I really, really, REALLY want to do some sewing. At least I’ve done a few things on my wouldn’t-this-be-great-if-I-made-the-time-for-it list. Things I didn’t want to make time to do, because, well, they’re boring. Stuff like this.
No, I didn’t make a hat. I made a hatband. Before you go all whoop-de-doo on me, I made a really NICE hatband. What a pain in the ass.
I made it like you would make a tie. I cut the batik fabric and the interfacing on the true bias. The interfacing I used is a soft, woven fusible, found while digging through an armoire. The bias allows the band to hug tight and curve onto the crown of the hat.
I chose to make the band one inch wide. I used a loose hand stitch on the reverse to seam the band.
I hand stitched the band onto the hat, and voila!
A custom band for a custom hat! It has passed the tiki bar test. On Tuesday it is heading out for the golfing test.
I don’t need to be doing that again any time soon. It’s one of those futzy projects that I have been putting off, and I was running out of excuses.
I also cut out the pieces for a cute new little quilt. That was way more interesting. But you’ll just have to hold your horses, you’ll get to see it eventually.
Now go make something pretty.
handmade by Carole Carr 