SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
DIRECTIONS:
- 100% Cotton fabric for top of hat (approximately 1/2 yard)
- 100% Cotton coordinating fabric for hat band (1/4 yard)
- Fusible Interfacing
- 18" Circle template
- Basic sewing supplies
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut an 18" circle for the top of the hat from fabric.
- Sew two lines of basting stitches around the outer edge of the circle to gather.
- Cut one 8"x 20" rectangle from coordinating fabric for the hat band.
- Cut one 8"x 20" rectangle from interfacing.
- Attach interfacing to the fabric band rectangle.
- With right sides together, stitch the short ends of the rectangle using 1/2" seam allowance.
- Fold under one edge of band 1/2" and press.
- With right sides together, pin unfolded edge to hat top, gathering evenly as you pin.
- Sew band to top of hat.
- Pull basting stitches after sewing the hat to the band.
- Fold band to the inside of the hat, pinning to enclose the seam.
- Topstitch 1/4" from edge to attach the hat to the band.
- Topstitch 1/4" from bottom edge.