The other day, I had a little time so I made up a fancy cloche hat for Lavinia, once again using the toddler cloche pattern from the Etsy shop eVINTAGE Patterns. This time, I used view C with the scalloped brim (you can see my first version from last Easter here). I cut the hat from cream-colored wool from my stash and lined it with some leftover duchess satin from my wedding gown. The ribbon flowers and leaves are also leftover from my wedding gown -- ones I made but didn't use in the final design -- and I thought they added a pretty touch. These hats are so easy to make (cut out two pieces, sew seven short seams and do a little hand-stitching, and you're done!).
I'm a 31-year-old Christian. My hope is to live a quiet life filled with home and hearth, family and friends, loveliness and simplicity. I'm wife to Douglas (married October 2008) and mother to Edmund (born November 2009), Lavinia (born May 2012), and Rosamund (born February 2014).
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So cute! And so special that you could use leftovers from your wedding gown. :-)
ReplyDeleteAww, so adorable! Did you make her jacket, too? That fur collar is so cute!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheri - her coat is from Target last year, actually! She's gotten so many compliments on it already and the cold weather has just begun. It is really cute - I want one like it too! :)
DeleteIt's lovely, Laura! The flowers are the perfect touch (and are gorgeous, by the way) -- and what a lovely little touch that both they and the silk are leftover from your wedding dress.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Shannon
Adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweetie and what a sweet hat!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty and so very feminine! I love that you used pieces from your wedding gown, I'm sure L will appreciate that story as she grows up :)
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