Re-Making my Son's Brag Vest

My son inherited my husband and my habit of picking at things when he's nervous or bored.  Because of this, he had stretched out the Brag Vest that I made him last year.  It started looking really bad because of this and the front looked too stretched out and saggy.  I agreed to make him one more and took this habit into consideration to make it a little thicker in places.

I recommend that all Cub Scouts have a Brag Vest!  It is a great way for them to display their accomplishments.  Right now is their big annual popcorn fundraiser, so this helps with his sales to be able to show customers what this fundraiser pays for in his scouting.

I took his measurements.  For the vest, I used his widest circumference measurement (his tummy).  I divided that in half and added 4 inches (2 inches on each side).  I also measured him from shoulder to hip and added a couple of inches.  He is a Wolf Cub Scout and will wear this for the next 2 or 3 years, so I wanted to add a little room to grow into it.  I rounded off the neck a little.

I basically did the same with the front side, but I put a little bit of a v-neck.

I then cut down the center to make the opening.

I have a sewing machine, but it is put away until I eventually have a house with enough room to be able to use it.  So, I sewed this by hand.  I pinned the ends together where they meet and sewed them together.

Here are some pics of the finished and final Brag Vest  :)

I used felt for this and am pretty happy with the way that it turned out.  I am a lot happier with this one than the first one I made.  I may end up putting a border or something on it later.  I'll leave it to my son to decide.  After all, it is his Brag Vest.

The only thing that I would change would be to use fleece material instead of felt.  Both materials and perfectly acceptable, though.  I only paid $4 for this material to make it versus paying $20 or more at the scouting store.

Thanks for reading!

 - Vanessa