Buttons and Bobs

I love making sunhats. Here's the latest using the Oliver and Schwinn   and three fat quarters.

I need lessons in the art of display! Each hair band is made of of two 15 inch x 5 inch strips therefore a couple of inches longer than in the tutorial I watched. The strips are joined by elastic at the back and a knot on top. I liked the design of these hairbands because they can be adjusted to size by retying the knot.  The Guidecentral Tutorial Youtube Link

This is a very easy pattern I chose view d and I made it in a patterned ponte roma fabric. That was my wearable toile (at least around the house) which gave me the courage to make a couple of changes. For tunic 2 I added 4 inches to the length, a fold over collar and cuffs, Again the fabric is Ponte Roma knit which I bought from one of the bins of remnants at Aberkhan. It is very comfortable to wear and it does not crease. I am more pleased with it than I expected to be. Ponte roma is delightful to work with as its stretch qualities forgive beginners who are inserting eased in sleeves. The  100% cotton fabric I used for View 3 was not so forgiving and it creases. Again I added four inches, a collar and cuffs. I also created side slits - partly because I thought it suited the style but also because the woven fabric made the same size as make 2 feel tighter. When I make the tunic again I will go up a size if I use a woven fabric.