Sun Visor, a Free Pattern and Tutorial
With the days getting shorter, the sun has been right in my eyes when I take an evening walk. My poor old sun-visor had seen better days, so here’s a new version, a sun visor, a free pattern and tutorial. No floppy brim on this one, thanks to “Craft-Fuse”.
Supplies:
• 2 pieces of fabric for the brim, cotton is best, 12” x 8” (30cm x 20cm)
• 2 pieces of heavy fusible interfacing for the brim (craft-fuse) 12” x 8” (30cm x 20cm)
• 1 piece of fabric for the band, again cotton is best, 4” x 24” (10cm x 61cm)
• 1 piece of heavy fusible interfacing for the band, 1 ½” x 23 ½” (3.8cm x 59.5cm)
• both halves of hook and loop tape, (Velcro) the sew-in type, 2 inches x 1 inch wide.
The pattern link is at the bottom of this post, as a PDF. Please open it with Adobe Reader then print the pattern in actual size, no scaling.
The Brim
Trace the pattern, cut 2 of fabric on the fold.
Cut 2 of heavy-weight fusible interfacing on the fold.
Fuse the interfacing to the wrong sides of the 2 brim pieces.
With right sides together, sew the outer edge with ¼” seam allowance. Trim, using pinking shears if you have them.
Turn right sides out and press. Decide which side is going to be the outside, then top-stitch a few lines following the outer edge. I did 3 lines of topstitching with variegated thread. Also sew both layers together along the inner edge at ¼”.
The Band
Press the band with wrong sides together longways to mark the middle.
Open it out and then fuse the piece of band interfacing to the wrong side, having one long edge even with that crease mark you just made, and about ¼ inch in from each end.
Fold each short end in by ¼” and press, then the edge along the interfacing as well.
Mark the center of the other long edge of the band, as well as the center of the inner curve of the brim.
Join the Band to the Brim
Pin the right side of the band to the wrong side of the brim, matching up the center marks.
Pin the band to the remainder of the brim. If you need to clip into the edge of the brim to make it easier to shape it to the band do so, but only a bit and not any deeper than a scant ¼ inch. Sew with 1/4″ seam.
Press in1/4 inch at the remaining ends of the band as shown. Fold the band with wrong sides together along the original crease line, tucking in the seam allowances. The folded and pressed edge along the interfacing will meet the sewing line where you attached the brim to the band originally.
Starting at one short end, top-stitch about 1/8” in from the edge, pivoting at the corner, and proceeding on the long edge to enclose the seam allowance of the brim. Continue to the end.
Add the Velcro
Sew the soft side of the Velcro to the inside of one end, and the hook side to the outside of the other end.
That’s all there is to it, and here’s the promised downloadable PDF. A Quick and Easy Sun Visor
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Very nice visor Yvette!
thanks Lucie, are you going to make one for yourself?
Love it! I do outdoor walking so I often have to hold onto my hat when a truck goes pass. It would be great to make a personal mask to match it. Will get my husband to download pattern from his computer. Thanks.
Great idea Carol. The velcro makes it a nice snug fit.
Thx Yvette. I, too, am in need of a new visor. Perfect timid!!!
Glad to help out Carroll 🙂
Thanks for the pattern. I definitely will be making one as I have photosensitivity. I find this type of sun visor works well. Shae
I’m happy that you find it a useful pattern Shaelah. Warmest regards
Hi Yvette
I don’t see the printable link for visor pattern
thanks
hi Wanda, I just checked, it’s there, near the bottom of the post. I hope you find it useful.
This was was so much fun to make, and I LOVE the finished product! It was a little tricky for me because I’m a beginner, but I got the job done. I’m making more as gifts. I especially love that it’s something so useful and can be made with scraps from my stash. By the way, the size is a perfect fit for me, but I’m lengthening the strap 2″ for my friend who has a larger head and likes “fluffy” hairstyles!
thank you Anne, I’m so glad you find it a useful pattern.
Hi. I’m wondering about your size noted on your PDF-pattern? It says the straight line at the fold should measure 5 3/4 inches / 12 cm. But 5 3/4 inches is 14.6 cm. So what is the straight line on the fold suppose to measure? 14.6 or 12 cm?
omg, I’m so sorry. I’m out of town right now, but will check when I get home.
hi again Berit, my appologies, it was a typo, should read 12 cm or 4 3/4 inches. I have corrected the download.
Thank you for responding. Yes I took my ‘chances’ on 12 cm, or else I wouldn’t have seen much in front of me, would I? 😊 And it turned out absolutely fine.
Thank you so much for this pattern and tutorial. It was so quick and easy to make. Instead of velcro I used plastic snaps.
you’re most welcome, and I like the idea of snaps!