A while back, I saw a post on FB from a person sewing bucket hats out of Kaffe Fassett quilting fabric. (I’d include a credit, but the post is long gone.) They were gorgeous! Predictably, I was inspired.

I made my first using this free pattern from Orange Betty. It’s a pretty easy afternoon project and here’s the result:

This one is a bit deep in the crown for me, although it fits well when I have my hair up. The mister tried it on (he needed a hat, too) and thought the crown was too deep. I revised the pattern for him, making the crown 3/8″ more shallow, and here’s the result:

The outside of this one is a light denim. (It looks as if I have bad intentions toward the hat-head, doesn’t it?”

These both look as if they have a broad brim, but that’s because the hat-head has a small head. On me, it has a much narrower brim.

Then I made a couple for my SIL. She wears her hair up all the time, so was excited to have some hats that will fit. For the first two, I used a fusible knit interfacing, the one I use for pretty much everything. These two have a stiffer interfacing – a woven non-fusible adhered to the fabric with Stitch Witchery – as I thought it might make the brim stand out better. They have a lot more body.

I centered one of the toucans on the top of this one, just for fun.

And here’s the final one, with the lighter interfacing again and a fun Yellow Submarine fabric inside. The brim is much floppier.

What do you think?