How to sew a Kuffie ( Islamic hat for men)

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A kuffie is a head covering worn by Muslim men. Kuffie is a Arabic word for hat .There are different styles for making a kuffie. Today I am going to show you how to sew a pleated kuffie.

The first thing you need to do is measure the head and add an inch to the measurement. Lets say for example that the head measurement is 23''. So you would cut a piece of fabric that is 24'' long and 12 1/4'' wide. Fold the fabric in half lenth wise. Sew a 1/2 inch stitch down the edge of the fabric. Next turn the fabric to the right side and fold in half width wise in closing the seam, bring edges together and zigzag the ends. Start at one side of the seam an fold and pin1/2 pleats around to the other side of the seam.(see video 1). Sew over pleats 3/4 '' from the edge take pins out.

The circular patch.

Fold two small pieces of fabric in half. Draw a half circle about 3'' wide on the fold of the fabric. Cut to form a complete circle. Then sew a 3/4'' seam around the circle ,leaving a 1 inch opening. Turn inside out and press. Pin the patch over the pleats . Finally sew the patch down. Stitch near the edge of the patch. The kuffie can be worn as is or finished with six lines of decorative stitches on the edge of the hat.( See video 2).

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How to sew a heart shaped ruffle pillow

Sewing a ruffled heart pillow is fun. You will need 1 yard of any kind of fabric. 1 spool of matching thread, and a marker. If you desire add 1yard of 1/4'' lace.

To begin fold the fabric in half, leaving it on it's original fold. Draw a half hart beginning from the fold line about 10in and 5/8'' long and it's widest part about 5 and 5/8'' wide (or bigger if you want). Cut. Then unfold. You should have two complete hearts. One will be the front and the other will be the back. Next cut two strips 5'' wide and 24'' long. These will be your ruffles.

Now sew a 1/4'' hem on the sides and edges of ruffles. Using the gathering stitch on your sewing machine, sew two strait stitches 1/4'' below the other edge of the ruffle, and one 1/8'' away from the other. Pull the stitches to fit around the edges of the front heart. With right of ruffle facing right side if heart. Pin in place and wrap gathering threads around first and last pin on each side. One ruffle per side. Next sew the ruffles down beginning from center and stopping at the point at the bottom on each side. Then pin heart back to heart front with right sides facing each other. Sew .Starting two inches from the bottom on one side of heart and stopping at the end on the other side. Turn pillow in side out. Pres . Stuff with poly fill stuffing and sew up the opening. Makes a great gift or decoration.

Note: If you are using lace , sew it on after hemming the ruffle.

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