It’s Saturday morning but I didn’t get a chance to post this last night. Since I did sew this on Friday, I thought I’d still post it.

Last night we had a special “Hats off to Mothers” evening at church. It was for mothers and daughters, and we all needed to wear a hat. Elizabeth didn’t have one, so I remembered that I had a pattern somewhere for girls hats, and amazingly enough, I found it! It was one that had either been given to me, or I got from the opshop:

I had never tried it before, so I wasn’t sure whether I’d be able to do it or not. But I really wanted to give it a go and make a special memory for Elizabeth. We chose a pretty white on white from my stash and made a start:

There were a few bits that gave me some trouble. I always find it a challenge sewing circles to bands and avoiding tuckers. In the end, it worked out fine. Phew! Elizabeth found some pretty ribbon in our ribbon box to tie around it, and also made some ribbon flowers to put on the front.

Alls well that ends well! And one of the best parts is that because I had all the materials already, I didn’t have to spend a cent. So I guess this would class as a Frugal Friday post as well!

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