Our cub pack made those. I actually cut all the vests before the meeting and then we had the boys sew up the shoulder seams. We used the red wool felt blend fabric from Joann's since it was a little thicker than craft felt, but another pack just used the craft felt and it worked fine. One of the boy's older brother had a scout shop vest that we used for the pattern, but it looked nearly IDENTICAL to the one posted above in the 'brag vest' link. We left off the hole for the tie (didn't need it - I mean really - these are young boys who don't even tie their shoes most of the time! LOL) I can't believe the vests cost $20 in the scout shop. Easy enough for 8 year old boys to sew!

Still another adornment, that is popular with Cub Scout boys is what is known as the “Patch” vest (also known as the “Brag” vest). This is a red vest that is. Still another adornment, that is popular with Cub Scout boys is what is known as the “Patch” vest (also known as the “Brag” vest). This is a red vest that is.

Mitsubishi Puhz W85vha Manual Arts. 11 Feb / /, /,,,,,,,,,, / I have a friend who is a Girl Scout troop leader. Actually, I have a few friends who are troop leaders of their daughter’s GS troops, and a couple of years ago, one of them asked me if I would be willing to sew her daughters patches on her vest for her. Well, what started out as sewing one girls patches has turned into sewing several hundred patches for several different troops and packs in our area. I’ve gotten it down to a science, so I thought I’d share some of the things that make it a little easier. Although these patches are generally iron-on patches, I’ve re-sewn so many previously ironed-on patches to make me think that sewing them on is just the best (not to mention if you have to move them!) So–this post is for the beginner sewers out there. If you’re a mom with a girl Scout or a Cub Scout, or a Boy Scouthere are a few tips and tricks to make your life a little easier.

Trick #1) Thread: Either match your pieces or go Transparent You want to match your bobbin thread to your base piece (from now on, I’m going to call it the sash, as that’s what the pictures are showingbut it may mean your cub scout shirt, or your daisy vest or whatever), and your top thread to your patch. When I first started sewing these patches, I was swapping out my thread for each patch. That works out just fine if you’re only sewing one or two patches on at a time, but if you’re doing a lot of patches, all with different colors, here’s my magic: Coats Transparent threadI match the sash color with the bobbin, and use this on the top.

I can use this same thread for every patch, and you can’t see it! (I bought mine at Jo-Ann) Trick #2) Nix the Pins: Blue Painter’s Tape is the way to go! So, lets be honest, you can pin and re-pin, but these things are so thick and bulky that they never lay exactly straight (and that’s a big deal when they all have to fit together in a very particular way (akacookie patches) So, forego the pins, and bust out a strip of blue painter’s tape insteadHere’s how I do it. (beginners, you can do this!) a.) Place your patch where it needs to beFor this example, I’m using the Raccoon patch below. B.) Use a long enough strip of tape to cover a good third of the patch as well as either side of the patch to keep it in place, as shown below: c.) Start sewing near one side of the tape. The picture below shows my starting point: d.) Sew in a straight line until you get to the corner (I’m sharing this step with beginners because this changed my life when my MIL finally told me about this trick Once you hit the corner, make sure your needle is down. If it’s down, you can raise your presser foot, and nothing will move.try it!