Last Minute Sewing!!!!

This Week has been a bit Hectic 

in the House...Miss 12yrs is off 

to her first state camp with her 

Girl Guide Troupe...Yippee Yippee 

After weeks and months of planing and fund raising 

we are finally to the part where we pack.

Miss 12yrs is a very independent and mature young girl.

And I like her to take charge and pack her own 

kit...They supplied us with a list...so off she went,

a couple hours later she emerges from 

her room with a list of extras that she needs...

you know the usual suspects, deo,toothpaste etc

and that was that...

well so I thought lol

On Tuesday the day that I was to leave for Brisbane airport

to drop her to off for her plane trip to Cairns

When 3 hrs out from packing the car 

Miss 12yrs informs me that she needs a hat!!!!

We just didn't have time to go out shopping again...I still had to get dinner 

done and kids into bed...Shopping at that time of the day,

Not a hope in Hell!!!!

So I said I will make you one...My inner Critic went into a tail spin

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING!!!! YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!!!!

 going through my head ...all the while 

I had a smile on my Face...Now here is a little secret....I haven't made a 

hat before, well at least not without help, a lot of help and I mean a lot,

so technically I didn't really make the hat, as this was 

 when I first starting sewing many years ago

and frankly I just couldn't tell you how I (or the teacher) did it...

So off we went and asked Google for a simple hat 

pattern....

Why a a simple pattern...

Well I don't sew garments nor do I do hats for that matter

I am a Quilter and Quilts is what I do...So simple it is for me 

when it comes to any form of Garment sewing... 

and the simpler the better.

BINGO!!! 

 not only did one pop up 

but Miss 12 loved it and quickly ran off to 

pick her fabric :) :) This is a good sign.

So what pattern did I use 

I used 

Reversable Sun Hat for women

By Jen of 

A Tie Dye DIVA Pattern 

How gorgeous is the fabric that Miss 12 picked for
her hat...Flowers is the outer and Anchors is the
lining :) 

so with my purchase now complete it was time to print it off 

and get cutting...

This the first time that I have ever used any of her patterns

and I am in no way affiliated with Jen the pattern designer...

What can I can say is, that I love how this pattern was written... 

and how easy the pattern was to follow,

She just loved it so much, that she got the
giggles and couldn't stop 

each step was clearly marked out with pictures ...

I also love that the pattern had 2 sizes 

Small/Med and 

L/XL

I cut out the Main Fabric and Lining, 

while Miss 12yrs helped by cutting out the interfacing 

and ironing and basic prep work, 

this cut my time down so I could get to sewing...as we had to pack the car and other chores to get done

sooner rather than later, as I had to get to sleep 

for the all nighter I was about to pull. As we live 3hrs 

away from the airport

Now this hat took me from start to finish 45 mins

with the help from Miss 12 

I would assume that it would take about 

an hour without help....

 I can and will recommend this pattern to anyone that is 

looking for a quick and easy Sun Hat pattern to make 

either for themselves for the Girl Guide in your 

life..

 I give this pattern a 5 out 5 pincushions 

(yep that is my new rating system

the pincushion rating) I got the idea from a 

group that I am in on Facebook,

and the pattern is now in with 

all my other patterns :) and will be used 

more often than not...
and I will be heading over to her Facebook page and shop to
see what else she has on offer :):) 

and as you can see from the pictures Miss 12 Loves her hat ") 

so woo hoo for me I made my girls day,

and a thank you to Jen from 

A Tie Dye DIVA

for making it so easy to please 

Miss 12 no easy feat indeed :) 

Till Next Time
Happy Quilting ") N