I love hats...and have been wanting to make one for me, for a while now. I made one for my daughter as well. I love that it's reversible. After searching high and low on pinterest I settled on this pattern. I love how it looks, and the pattern was easy to follow. I have made 3 of these so far, this adult size, and a kids version I printed out a bit smaller.
This lovely lady has provided the Pattern and Tutorial for free!!! Whoohoo, go over and check it out. http://blog.lorennabuck.com/2011/04/for-mom.html
The hardest thing for me was to find some nice neutral color fabric to use. I loved the pink/purple floral, but it really won't go with too many outfits. I tend to wear a lot more black and neutral colors. I was thinking of getting a nice tan color, when I found this fun fabric at FarbricSpark's booth at the Creative Festival.
I figured it'll blend with a lot of what I wear, and I got enough to actually make something to match.
I wanted a very wide brim, so I added 2" to the outside of the brim pattern. I used heavy interfacing, and some buckram in the brim to make it stiff, since it was such a wide one. It is still a nice soft drape, but not super floppy, so I'm pleased with that.
Hi I am having trouble getting the top of the crown to fit neatly. it works well until I am trying to fit in pieces number 5 and 6. The tops are getting in front of the cap instead of being tucked at the wrong side of the fabric loke in your pics. I wonder if you have a tip to solve that. Many thanks :)
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