This sew and show is brought to you via the inspiration of starleigh (see original sewalong here: http://www.amitymama.com/vb/showthread.php?t=204734&highlight=headband ), the sewing expertise of my little sister Tobey who is 8yrs old and my photo taking and direction writing- Enjoy!

Materials:

6"x14" piece woven fabric
2.5"x11" piece woven fabric
7" piece of 3/4"elastic

Step1: Assemble your supplies
http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/sewing2005/sewalong_headbands 001.jpg

Step2: Using 1/4-3/8" seam allowances (use this throughout), sew woven fabrics right sides together along long side. This will make two long tubes.
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Step3: Turn your tubes right sides out and press, centering the seam. (to flip the small tube I had to sew the small end closed and use my 'turn it all', cool notion from JoAnn's, and then trim the end off)
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Step4: Next thread your elastic through the small casing
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Step5: You are now going to make an elastic and fabric tube sandwich. Center your small tube, with elastic inside, right sides together with the large tube.
http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/sewing2005/sewalong_headbands 006.jpg

Fold one side of the large tube over the elastic casing.
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Fold other side of large tube over elastic casing.
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Step6: Sew over end, I go back and forth 3 or so times.
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Step7: Do the same with the opposite end.
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Step8: Pull the stitched ends so that the headband is complete.
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Step9: Wear and enjoy!
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*If you would like to sew these assembly line fashion just see Starleigh's instructions, linked above*

Sarah

More pics of the finished products.

http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_starleighheadbands%20002.jpg
http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/aw_starleighheadbands%20001.jpg
http://www.teamhadjes.com/aw/sewing2005/sewalong_headbands 013.jpg

Sarah

Thanks for the wonderful sewalong! I can't wait to try these out.

OOOOooooooo THANK YOU!! Ive read the post about making these and I was oging to Pm you and ask for more specific details...adding this to my sewing projects for this weekend~!

I recognise that machine! I miss my 1222!

I really really really like that Eiffel tower fabric.

I recognise that machine! I miss my 1222!

I really really really like that Eiffel tower fabric.

That is my sister's 1222, since we were at my mom's. I love it too. I spent time today sewing on all the machine's at my mom's house. I was binding minkee and minkee and it was slipping and sliding all over while I was working on her DesignerI, not horrible- more just what I expect when working with this fabric. When I ran out of thread I opted to just move over to the 1222 and oh my goodness it was lovely- everything feeded lovely!

Sarah

Oh, THANK YOU!!! I read and re-read the original instructions, and though they were very well written, I could not wrap my tired brain around the process. I guess I'm a more visual person than I have realized, lol!!

These will be awesome for spring/summer. :D

Thank you! :smooch: This is the first Sew-along I've printed out in a long time. Can't wait to make matchy-matchy headbands for me & Lydia. I'll be using my Featherweight for this project. ;)

I agree with Barb, except I don't have a featherweight. I'm already envisioning matching headbands for all the girls outfits. I made one for Ellie for one of her back to school outfits, but it was kind of a fly by the seat of my pants thing and it didn't turn out that well. Ellie and Isabelle both love headbands!!

Great project for Ara! Thanks.

wow! perfect timing!! I am sewing up a patchy dress for a birthday present for tomorrow (nothing like procrastination ;) ) and this will be a perfect match to it!! :)

Thank you! Wonderful instructions and pictures. Thanks Starleigh too for the inspiration.

Sarah, I love that Eiffel tower fabric too. Do you remember where you got it? :)

Thanks so much for showing this!!

Yeah! :cuc: Thanks Sarah for the great pics and thanks to Starleigh for her great pattern for these headbands. They are lovely! :heart:

Thanks so much for posting this Sarah! I was having trouble visualizing the written instructions, so this is perfect :)

Those are great instructions Sarah. Thank you so much!

Sarah, I love that Eiffel tower fabric too. Do you remember where you got it? :)

I got it from a local quilt store. I don't remember the manufactorer but the name is Holiday in Paris I believe. It is the prettiest 'christmas' fabric that isn't blatently Christmasy I've found. This project concluded the very last of my scraps of this (except 2 6" squares that went in my 'someday' quilt basket).

Thanks mamas, this really is a fun and fast project- enjoy!

Sarah

The Eifel tower fabric is from In the Beginning.

I sewed up one of these this morning, and it went together super easy. Great instructions and photos. I really like these projects that only take a few minutes, I can actually finish these and feel like I have accomplished something. Thanks for your efforts and time :)

Oh thank you
this was such a great project and your instructions and pictures were perfect:)
I made one up in a few minutes :)
Its the perfect addition to the recycled dress I'm doing for my neice :)

(I hope its ok that I'm adding a pic of the one I did with the sewalong :) )

Wooohooo! Great work mama :)

Sarah

Thank You :)
I'm finding that I can use up each fat quarter of fabric I haven't used yet to make coordinating headband and small dream pillow (filled with rice or flax seeds and lavender flowers) set.

I'm endebted :D Again Thanks

I hate doing these so much now I couldn't even imagine cutting for one, or mulitiples in different fabrics. lol.. so basically, I never make singles... Here's the cutting adaptation for multiples....

cut a strip 6" wide and the full 45" width of the fabric, then do a 2 1/2" strip the same way. Sew them and turn them, cut the wide one in thirds and the narrow one in forths, and you now have enough for three, plus a spare elastic casing. (since I really do multiples, I cut four wide strips and three narrow so I come out even an even dozen, lol)

Remember, multiples are great for pinatas and party bags. :D

cool thanks :)