Sew Adorable Animal Fleece Hats and Scarves
Sew an adorable animal hat from fleece! If your next sewing project includes a cute critter face, look no further! These easy, yet artistic sewing projects will find their way onto your to-do list. They are irresistable! Have I piqued your interest? My goal is that you’ll be inspired to create hat and scarf creations for kids, called Cuddle Buddies Hats and Scarves designed by Sewing With Nancy team member, Donna Fenske.
Basic Construction
Patterns in this collection are based on a simple hat and scarf shape. The magic happens when the included appliqué pattern pieces are added to transform the animal characters. Once you’ve mastered the hat and scarf construction, there’s no limit to the possibilities.
Learn Basic Appliqué Instructions
Lions and tigers and giraffes, oh my! Appliqués will make your sewing project take on character. Even if you’ve never attempted appliqués before, you’ll have immediate sewing success after following our sewing tips. Plus, sewing on fleece is very forgiving—my kind of fabric. The hats and scarves require a yard of fabric or less. Perhaps you can use some of your leftover fleece scraps for the appliqués.
The appliqué pieces and pattern pieces for the hats and scarves are included in the book. You’ll find that with a few tweaks, the hat design can easily change from a giraffe to a lion. 
The dinosaur hat and scarf combo are for ideal for make believe.
Learn how to draw details such as whiskers and eyelashes with a simple zigzag stitch. Click to watch online!
Once you know the basics, you’ll be able to fashion all kinds of hat/scarf combos. Make these as gifts or let your young guest designers work alongside you; choosing the colors and pinning the appliqués.
The Sewing With Nancy crew—most of them kids at heart—thought the scarves and hats were made for them. Gregg Happ, our floor director, decided that the giraffe was his buddy.
Watch Cuddle Buddies Hats and Scarves on Sewing With Nancy online.
The Patterns and Appliqués for 12 Scarf and Hat Sets are in One Convenient Book
Cuddle Buddies Hats and Scarves
- 12 pattern and appliqué sets are included: bunny, cat, dinosaur, dog, giraffe, ladybug, lion, monkey, owl, shark, tiger, and zebra.
- Hats feature a lining and earflaps, plus appliqué faces and dimensional elements like ears, horns, and manes.
- Scarves feature pockets and coordinating appliqué accents of feet, paws, claws, feathers, or hoofs.
- Five hat sizes and two scarf lengths are included.
- Hat sizes from XXSM to L fitting a head circumference from 18-1/2″ to 22-3/4″
- Scarf lengths from 36″ to 53″ long
- All appliqué patterns are full-size.
- The soft cover book has 44 pages.
For a chance to win the Cuddle Buddies Hats and Scarves book from Nancy’s Notions, please leave a comment telling us which of the cuddle buddies is your favorite.
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Robin Huss
I really love the horse on the cover of the book.
Margaret Clark
I have to agree with Gregg Happ – the giraffe is definitely my favourite!! I would love to win this book and make one of each of the adorable animals!!
Carol P
The tiger! Love cats!
Ennis A
Such fun!! Love all but the Tiger is my favorite. My granddaughter would love it too!!
Theresa Ekdom
These are all so darn cute! It’s hard to choose a favorite, but today’s favorite is the owl.
Valerie
I love them all, but the cat is my fav.
Followed by the shark:)
Patty Coulter
I love them all too! Dog one is really cute. I have 5 grandkids,
I could make a different one for each of them. I think they would love it. I would really love to win this book, Please
diane c
dinosaur is my favorite, but I would like to make them all!!!!!
Patricia Collier
These are super cute. I think my favourite has to be the giraffe. Not enough attention is given to giraffes and this one is perfect.
Linda Harris
They are all wonderful, but I like the tiger the best!
Vicky
They are all adorable but I think the giraffe is my favorite!
Marilyn Garcia
I love them all. With 12 great-grand children under the age of 10, I know I would make them all.
C Gangemi
I think I have to make a shark, but I like them all. So cute for the grandchildren! Fun!
Rhonda Pennington
They are all adorable, but my favorite is the giraffe. Would make others as they are so cute.
Linda Allard
I love the kitty, for 2 of my great granddaughters.
DJ
Lions, tigers and giraffes, oh my!!
The dinosaur or shark for my two year old grandson. The cat for my five year old granddaughter and the bunny for my three year old granddaughter.
Jeri Rohl
They are all adorable! I think my favorite is the tiger.
I’d love to win the book and make them for the kids in my class.
judy
I also like them all but have to go with the cat & dog as so many people own them. Would be a nice item for teens and also myself ! Older people are just grown up kids.. lol
Vickie Taylor
Dinosaur pattern. I have a 5 year old grandson that knows most of the dinosaurs names and loves, loves dinosaurs.
BRENDA MEDCALF
The giraffe is my favorite. I love the hooves o the scarf! My granddaughters would love these..
Pat M
I especially like the lion with the fringed mane. I knit and crochet hats which I donate to an annual statewide winter clothing drive. If I won this book I would enjoy making all of the hats to donate to next year’s collection! I can just imagine how excited the kids would be who receive the hats!
Cyndi D
I love the dog. I think the animals are adorable and would be a great gift for my nephew and his family. We are giving them a year long pass to the local Zoo and this would be great to sew for the little girls.
Thank you for the give away.
Susan B
What fun. My favorite are all of them. I have lots of grand children who will love these. I would love to win this book so I can make them for them and other children.
Nancy Goodman
These hats are all so very cute! I think my favorite is the giraffe.
Susan Curtis
It is hard to pick just one as my favorite as they are all just too adorable. I guess the lion and giraffe are tied as my favorites!
LindaC in AZ
I have to pick ONE favorite? LOL I think they are all adorable, but the first one I would make is the dog hat for my grandson. “Doggie” is his first word.
Leah
I’m a cat person, so I love the cat. But the rabbit is awful cute!
My friends’ kids and grandkids would love these!
Becky Kendrick
Being a fan of big cats, I have to go with the tiger! These would be so cute for my fashion and design class to make for our elementary kids!
Marge Pospyhalla
They are all so adorable, it is hard to decide but I guess Tiger hat would be my favorite.
Susan
These hats and scarves are soooo cute. I love them. What great gift they would make.
Gillie
It’s so hard to choose because they are beautiful. What a good job! I like the lion for a boy and the ladybug for the girl. I would like to make them all for the foster children we patronize.
Carrie
These are adorable!
Donna Telley
I would love to make the shark for my grandson! He’s really into the oceans.
sandy haber
love the bunny! but with a great-nephew on the way, the giraffe will be a good companion.
Teresa Hawkes
Love the tiger!!!!
Sue C
Tough to choose a favorite, they are all adorable but since I have granddaughters I love
the bunny!
Sue C
They are all so adorable but since I have granddaughters, I love the bunny!
Sue Ridge
I love the kitty!
Sieglinde Marx
The bird. He could be made in the colors of the Kansas Jayhawk, even my grown children would love that one, along with grands and great grands.
Cindy M
Oh My!! They are ALL fantastic!! My favorite is the kitty but I’d love to make each and every one!! And this looks way easier than the crocheted ones I make! Thanks for the chance to win!
Sue Barton
The tiger hat-scarf combo would be perfect for my grandson in Oregon. What a cute idea!
June J.
My childhood nickname was “Junebug”. Some of my older relatives called me Junebug until I was, well, a middle-aged woman! Therefore, my favorite Cuddle Buddy hat and scarf is the ladybug. They’re so cheerful and whimsical. I would enjoy sewing up sets of these warm accessories for the children’s shelter in our county. Thanks for the great giveaway, Nancy.
Martha
Love all the different hats- think would make the Owl or the Ladybug as first then would probably need to go and do some of the other ones- When one child see them then the others want one also- Thanks
Linda Caetano
Love these hats, scarves and mittens. Great gifts for my grandchildren.
Carol Rice
I would have to make the giraffe for my 3 year old granddaughter. But then again it might have to be a Tiger since mom is a MU graduate.
Cindy Schultz
I love the little monkey hat and scarf. Actually I love them all. I think I would have to try one of each but I would start with the monkey for my grandson. He is a little monkey who likes to jump on the bed. What a great book.
Lisa Byers
I especially love the tiger! My grandson would love it!
Elaine C
They are all so cute but I do love giraffes and so does my little granddaughter!
Linda Brngal
My nephew would love the dinosaur, but my personal favorite is the giraffe. What a cute collection. My kids are all grown up, but I have plenty of nieces and nephews and little neighbors.
Kathy Dorn
I would love to win this book, we support two needy families and I try to make homade gifts for all 9 children . My favorite is the giraffe thank Kathy
Kathy Dorn
I love them all the giraffe is my favorite, but my hubbie and i help to support two needy families with 9 children ,I’ll be making all of them
Jean
I like the monkey. Our granddaughter met her husband while they were both teaching in Africa. They had to keep windows shut as monkeys would get into the kitchen and throw the potatoes outside.
Maryann
I love the bear! They all are really cute.
lavonne hansen
love them all the owl is my granddaughter’s favorite I would also modify one to make a Hello Kitty like hat.
Marty
What fun these will be to sew! My daughter will want a cat, my daughter-in-love will adore the owl, but my grand-daughter would prefer watusi (long-horn African cattle) ~ still, I know she will be smiling on receipt of the giraffe.
Christy
I think I would make the cat for my niece .I love them all.
Kelly Sasman
They are all so unique and adorable it’s like asking me to pick my favorite grandchild! I sure will have fun making a different one though for each of my grandkids if I were to win (or when I purchase the book).
Beth Kobiske
I am drawn to the Tiger. He just has control of the group.
Alisa Vogt
I just love the giraffe and owl, but really they are all cute. I have 9 grandkids and this would be a great project to sew for them!
Valerie Thompson
I love the giraffe but they are all adorable. I have to make the dinosaur one for my grand son who is five he wants to be a dinosaur discover he knows a lot of dinosaurs names that I can’t pronounce when I read to him he says the names for me he’s on smart cookie. He lives in Minnesota so he needs to stay warm. For his sister I would make a dog and his younger brother a lion and his baby sister I would make a cat. Thank you for a chance to win this awesome pattern book
Carol LaBella
They are all so adorable that it’s hard to choose one. MY grandaughter is into Owls, grandsons love penguins, sharks and dinosaur. I love them all. Good luck to the winner of this great offer.
Janice Y.
I love the giraffe! These projects would be great to make for kids at The Home for Little Wanderers in the Boston area or for kids in the hospital. I just retired and plan to get well acquainted with my sewing machine!
Nancy Kuret
The hats/scarves are all really cute. Our great-grandson was recently diagnosed with Juvenile Leukemia and is wearing caps and hats. I think he would like a tiger hat/scarf so he can look a little fierce and roar. I like owls as does one of our great-granddaughters so it will be fun to make hats for her and her 2 yr. old sister. Thank you for the opportunity to win your book of patterns.
LoAnn Trowbridge
If I had the book, it would be so hard to choose. My youngest grandchild is 13, so I would probably help a friend (or two), make some for their grandsons. So it would depend on them. Me, I would probably choose the dog or tiger?
GrrannyH
I love the green dragon/dinosaur. My grandson is really into dinos at the moment!
Starla
I love the giraffe!
Paula Hedges
Love them all, but for me it would be the giraffe! I am in the process of deciding classes for next year for my “2nd and 4th Wednesday Sewing Club” (love the name for this group of 8-12 year old girls who I am teaching to sew), These would be ideal, especially when our temps are dropping in Western Washington State and we are seeing our first snowfall of the year. I so want this book and if I don’t win it, I just might have to purchase it!
Linda Vetter
The tiger is my favorite. I love the eyes and whiskers. I have 2 grandsons that would love to have that made for them. All are so very cute and well designed!!!
Mary Kay Schwarz
I like the Monkey as my Granddaughter is called by her Daddy his “Little Monkey”.
peaceful
They are ALL so cute. I think I would make an owl. I would guess my nephew has not yet seen one.
Carol Burns
I love them all and wIth 20 grandchildren,I can do them all, but being from Wyoming (cowboy country) I would have to do the horse for sure. What a fun and easy way to keep the kids warm.
Virginia
That bunny has got to be my favorite–My two great grandsons would love any of these, however.
Kay Kramer
Our grandson would be delighted with the dinosaur! Love all of them. Have been a Nancy Zieman fan for many, many years!
Annette Efta
I love the giraffe but I have grandkids who would love them all!
Ginger Dwyer
I like them all, but I love the tiger.
Karen
Love them all, but first to make would be tiger for grandson and owl for granddaughter. Will have to make one of each and donate them to the shelter.
E Guy
I love the bird!!! And the fox…and the final our!
They’re absolutely adorable! What a great idea to keep the little ones bundled up!
Susan Meyer
I love the giraffe and I know that my little granddaughter will to. He’s so cute! She loves the giraffes at the zoo so I am sure that she would love wearing that hat. I would love a copy of this book so that I could make one for all of my grandbabies l. I have 3, all under 5 years old.
Deanie Remenak
II never win anything, but I’d like to buy the book. What is the price & how do I order it? Thank you, Deanie
Susan Meyer
I love the giraffe and I know that my little granddaughter will to. He’s so cute! She loves the giraffes at the zoo so I am sure that she would love wearing that hat. I would love a copy of this book so that I could make one for all of my grandbabies l. I have 3, all under 5 years old.
Beth Isler
Too cute! I love the giraffe.
Irene
My two-year-old granddaughter likes the pink bunny and 1-year-old grandson likes the giraffe the best. They are all so cute it’s hard to choose!
Nancy Runnels
My favorite cap is be the kitty cat. My new nephew would be the cat’s meow in this.
Karyl Towse
That sweet giraffe is my great-granddaughter’s fave! Thanks for printing this cool pattern book; I’m hoping to have her learn to sew by helping to make these.
Judy Smith
Love them all but the giraffe is my favorite!
Jacque Horner
I’d love to make the dog for the 3 grandsons and the bunny for the granddaughter. I might have to make me the giraffe…:>)
Karrie Smith
Love the bunny. I would love to win a copy of this to help some kids I know with costumes!
Carol S
I love the cat! What a great way to use left over fleece pieces. These are super cute, I can’t wait to start making them!
carol
They are all delightful! Makes me wish I was a kid again to wear one of these! I believe I would choose the cat!
Edna Marks
all are so cute, but my favorite is the giraffe.
Christine M
The dog is adorable! I will have to make one for my Great niece who lives in Denver.
sherri
Cat — tiger === rabbit. They are all really cute.
ROGER MAY
DOG AND CAT CUDDLE BUDDIES FOR ALL AGES LOVE THESE VERY REALITY PETS
Olga
The lady bug has always been a favorite with my grandkids.
I was looking for a hat pattern since it has turned cold and last years hats are too small. Love them all
Prudence Lay
I LOVE the purple kitty. Would love to make for my upcoming Grandaughter! Thanks for the giveaway chance.
Donna McGraw
I love them all–but the monkey is sooooo cute. G G daughter would love the dinosaur.
Patti
I love the lion and I know just the little boy I’ll make it for! Thanks for the fun giveaway.
Donna McGraw
I love them all. My g g daughter would die for the dinosaur.
Bethol Morrison
This would be a delightful book for my granddaughter who has just made her first quilt. We gave her a second hand basic sewing machine for her 13th birthday last week. She is so keen to sew and I wish to encourage her as much as possible before her teenage years get in the way and she will always have the knowledge to use in later life. She has young cousins and we have just had an unusually cold winter here in Western Australia.
Chris
The mighty tiger is the best…but…then they all are cute and am sure I could find some kids that would love all of them
Diane Putzer
All are cute, but my favorite is the dinosaur.
Suzi smith
The owls and cats are two favorites. Just so hard to choose. They’re all cute!
Alice
I like the giraffe, tiger and monkey!
Jackie Meads
So cute! The monkey would make 1 little boy I know so happy!
Sherin Sellman
The giraffe hat is my favorite.
Vin M
The tiger and the monkey, and the giraffe; oh my!
Deb Wallace
I have to pick one? Is that possible? All are adorable and I can think of lots of children that would love any and all. Me personally I would have to say the cat!
Cheryl Guthrie
They are all so adorable. If I have to pick just one it would be the giraffe. So inspirational.
silvana from Brazil
What a brilliant idea!
I loved all the little animals, but the giraffe ….. beautiful!
Colleen Bell
Oh, they are all so adorable, but look at that little monkey’s eyes. He just seems to be so extra sweet. Somebody will be so glad to have such a wonderful resource. I can think of so many way to use this book for teaching adults as well as children to sew.
S. Watson
I have to agree with Gregg, that giraffe is too cute!
Becky Ekvall
I think they are all ADORABLE!! But my 2 youngest granddaughters would definitely want the puppy and my older one would want the bunny. I even think my grandson would want one-possible the dinosaur. And then my Sunday School class would definitely be placing their “orders”. I would have to do a lot of sewing! And I would be a happy lady.
Gina M
I want one for MYSELF! These are a lot more fun than my hooded sweatshirts… that I even wear to be warm around the house. And, yes, I would make some for the ‘little people’ in my life.
Gina M
I want one for MYSELF! (probably the red dog) These are a lot more fun than my hooded sweatshirts… that I even wear to be warm around the house. And, yes, I would make some for the ‘little people’ in my life.
Debe
Thank you for the chance to win! I like the Dino & giraffe. These would make great baby gifts!!
Pamela Jones
Love the dinosaur. All my grand babies are crazy about dinosaurs.
Elizabeth Larson
I like the giraffe the best and would love to make them for my many grandchildren. they would love them, too!
Thunder
I love the blue one. Is it a monster? Looks like a friendly one. My mom would live the giraffe, my granddaughters would love dog and cat… Im sure I could do something for everyone.
Thanks for the chance.
Daniela M
Love the giraffe the best.
Maryann McGee
I like the cat hat and scarf.
Dawn
I think they are all great. I would like to try making them. The cat is my favorite I think maybe they are all favorites
Margaret Graczyk
These are all so sweet! Since my grand daughter has been to the aviary with me, she has become a Hummingbird flitting about the house buzzing as she goes. The Peacock pattern would be perfect to become a Hummingbird (just add a little longer beak!) and fleece of red, purple and green will be perfect!
Rebecca K Glass
I love them all, especially the giraffe and bird, but I think my grandson would like the dinosaur most. They are adorable.
Phi
Ladybug would be my fav but all are cute. I know both big & little kids who would love the hats.
Joanne Spence
I absolutely love the Cat in the Hat design!!! I can just picture my daughter & her family in matching sets ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️
Sandra Morrow
I like the tiger the best. My grandchildren grade school mascot is a tiger. He is so cute. Thank you for all the sewing ideas you have taught me.
Cheryl Fry
I love the Giraffe and the dog! I have 9 grandkids and at least 7 would still wear these…so cute!
Sue W
The shark and giraffe are my favorites. My 8 year old grandson would wear either of these. Love the scarfs.
Esther C Martinez
I like them all but being a dog rescuer I will have to say the dog is my favorite .I love love dogs
L Watson
I think the monkey is very cute. I made monkey neck pillows for my daughters last year for Christmas, and the monkey hats would be lots of fun to add to that.
Becky Kelly
I like the dog one the best. Woof!
Brenda Moir
Do you still have the book. Cuddle buddies Hats @ Scarves. As I live in New Zealand. I would like to purchase.
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