I made a hat.
Maybe it's because the weather has been so hot and I want it to hurry up and be autumn...
or perhaps because I've been studying Edward Gorey inkwork...
and paging through old copies of The Illustrated Milliner...but I found myself wanting a hat.
Never mind that it's an impractical thought, who has money for such a thing even if one could find one? So I doodled up a pattern. Then I went by Dorell Fabric. They have this marvelous bin of free remnants and I found two fabrics that matched and made this last night. I think it came out pretty spiffy.
Hat craving... sated... for now.
I'm futzing with the pattern and trying to figure out a way to simplify it a bit. I also want to try to make a brimmed one. Bring on the cold weather. I'm ready.
Marilyn.
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“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.” ~ Mary Kay Ash
or perhaps because I've been studying Edward Gorey inkwork...
and paging through old copies of The Illustrated Milliner...but I found myself wanting a hat.
Never mind that it's an impractical thought, who has money for such a thing even if one could find one? So I doodled up a pattern. Then I went by Dorell Fabric. They have this marvelous bin of free remnants and I found two fabrics that matched and made this last night. I think it came out pretty spiffy.
Hat craving... sated... for now. I'm futzing with the pattern and trying to figure out a way to simplify it a bit. I also want to try to make a brimmed one. Bring on the cold weather. I'm ready.
Marilyn.
--
“Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway.” ~ Mary Kay Ash
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Sep 02, 2012 11:41AM
love it; i adore Gorey's art; high regards
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Esther wrote: "love it; i adore Gorey's art; high regards"Thanks, Esther. I love Gorey too. Next I'm working on a black jacket. :-)
I collect Edward Gorey books. I also collect books illustrated by him. Did you know he was a cat-fanatic?
Angela wrote: "I collect Edward Gorey books. I also collect books illustrated by him. Did you know he was a cat-fanatic?"Yes, which makes him my kind of people. And ballet. I love his artwork. Your collection sounds delicious!
