You've met this stylish fella a few times now.
You've even met a few of his relatives ...albeit in a blog-finished state (I can tell you that now that linings and hat-bands are slip-stitched into place!). There's colourful cousin Charlotte with her mother-of-pearl buckle.
Flamboyant world-traveler, great-aunt Matilda...
Difficult cousin George (with his non-stick interfacing and recently reformed brim).
And then there's lairy aunt Mary...
She makes an embarrasing appearance at every formal gathering of the clan - drinks too much, laughs too loudly and spills the family secrets any time there's a lull in the conversation. Gotta love her. 
This flower was my sanity-sewing on Friday. I needed a focus amid the chaos and wasn't capable of concentrating on anything word-based while I was at work. I lost myself in machine embroidery, wiring and shaping petals.... at least for a few minutes at a time. I had my smallest assistant with me......
You can see the lovely cousin Dora the Fedora over at Gay's blog, and you'll be able to make your own (if you're a fairly experienced dressmaker, hat-maker or bag-maker) pretty soon, because we're on the home strait with this one!
14 comments:
Wow! They're an amazing set of hats. I'm quite looking forward to the pattern- although the idea of being a fairly experienced dressmaker frightens me slightly! :-)
Wow, yet another gorgeous pattern from you. Love the hats!
I'd love to have a go at making one of your fedoras, they look great.
What an interesting extended family you have! All totally cool, and beautifully made and photographed!
I love this hat design so much. I'm going to have to outsource the making or work myself up to it, cause I have to have one.
Oh. My. Golly. Me. Call me jumping the fence but I'm LOVING lairy Aunt Mary. I have to have her!!!!!!!! Can I? Purlease? Is she for sale???
Ooo, I do so like Great Aunt Matilda - a real 'globetrotting' hat (don't you just love that word!)
wow, amazing hats! are they as hard to make as they look like they would be?
I love Lairy Aunt Mary with her gorgeous embroidered flower. She's definitely my favourite!
She'd probably fit in really well with the clan at some of my family functions.
I think I might end up being Lairy Aunt Mary one day (am probably well on the way). I would be prepared to be Lairy Aunty Mary just to wear her hat. I think its great!
Nikki, these hats look SO SO good! Love Aunt Mary in particular - her flower is just gorgeous (maybe one day I can beg for a lesson or watch you in action?) So wish I'd been able to test this pattern!
Fabulous hats!
can't WAIT for the fedora pattern! SUPER COOL!
Hey Nikki - I love Lairy Aunt Mary - I love her name too, it makes me think of various Mary's (and also aunts who aren't Mary's)that I know at their lairiest, lol! I would love to know how you did the stamen on her flower.
Anyway, I thought you might like to know that I think about this hat a lot.
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