Scrap Happy November 2022

considering it is November this entry is out of season

but when the idea strikes one has to seize the moment

many years of effort has made me more cautious, instead of jumping in and making the hat from all handwoven fabric

I decided to make a sample from commercial fabric – which led to creating a boro stitched center panel

all scraps

 the crown and brim are co-ordinating fabrics from my interior design days and are stiff like canvas so worked well

the brim lining is something leftover from a project years ago

and the flower was woven several years ago on a pin loom using handspun paper thread (shifu)

the idea came from Handwoven magazine September/October 2022 issue

they conveniently gave the source of the hat pattern

http://www.moodfabrics.com/blog/the-bucket-hat-free-sewing-pattern

and btw this is a very interesting site

the hat fits nicely  – loose enough not to give me a headache but tight enough not to blow off in a Summer wind

so back to the original idea – auditioning handwoven fabrics

the hardest part was the selfie!

and here is a special extra – the start of next month’s Scrap Happy

with special thanks to Ann Wood  http://www.annwoodhandmade.com

Christmas trees to make in time for gift giving – she calls this recreational patchwork

(the finished trees next month)

not being a quilter I’d never heard of it but it is so quick, easy and addictive – what’s next?

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at). the one you post.

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy,  Tracy, 
Jill, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean (me), Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera,
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Carol,
Preeti, Debbierose, Nóilin and Viv