I made a hat ...




It's Vogue 8440 and I made it with leftover spring tweed ... because I could. I've never made a hat before. I bought this pattern last year for the June Capsule Contest and never used it. It keeps resurfacing as I shuffle things around my sewing room and Saturday evening I was staring at the pile of leftover fabric and decided it would be a good thing to add to my SWAP.


In the interest of not wasting anything, I lined it with leftover pink fabric from my McCalls top. It's also the first time I've used a self covered button. I'd bought a pack years ago and never used it, so I gave it a whirl and I quite like the results. I'll definitely use them again.


Because I couldn't get a decent shot of the hat on my head, here it is on Molly.











Comments

Gretchen the Household Deity said…
Love your model! (And the hat.)
April 7, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Faye Lewis said…
Thank you for your comment on my blouse fabric. I wish I could get some for you. It's not an exact match, but it is in the same color family so I think it will work just fine.
April 7, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Meg said…
Molly wears it well!
April 8, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Faye Lewis said…
That was good advise you gave me on applying the piping to my lining/facing. Thank you for sharing it with me. I've just got to find some purple piping - checked two stores and they were out.
April 9, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Anonymous said…
GREAT hat - and such a cute model, too!
April 10, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Cennetta said…
Nice hat. Work it, Miss. Molly.
April 11, 2009 at 3:05 AM
Angelia said…
Hey! Thanks for your comment on my outfit!!!
I love the hat!!!!!! its tooo cute!
April 25, 2009 at 10:02 AM
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