Rounded Crown Upturned Contrast Brim Hat
Presenting a chic hat pattern featuring a six-panel rounded crown and a distinct upturned brim, accented by optional contrast details for a sophisticated finish.
When To Wear
This stylish hat is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various occasions, including:
- Fashionable Outings: Ideal as a distinctive accessory for everyday wear or special daytime events.
- Cool Weather Elegance: Provides both warmth and a polished look during cooler seasons.
- Children's Special Occasions: Perfect for completing a refined ensemble for children at festive gatherings or formal events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a structured hat with a rounded profile and an upturned brim.
Crown: Features a beautifully rounded six-panel construction that converges smoothly at the top.
Brim: a distinctive upturned brim offering a unique silhouette, with design details suggesting an optional contrast fabric or embellishment.
Construction: Incorporates interlining for structure and a polished finish, with a fully lined interior.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precise panel matching, working with multi-layer construction including interlining and lining, and careful handling of main and lining fabrics.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics that offer appropriate body and texture for headwear, such as:
- Natural fur with a short pile
- Faux fur
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Calico (for interlining)
- Fusible interfacing
Cutter's Must
- Fur:
- Gusset - 6 pieces
- Brim - 1 piece
- Lining fabric:
- Gusset - 6 pieces
- Facing strip - 1 piece
- Calico:
- Gusset - 6 pieces
- Brim - 1 piece
- Fusible interfacing:
- Gusset - 6 pieces
- Brim - 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Place the calico pieces onto the corresponding outer fabric pieces on the leather side and sew with quilting stitches. Start quilting 1 cm from the edge, from top to bottom, with rows spaced 2 cm apart. When doing this, only catch of the flesh side and gently pull the thread. Slash the calico around the perimeter, fold inwards, and sew to the edges of the fur piece with frequent stitches.
- Fold the gussets in pairs, right sides together, and sew with frequent overlock stitches through the edge without stretching the sides, ensuring no fur shows on the wrong side. Attach one more gusset to each pair of gussets in the same manner as the previous ones. Sew the center seam, making sure all gussets meet precisely in the center. Flatten all seams with a hammer.
- Place a thick fusible interfacing interlining onto the brim piece, which has been quilted together with the calico, aligning the upper edge of the fusible interfacing with the center of the brim. Baste the fusible interfacing to the brim along the upper and lower edges and in the center, starting stitches 1.0 – 1.5 cm from the ends of the brim. Fold the fur brim right side in, sew them together with the calico using frequent overlock stitches through the edge. Sew the ends of the fusible interfacing interlining. Turn the brim right side out, wrap the fusible interfacing with fur, folding the brim lengthwise into two layers. Baste the brim along the upper edge. Sew the lining fabric strip to the lower edge of the right side of the brim with slight tension. Sew the inner of the brim to the upper with frequent stitches through the edge, ensuring the brim is not skewed.
- Insert the lower edge of the brim into the crown, attach in four places so that the centers on the crown and brim align and there is no skew. Sew the lower edge of the brim to the crown with frequent overlock stitches through the edge. Sew the lining fabric strip with loose stitches.
- Join the lining gussets with the fusible interfacing around the perimeter. Stitch the lining fabric gussets similarly to the outer fabric pieces. Press seams open. Insert the lining into the hat, align. Fold the lining inwards and sew with frequent blind stitches.
