the crafty bike chic

i made my first cycling hat! i am so thrilled with the outcome and the mister was so impressed that he asked me to make him one too and of course i did :D for my hat i used some vintage trim to add some girlishness to it. i tweaked the design for the misters hat and i am very happy with the results that i am making more of his design with some old wool flannel that the mister found at the thrift store for me. it fits a bit better and added some elastic to give it more of a snug fit.

this pattern is so easy and so much fun to put together...like a little puzzle you can wear on your head! damn that was cheesy :p i am currently cutting out two more hats and will hope to have two finished ones this week

re purpose

my first dress is done! i am so proud of myself. okay, so it is a prototype made out of a cute simple 70's(?) twin fitted sheet and i would never rock it but non the less i think i did a great job for my first time. i have plans to make it again with my vintage fabric i bought on etsy and make some tweaks to the design. i want to fix the collar so that it has more of a scoop or less choke like and bring in the shoulders a bit more and put an exposed zipper on it. i am so in love with my fabric, i can't wait to see how my creation pans out! my cousin and i are trying to start a sewing club...so far it is just the two of us but we are having a blast. have a great rest of your weekend! tomorrow is a fun bike ride to crissy field!

xo,
cb