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!
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! :-)
ReplyDeleteWow, yet another gorgeous pattern from you. Love the hats!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have a go at making one of your fedoras, they look great.
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting extended family you have! All totally cool, and beautifully made and photographed!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteOh. 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???
ReplyDeleteOoo, I do so like Great Aunt Matilda - a real 'globetrotting' hat (don't you just love that word!)
ReplyDeletewow, amazing hats! are they as hard to make as they look like they would be?
ReplyDeleteI love Lairy Aunt Mary with her gorgeous embroidered flower. She's definitely my favourite!
ReplyDeleteShe'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!
ReplyDeleteNikki, 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!
ReplyDeleteFabulous hats!
ReplyDeletecan't WAIT for the fedora pattern! SUPER COOL!
ReplyDeleteHey 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.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I thought you might like to know that I think about this hat a lot.