The strawberry dress is hold for a few days. It's my Dad's 80th birthday today and we are going out for a family lunch on Sunday. My Dad has always worn hats and caps and when Urban Don released a cap pattern a few days ago, I knew I had my gift. (Also one of my cousin's child is coming to Brisbane for a working holiday on Sunday morning also so I'll be busy with him for a little bit).
Edit: The cap is done but I will post when I get a photo of my Dad wearing it tomorrow. It looks great!
The cap pattern is so easy, but I did mange to sew the cap pieces together incorrectly and only worked it out after I had sewn the lining together and had the cap and the lining topstitched (doh!). I just thought it was going to magically become a cap but unpicked it last night. I have most of it together but need some Petersham for the inside band. I bought some 1" bias tape but I think I'll get the Petersham tomorrow in my running around.
The fabric is a stretch suiting - not sure of the composition. It was a remnant from years ago at the designer fabric sale I go to. I had a skirt cut out from it and thought I wouldn't sew the skirt up - it was cut out 2 years ago?? I checked in one of my bins of fabric and found a piece so I could still make the skirt although I don't wear brown so I don't know what I was thinking. The lighter colour you see isn't actually white but a pale blue but the other colour is pretty spot on. I have the peak made there you see, and the lining which is just pinned together. The lining is some brown cotton which is quite heavy (maybe quilting weight) that a friend's mother gave me. As I said, I don't wear brown but it's great for this and as the suiting is quite light, it could be a summer cap as well as a winter in Brisbane cap. Honestly I have not made a hat before, but I reckon that you could knock this over in an hour. Top Cap! Oh Urban Don also has put combat cap pattern up on his blog too - both FREE I might add. Thanks Urban Don!
Edit: The cap is done but I will post when I get a photo of my Dad wearing it tomorrow. It looks great!
The cap pattern is so easy, but I did mange to sew the cap pieces together incorrectly and only worked it out after I had sewn the lining together and had the cap and the lining topstitched (doh!). I just thought it was going to magically become a cap but unpicked it last night. I have most of it together but need some Petersham for the inside band. I bought some 1" bias tape but I think I'll get the Petersham tomorrow in my running around.
The fabric is a stretch suiting - not sure of the composition. It was a remnant from years ago at the designer fabric sale I go to. I had a skirt cut out from it and thought I wouldn't sew the skirt up - it was cut out 2 years ago?? I checked in one of my bins of fabric and found a piece so I could still make the skirt although I don't wear brown so I don't know what I was thinking. The lighter colour you see isn't actually white but a pale blue but the other colour is pretty spot on. I have the peak made there you see, and the lining which is just pinned together. The lining is some brown cotton which is quite heavy (maybe quilting weight) that a friend's mother gave me. As I said, I don't wear brown but it's great for this and as the suiting is quite light, it could be a summer cap as well as a winter in Brisbane cap. Honestly I have not made a hat before, but I reckon that you could knock this over in an hour. Top Cap! Oh Urban Don also has put combat cap pattern up on his blog too - both FREE I might add. Thanks Urban Don!
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