch seam allowances. So, it should be right along the edge of your Peltex. But if it's not, that's okay.

Just go a quarter inch from the edge. And then we're going to use our pinking shears to trim down the seam allowances. On this edge. Because we have a curve here, we do. More fabric at the raw edge than at the seam line.

So, when this gets turned right side out, it's going to be turned inward. And we want to reduce the bulk as much as we can. So, we're going to turn this. Right side out, and the Peltex is stiff, but you can mold it. And then, if you're afraid of it, you know.

Creased or something? You can always put your iron to it. Put some heat to it, put some steam to it, and it's very moldable. So, there, it's nice and smooth along the edge actually. I'm going to hit it with the iron.

But with that Peltex right at the edge of our seam line, It turns out really nicely. And I am going to do some topstitching. Because it looks nice. So I'm going to start along the edge. So I'm bumping my stitch length up to 3.5.

And I'm starting with topstitching. 1/8 of an inch from the edge. And I want to go kind of slow around the curve because with a longer stitch length, It's easier to get a little jagged seam. Or a jagged top-stitching line. All right.

So, there is my top-stitching. At the edge, and now I want to do some concentric lines. So to do that, I want to use the edge of my presser foot as a Guideline. So I'm going to start over here, but I want. I want it farther apart than this.

So my needle is at the center position. I want it spaced a bit further apart. So, I’m going to shift my needle position. Over, so I have more space between my stitching lines. So I bumped that over as far as it could go.

And I'm just going to use it. The edge of my presser foot as a guide. And now, our curves are getting steeper. The closer we get to the center. So, you want to gently curve this around.

I'm going slow to make sure my line's fine. It is nice and smooth. All right, there's one. Let's do one more. All right.

There's my brim. Looks great. I'm going to set it aside for now. And we're going to pull in our band pieces. So we have a left and a right.

So, these are mirror images. And then, we have our center. So, we are going to stitch right sides together. So, we're going to take one of our sidebands. Pieces and align that short, straight edge.

And stitch. And then we're going to do the same thing on the other side. To attach the other sideband piece. To the other side of the centerpiece. So, there is one.

I'll flip this right side together. And we're going to want to press these open. And the process remains the same. So, we have two centers, Two left-side pieces, two right-side pieces, so we're creating two of our bands. So I'm going to press these open.

And on one of the bands, One of the bands is going to be my inner band, And one of the bands is going to be my outer. Band. And on my outer band, I want to do top Stitching on this seam. So I'm going to topstitch on each side of each of these seams. It adds a little decorative effect.

Also, I had a visor. Just a ready-made, purchased advisor. And it had topstitching on these seams, so I'm kind of copying the look. Of a ready-made. And when you add top-stitching details to any project, honestly, It makes it look more professional.

But this is totally optional, so skip it if you wish. All right, so this is now my outer band. I have these top-stitching lines. It's very subtle because I have a very matching thread. Now, we're going to set this aside for a hot second because we're going to bring in Create our Velcro pieces.

Again, I'm doing something extra here, and I am adding fabric to the back side of these. So, this is a 3/4-inch-wide Velcro. I have a 3¼-inch-long chunk. And so, I have cut a 3½-inch by 1½-inch piece of fabric. Press one short end in 1/4 inch, then press the long edges in to meet at the center.

And that will give you a 3/4-inch wide piece. So, there's my loop side: a Velcro Here's my hook side. And I'm placing my fabric on the backside of this. And this just makes the back of your visor look nicer. It looks nice and professional.

But again, it is optional. It's going; it will work just fine if you just Leave your Velcro raw. But I am aligning my fabric. And I'm going to top-stitch that edge. So there's a small sort of header on Velcro that's about one-eighth of an inch along the Long edges.

So I'm aiming to stitch right on them. Stitching from the fabric side, I want to pivot at the corner. I just bumped my stitch length down a bit. Just to get right in the corner. And then, pivot.

Stitch this short edge. And pivot. And top-stitch down this long edge. So, there we go. My Velcro piece, so I have one for each side.

Now I'm going to take these, and I want to center one of these. On, uh, on this short edge. So one of these Velcro pieces will go Fabric side down, and one of them will go fabric side up. It doesn't matter which one. But I'm going to pin that.

Right there and then, on the other side Centered, we have, We'll have this one go. Fabric side down. Centering that. Here we go. So we're going to set that aside.

Now we're going to start attaching things to our brim. So, we're going to start; let's begin with our outer brim. So, our outer band. So we want to start, um, start with the center. So I'm going to fold this in half to find the center of this piece.

And I'm just going to put a pin in it. And that is going to go right side; here we go. Together. And the pel Tech side of the brim is the side I like to have up. I don't really think it makes a difference.

That is just how I do it. Here, I'm finding my center mark on brim. And I'm going to just put a pin right at the center. So I've got my outer brim against my, or my outer band against my outer brim. And this is my outer side, just the part I had up when I was stitching it, And that's my Peltex side.

And then I'm going to take my lining band, and I'm going to Start sandwiching these things together. So, I want my edges. My raw edges appeal to me. So I'm pinning just my bands together, right here. And we're going to have to work around the brim a little bit.

Now, when we start stitching, we're going to begin. At one of these edges. So, we want to get our brim pinned in. And to do that, we're going to need to clip into this. So, to release these seam allowances, we’re just going to need to clip in.

Along that curve. And that is going to help this sort of spread, out and match our straight edge that we are stitching it too. So, I'm just kind of. Curving this around. OK, so I've got my brim just pinned in my band.

And I've turned it out so that my bands are lying flat. Because I'm going to start, I want to begin stitching right here at one corner Of the brim. So we're going to start stitching the bands together right here. Where the brim. Ends, so I can feel the bulk of the brim right there, and I want to start, Start stitching just through the bands.

Right at the edge of the brim. So I'm actually going to put my pin through all of those layers. So right at the edge. 1/4-inch seam allowance. And now I'm just stitching through.

The bands I'm going to stitch all the way around, so pivot at the corner. 1/4-inch seam allowance, stitching across the Velcro. And then, up here, I've got my brim sort of flipped down. So I want to make sure all my pieces stay flat, with my raw edges intact Are aligned. So, this is the upper edge of the visor, and I'm still just stitching through the bands.

Until we come all the way around. Pivot, stitch this other short edge. Now, as we are coming back up to the brim. I'm going to flip this. So, again, we're going to stitch.

Up to. The point where the brim begins. And now, I want to stitch just through the brim and the band. So I want to make sure that other portion is out of the way. So now we're going to align.

This is under the foot. And I want just. The brim. And the band. So let's get that little piece tucked up.

And as we stitch this, since we clipped in to the band, Or the brim, rather; we can kind of push that brim. And we're sort of curving it. To allow it to align with the straight edge of the band. So I'm sort of folding up my brim a little bit. And opening up the inner part of that brim.

So I'm swiveling the brim on the underside layer. To be straight. And match my raw edges all the way up to that point. OK, so my brim is stitched into my band. And now, so that looks nice from outside.

So now I'm going to pull this right side out. So if I can reach in and get a hold of my Velcro, it makes things a little easier. So, there’s the end of my Velcro, and I’m going to Tug, actually, before I do that, let me clip these corners. That'll make it a little easier. To pull that out.

And reduce bulk in that corner. So, there we go. There's one. I'm going to get my Point Turner. And make sure those corners look nice.

Let's find the end of that Velcro on this side. There it is. Tug the right side. Out. And then can get our point, Turner, in here.

Push out our points. So there's our band. And then on the inside, the only portion that is unstitched is right Here at the brim. So, we are going to. Fold this.

Band 1/4-inch in. And I have a center mark right here that I marked on my My lining brim. And if I can find the center mark on my brim, I can match it with the Band. And I'm going to pin it for now. Because this is going to start curving as well, we connect these raw edges.

It gets a little bit tricky to pin. So I'm actually going to take my hand-sewing needle. And I'm going to hand-baste to hold it in place. While I. Do my topstitching now.

I'm going to topstitch this band. To hold everything together. And that's also going to close this opening. So I'm pinning for now, but because I want to stitch from the right side, And I'm working on the wrong side right now. I want to stitch on the right side when I do my topstitching.

So, to make sure I get. I catch this fold. On the underside, I'm going to hand-baste. I'm going to get that point folded in. All right, so I'm kind of loosely pinned in.

And I'm just going to take my hand-sewing needle and thread and just do kind of loose. Basting stitch here. I'm going to try to make it less visible so I don't have to take it out. When I'm done. But I'm just going.

From the fold. The unstitched fold. To the brim. All right, so I am based in on the wrong side. And if you want to make your slip stitch on the wrong side nice and tight, You could just use that slip stitch to close that opening.

I want to do it all. In a top stitch, so. I'm going to start right here on the band. And I want a top stitch. About 1/8 of an inch from the edge.

And this topstitching holds all of my layers together. And it gives a nice, decorative look. Pivoting 'round my corners, now I'm coming up to the brim once again. So, I'm just topstitching right close to the seam line. And when we check the underside, if there’s anywhere we missed the fold, You can always just bring that back under the needle and try again.

Or you can hand-stitch that part. OK. There's our final stitch, so we can give that a Press to get that. Nice and crisp again, here’s mine. Velcro on the back, then on the inside, it looks like I have caught my fold.

All the way along the brim. I can remove my hand basting; and there it is. New visor. So I am protected from the sun, avoiding its harsh rays off of my face. Out of my eyes, and because I was able to choose my own fabric, It looks great, and it goes with my style.

So, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching.