Sewing: Sandcastle Bucket Hat

So I have recently discovered sewing patterns by Made by Jack's Mum. They can be found on Etsy. I have dabbled a bit with sewing but with a new baby in cloth nappies these patterns have really sparked my interest. Regular shop bought clothes do not leave enough space for a cloth bum and specific clothes for cloth are expensive. Fabric is expensive too but I at least get the pleasure of buying it and sewing it 😂. 

The first pattern I have tried from MBJM is the Sandcastle Bucket Hat. I'm not sure this was the easiest to start with as a relative sewing newbie. It is all curves and is pretty fiddly not to mention it is reversible so needs double the amount of pieces cut. Still, I learnt alot from this project and despite a few blips and lots of unpicking stitches and swearing, I have two passable hats and they look pretty damn cute on. 

The picture is a bit pants. I left the baby inside so was rushing and had a chicken 'helping'. I'm suprised her feet never made it in the shot as she was hoping for something yummy to eat. The hats were a definite disappointment to her.

My blips included sewing my age 4 year top piece to my age 6-12 month sides. Then later on I was nearly finished and the baby woke from a nap so I rushed to finish the last bit of top stitching. I ended up folding and stitching the side of the hat underneath the top stitching. Again I had to unpick. Lesson learnt, rushing does not save you time. 

Both hats are the same, just different sizes. Both have yellow on one side and pink on the other. My 4 year old picked the fabrics from my stash. They are very light weight which is not a bad thing while wearing but means they are hard to stand up for a photograph. I put a lightweight interfacing in the brim to stop it being too floppy.

I finished these hats yesterday and have already cut out the pattern for my next MBJM project. Watch this space for leggings suitable for a fluffy baby bum.