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| L to R: the hat crown, the inner cap, with a zipper, part of the brim. |
I was definitely in a mood for a hat.
After finishing the inner cap, I sewed the hat crown's side seams with a backstitch. The top of the hat is in 3 pieces, one front, one back, and one top. The front and back are cone sections, the widest at the top, and the top is a circle, smaller than the top opening. Then I press opened the side seams, marked the quarters and eights on the top opening, and gathered it to fit the top circle. Although I marked the eights, I gathered the top, with two rows of running stitch, at every quarter. Then I pinned it to the top circle, every eighth, and started joining both parts, with a back stitch.
After I finished sewing, I trimmed the allowance to 1cm, and added a blanket stitch on top of the seam. This is because, although this seam will be hidden, this fabric tends to fray a bit on the horizontal, and with the gathering too. I pressed the crown seam to the inside.
Then I picked up the brim pieces, when I realised, the very bright person that I am, that I only cut two pieces in the cherry red fabric, and the interfacing in denim. It was late, so I just finished sewing the brim side seams, on the two pieces I have, and will cut the two missing pieces tomorrow. The brim has 4 pieces, 2 for the top side, 2 for the bottom side, and 2 interfacing pieces to add a bit of body. I cut the interfacing in leftover denim, from my friend's stash, she gave me the summer of 19.
+ The hat sewing is turning out quickly, as I first thought.- I'm not 100% happy with the top gathering, it should be more even, but I hate gathering fabric, so I'll leave it as it is.
THE CUNNING PLAN
Cut the two brim missing pieces, sew them, attach the brim to the hat crown.
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