Fabric

• Make your eye patch out of felt material. This soft fabric is easy to cut and sew, and it is also comfortable to wear over the eye. You can also find lightweight vinyl at the fabric or craft store. Whatever fabric you choose, just make sure it is black.
  
  Buy one package of round black elastic.
  
  

Pattern

• Select the desired shape of your eye patch. It can be a circle, a square, an oval or even a triangle. Felt is really inexpensive, so you can try different shapes to see which you like the best. The shape of the eye patch does not matter as much as making sure it completely covers your eye.
  
  Cut two pieces of felt that are the same size and shape you have chosen. They should be about 2 to 3 inches in diameter, depending on the size of your face. On the top, the patch should completely cover not only your eye, but your eyebrow as well. On the bottom, it should be large enough to reach your cheek bone.
  
  

Sewing the Eye Patch

• Layer the two pieces of the eye patch together, making sure to match up all the edges. Put a pin in the middle of the patch just to hold it in place. Felt is a type of fabric that does not need hemming, so there is no need to turn under the raw edges.
  
  Measure the circumference of your head in the place where you will wear the elastic. Cut one piece of elastic that is 1 inch shorter than that measurement and minus the width of the patch. Insert each end of the elastic in between the layers of fabric on each side of the eye patch. The ends of the elastic should be inserted a little more than halfway up the eye patch.
  
  Top stitch all the way around the edges of the eye patch. Double stitch over the places where the elastic is inserted into the eye patch to reinforce the stress points.
  
  Another way to attach the elastic, especially if you buy narrow elastic, is to thread each end of the elastic through a hole to the front of the sewn eye patch and tie a knot in the ends of the elastic.
  
  

Decorate

• Decorate your eye patch if you desire. You can use fabric paint to draw on a skull and cross bones design. You can glue sequins on the outside of the eye patch to make it look fancy for a pretty pirate girl. You do not have to decorate it if you do not want to. A plain eye patch works just as well.