Sewn Superhero Cape Logo And Mask printable pdf download

Sewn Superhero Cape and Mask

What you’ll need

• Blank paper and pencils

• Printouts of logo and mask templates

• Scrap fabrics for logo

• Fusible webbing

• Iron, ironing board and press cloth

• Straight pins

• Fabric scissors

• 2 fabric pieces, about ⅔ yard each,

in different colors

• Sewing machine and thread to match

• 3-in.-wide bias strip of fabric for tie, about

26 in. long and folded in half, lengthwise

• Felt square in coordinating color for mask

• ⅔ yd. elastic or ribbon for mask

• Hot glue gun and glue sticks, or sewing machine

• Stick-on jewels, fabric markers or scraps of fabric

and fusible webbing to decorate mask (optional)

How to make it

For the cape

1. Draw a logo for yourself as a superhero on the blank paper. (We made

an outer-space design from 3 scraps of fabric—templates provided—but

feel free to create your own.) Set aside.

2. Now iron fusible webbing to your scraps of fabric following

manufacturer’s instructions and using a press cloth. Pin your paper logo

on the fabric side of the fused fabric and cut out the design. Remove

pins, template paper and backing paper. Set aside.

3. Layer the 2, ⅔-yard pieces of fabric together and cut out a large cone

shape (somewhere between a half circle and a quarter circle). See

Diagram 1. Cut out the inner neck area.

4. Sew the pieces together along the sides and bottom and turn inside out

at the neck opening. Iron flat. Sew again along the sides and bottom

(optional) to keep it from shifting around.

5. Now turn the cape over so the back finished side is facing up. Center

your fabric logo pieces on the back until you like how they look. Then

iron the pieces, fusible-webbing-side down, to the back of the cape

Diagram 1

using a press cloth.

6. Next, open the bias strip of fabric and center it at the neck opening of

the cape. Enclose the raw edges of the neck opening inside the fold

of the bias strip and pin to secure. Sew through all layers. Sew the two

sides of the folded bias strip closed on either end of the cape.

Sewn Superhero Cape Logo And Mask