Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Funky Hats

SweetGirl's school is participating in the NEA's Read Across America Program this week and as part of their festivities they have the kids do a Seuss-inspired 'something' each day of the week (wear crazy socks, wild hair day, wacky hat day, etc.)

Tomorrow is wacky hat day, and since it is Dr. Seuss themed I made a hat (because a normal parent would have dug out a hat from the play closet and I am anything but normal). It only took part of the day today and was a quick project. They are both fully lined so the seams don't itch (and to hide the fusible bonding) so it took slightly longer than I had anticipated, but it still wasn't too bad.
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The first hat I made (on the right) was too small for SweetGirl's head (don't get me started on her larger than life noggin), and because I used craft fusing it had no droop and wound up looking more "Lincoln" than "Cat in the Hat". You know, if Lincoln wore a red and white striped hat.

The properly sized hat has a nice wacky quality to it (and it is taller, as requested).

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