Hokuto Sumeragi - Mad Hatter #54

first try, to see how it looks

I don't know why I didn't update this earlier, but I've got a lot done with the hat.

sewing the brim to the crown

After finishing the brim, I sewed it, with a backstitch to the crown. But... after I finished sewing it, I realised I had sewn it on the reverse side. It's not that noticeable, but I wanted the nicer side of the bias tape, the first side I had sewn with a backstitch,  to be on the bottom, so when I turn the brim upwards, it's facing out. So, I unpicked the seam, and started again. I finished the seam with a blanket stitch, to minimize the fabric from fraying. It won't be seen in the end, but this way it's more secure.

the hat band

The last outer piece was the hat band. I cut a straight strip of the cherry red fabric, turned it about 1cm on each of the longer sides inwards, and top stitched it, with a back stitch, where the crown attaches to the brim.

+ I'm loving the result, and the grosgrain is a nice fabric to handsew. It's soft enough, but it has body too.

- It was a bummer to have to resew the brim to the crown. The hat band also took me ages to top stitch in place!

THE CUNNING PLAN 

Sew the bow in the satin.