DIY Wide Velour Fabric Headbands

       Cut a piece of velour 12"x 4 1/2" and then sew a seam with right sides facing at the narrow ends of the rectangle. Turn the right sides out so that your headband may now be folded in half lengthwise. With the right sides facing out, sew the front halves along the open edges together using a blanket stitch. I then sewed a blanket stitch down the folded half so that my headband would have the same decorative trim on both sides, but obviously, you only need to sew the open edges together. If you wish, you may turn the open seam in on itself and whip stitch along this edge to give your headband an entirely different style.

Left, the finished velour headband on our Kit doll. Center, I also gathered the seams with
a needle and thread for this version of the headband; this step is purely decorative.
 Right, attached felt, lavender rose.

       You can decorate your headbands with soft, fleecy or felt roses too. Cut nine, nickel sized circles from your choice of felt or fleece. Then cut these in half. Sew together the half circle shapes along the bottom straight edges only; overlapping the petal shapes slightly. Then gently pull the threads to make the circle shaped petals of your felt rose gather slightly. Back stitch the thread at one end. Now use a hot glue gun to roll the straight edges into a tight bundle and tack these petals together on the bottom of the felt rose. Let dry. Gently pull the petals at the top apart to form the fully flowered rose. Attach the blossom to your velour headbands at the gathered seam.

Left, Cut nine, nickel sized circles from your choice of felt or fleece. Center, Then cut these
 in half. Right, Sew together the half circle shapes along the bottom straight edges only;
 overlapping the petal shapes slightly.

Left, Then gently pull the threads to make the circle shaped petals of your felt rose
gather slightly. Center, Gently pull the petals at the top apart to form the fully flowered
rose. Right, Cut tear-drop shaped leaves for the rose using dark green felt.

More Headband Crafts for 18" Dolls:

• American Girl Doll Flower Headband
• Animal Ears Headbands from Avery Lane Sewing