{"id":54023,"date":"2016-03-15T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=54023"},"modified":"2019-08-01T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:49:02","slug":"make-a-hat-from-cat-in-the-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/03\/make-a-hat-from-cat-in-the-hat.html","title":{"rendered":"make a hat from “cat in the hat”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please welcome Shelly to the blog today. She blogs at Sew Shelly Sew<\/a> and posts photos on her Instagram account: @sewshellysew<\/a>. Dr. Seuss\u2019s birthday is March 2nd and in order to celebrate it, many schools across the country do fun things related to the books written by this famous author. Have a look what Shelly did!<\/em><\/p>\n

In honor of Dr. Seuss\u2019s Birthday last week, Sam\u2019s school is having a spirit week this week, with everyday having a different theme inspired by Dr. Seuss books. Since tomorrow is Hat Day inspired by “The Cat in the Hat,” I decided to sew Sam a “Cat in the Hat” hat of course.<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

I used the Oliver + S Reversible Bucket Hat<\/a> pattern and very easily adapted it to make this! All I did to alter the pattern was lengthen the side piece, then cut it apart and color blocked. I left the brim and the top as is. I used fleece for the outer and then quilting cotton for the lining. I also used heavy-weight interfacing on all pieces. The red fleece I happened to have (and I didn\u2019t have time to go to the store) was that really soft kind that sheds everywhere, and my son was eager to model it right when it was finished, so please excuse the red lint in the pictures.<\/p>\n

For the side piece, first I marked the 1\/2\u2033 seam allowance on both the top and bottom.<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

I cut the pattern piece in half from side to side and spread it apart on some freezer paper. I lengthened it (in height) to 10 inches from the top seam allowance line to the bottom seam allowance line and taped it down. I arbitrarily chose for each stripe to be 2\u2033 high (times 5 stripes).<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

Since the pattern has a line already drawn down the center, it was easy to align the two halves on a piece of freezer paper and draw a new line connecting those center lines. To get the new side seam lines, I just drew a straight line from the top seam allowance line to the bottom seam allowance line, then extended that line up the 1\/2\u2033 to the top and bottom.<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

I cut out this big pattern piece and first used it to cut out the lining pieces. Then I divided the section between seam allowance lines into five 2\u2033 sections. I drew a line every 2\u2033 starting at the top seam allowance, following the curve of the pattern piece. I also labeled the pieces with numbers, just to keep them straight after they were cut out.<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

I cut apart this pattern piece into these 5 sections\u2026. I only cut at the brownish colored lines\u2026not the purple seam allowance lines.<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

I used these 5 pieces to cut out my outer fabric. When cutting my fabric, I added 1\/2\u2033 seam allowance to the top and bottom edges of the three center pieces and to the bottom of the top piece and the top of the bottom piece (since the very top and bottom already included seam allowance). I cut pieces 1, 3, and 5 from red fleece and pieces 2 and 4 from white fleece.<\/p>\n

I interfaced all of the pieces I cut (including the lining) with heavy-weight interfacing and I sewed the hat according to the directions except I sewed the two pieces of each stripe together at the short ends to form a loop, then sewed the stripes together in order, matching up the side seams and centers.<\/p>\n

My kids were so thrilled with this hat. It is their favorite thing that I have ever sewn by a long-shot! It was fun to sew something that my kids were super excited by for a change! I hope Sam has fun wearing his new hat to school tomorrow!<\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

\""Cat<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you Shelly for sharing your fun project with us!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shelly from Sew Shelly Sew joins us with a guest tutorial detailing how she made her \u201cCat in the Hat\u201d hat using the free Oliver + S Reversible Bucket Hat pattern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":54033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[137,140],"class_list":["post-54023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-reversible-bucket-hat","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/cat-in-the-hat.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-e3l","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59004,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/12\/ten-winter-sewing-tutorials.html","url_meta":{"origin":54023,"position":0},"title":"ten winter sewing tutorials","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"December 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Brr! 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