How to Make a Girl Scout Vest
Wearing a Girl Scout vest shows Girl Scout pride. Girl Scout vests come in a variety of designs and patterns. Different troops wear different vests based on the different ages of the girls in the troop. Daisy vests are blue, Brownies wear brown vests and Junior Girl Scout vests are the traditional green color. Cadets and Ambassadors wear beige vests. Any of these different Girl Scout vests can easily be constructed at home. After the vest is finished, the next step is to earn some badges, pins and flags and have them embroidered onto the vest.
Things You'll Need
- Vest Pattern
- Needle and thread or sewing machine
- Girl Scout fabric
- Straight pins
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Scissors
Instructions
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Spread the fabric out over a flat, clean surface, such as a large table. Place the pattern on top of the fabric. Pin the pattern to the fabric. Cut the fabric out along the pattern lines.
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Place the pieces of the vest right sides together and connect the parts of the vest along the seams according to the pattern instructions using pins.
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Fold the outer edge of the fabric so that a 1/2 inch seam is formed. Pin the seams to secure them. Sew the seams using a running stitch.
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Iron the seams so they are flat.
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Sew the sides of the right front portion of the vest to the back of the vest so that 1/2 inch seam is formed. Iron the seam so that it lies flat.
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Sew the left front of the vest to the back of the best, leaving a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Iron the seam flat.
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Sew the right shoulder seam, leaving a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Iron the right shoulder seam so that it lies flat.
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Sew the left shoulder seam, leaving a 1/2 inch seam allowance. Iron the left shoulder seam so that it lies flat.
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Turn the vest right side out and iron it.
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Tips & Warnings
Determine which style of Girl Scout vest the Girl Scout trooper is required to wear. Order the appropriate pattern. Patterns are not available from traditional pattern suppliers but can be purchased on online auction sites or from discontinued pattern suppliers. Purchase the Girl Scout fabric in the correct color. Girl Scout fabric is only available through specialty suppliers. Buy thread in a coordinating color.
Prior to making a Girl Scout vest at home, check with the troop leader to find out which accessorizing components are required to be worn with the vest. Purchase enough fabric to make everything required at once.
