Rebecca’s hat
Embroidered straw hats seem to be turning up everywhere–at the beach, in the park, even at church. Stitching them must be tricky, I thought.
But while shopping, I spotted two nice hats marked way down and thought, why not try? If I ruin them, the loss is small. If they finish nicely–well, great! Our daughter would like one. She always wears a big hat when she hits the beach with the children and they go very often.  So with two hats taking up room in my crowded sewing room, I thought it was time to have a go at it.
The monogram is from Loralie’s Loralesque collection.
Just an hour or two before Rebecca arrived with her two children and her good friend Zahra with her two, I decided the time had come. (Remember Dr. Suess’s Marvin K Mooney? “The time has come, the time is now, just go go go. I don’t care how.” I read that book at least 500 times to my son and can quote most of it verbatim even now.)
I recalled that there was a tutorial at Embroidery Library about embroidering on straw hats. It’s a GREAT tute. After reading through the comprehensive instructions, the hats met my Brother Dream Machine which performed flawlessly. In a very short while, I had a hat ready for each of the young mothers. Continue reading
