Uncle Sam Windsock

Instructions:

1. Lay fabric out so that length is 18” and width is 12 1/2”
2. Cut white fabric into 1/2” strips leaving 1” uncut band at top of fabric. Strips should be approximately 1/2” x 17” and the band at the top should be 12 1/2” x 1.”
3. Glue uncut band of fabric about 2” from the edge of 12” side of blue fun foam sheet .
4. Form circle with fun foam overlapping about 1/2” in back and glue in place.
5. Cut white fun foam into 9 3/4”x 3 1/4” wide band.
6. Where sheeting hangs out at the lower edge of the blue circle, glue white fun foam band. Remember to leave area in front for the face piece.
7. Use face pattern to cut the face piece from flesh color fun foam.
8. Cut a circle 9 1/2” around from the second sheet of blue fun foam. This will be the brim of the hat.
9. Draw a second circle, 4” diameter, in center of the large circle. Cut this out and it will be used for the top of the hat.
10. Place 9 1/2” circle over the white part of fun foam and glue in place.
11. For hat band, cut another white strip 2 1/4” x 12” and glue onto hat with the seam in back.
12. Cut 7 red stripes 1” x 2 1/4” and glue onto white hat band.
13. Cut 3 stars from pattern and glue on the top of blue section of hat circle.
14. Cut mushstache and glue to face piece.
15. With chalk or paint, lightly blush cheeks and mouth area.
16. Using permanent marker pen, make eye circle.
17. Punch 3 holes in the top, one on each side of front star and one in the back and thread cording through the hole on the front side of hat.
18. Leave about 8” of cording at the top and knot together at top.