Kid sewing: Wizard hat for a penguin! OR, How To Sew a Fabric Cone for a Specific Size with Real, Accurate Math!!

C. had this whole idea to make a wizard hat for her penguin plushie, so I helped her make it happen! She designed it and sewed it herself. All I did was help take measurements and figure out how to cut out a fabric cone!

You MUST keep reading after the jump for hilarious pictures and the all-important CONE TUTORIAL!

Smart and Strong appliqued top!

This was requested by C, when she outgrew the shirt this writing was originally on. She selected the fabrics and I was going to help her make it herself, but as it sometimes happens, she asked me to just do it instead. That's OK! I'm happy to!

Appliqued front with a message that everyone loves! :D

The back has a Totoro print