Winter Hats

Hobby Lobby and Joann's have had 99 cent patterns sales in the last couple weeks, so be prepared to see a lot more pattered pieces!  This week, I wanted to make my first sewn hat.  I have been knitting for a few years now, but can't ever commit to buying really nice yarn, so my hats tend to look cheap.  So I thought, what better way to make fun hats then with my new best friend, fleece?

Price Breakdown:

Fleece from remnant pile:  Free
Thread                                      
FREE!

I started with Pattern M6213 from McCalls.  I really liked the hat in the upper left corner.  It was hard not to make leg warmers while I was at it, but they will come later, I am sure!

I started out making my brim by sewing the two pattern pieces, RS together.

I then sewed my two facing pieces, RS together on the only straight edge, on what will turn into the back and sides of my hat.

Next, I sewed the facing pieces to the brim of my hat by pinning them RS together and sewing them to the brim and then placing a top stitch on the RS of the hat.

Next, I created darts for the first time, which created the rounded look at the top of the hat.  I will admit that I did them incorrectly the first time and ended up taking out 4 rows of stitching...a very frustrating moment!  This is what they should look like when they are done.

With the WS out, I pinned the crown of my hat to the facing and brim.  Be sure to try the hat on before stitching this step.  I ended up making the hat too small for Sadie, and had to take out seams for a second time on this project and resew for the correct fit.

Last, turn your hat RS out and pull the seams along your darts until they are visible.  Stitch over these for extra hold.

So, just how cute is this hat?  See below:

Every set of footie jammies needs a cool hat!

My First Jacket

So I made my first jacket this week - in fleece.  The great thing about fleece is that it is extremely forgivable!  It can stretch and be worked over and over again and still looks great when it is complete!  Unfortunately, I don't have a bunch of how-to pics because I was taking the class at JoAnn's.  I promise to make another one soon though and add some step-by-step info along the way.  Here is the price breakdown.  This jacket was pricier to make the first time around due to the fact that I couldn't find patterns on sale.

$12.00 Fleece
$8.00 Pattern
$1.99 Lightweight Interfacing
thread
button (from my button stash)        
$21.99

This jacket can be made extremely inexpensive the next time around because I already have the pattern and fleece is always on sale!

I started out with Simplicity Pattern 4032.  I felt that this pattern was extremely easy to use and was great for a first timer!  I made the one in the middle.  I hope to do the first view in corduroy soon!

And this is what it looked like when it was complete.  Again, sorry for the lack of pictures...but I worked on something else this week...maybe I will post it soon!

Sadie Modeling the Pocket Scarf

Easy Pocket Scarf

This project is great and SUPER DUPER easy!  Price and materials breakdown:

Fun Fleece  $3.99/yd (I barely used any of it, so I need to find a new project for the rest)

Thread

Buttons (I already had a stash)          

Total: $3.99

My super cute fabric

First, cut your fleece down to scarf size.  Mine was 60 inches long, while I made Sadie's 48 inches.  

 

Measure the scarf 8 inches wide and cut, cut, cut.

Fold the ends of your scarf into a triangle, both facing down and pin.

Sew, sew, sew.  Leave the top of the triangle open, as this is your pocket.

My awesome yellow thread

Add on some funky buttons for fun.

Is anyone else as excited about winter as I am???