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Greetings one and all! Gather round, don't be shy! Shall I tell you grand tales of adventure and romance~?Or shall I tell you of my magnificent hat?Isn't it just out of this world~?When Lewis and Irene's new Light Years collection came in, I just couldn't resist making something with it. Why did I make a Muffin Hat? Blame the wonderful Ginny Di:As you can see in the video, this hat is great for even beginners' sewing projects!So, which fabric did I use? The solar system pattern of A420.2 (P …

Clever connections are... well, clever. So I figured it would be clever to make a fantastical 16th century French Hood using one of the French General fabric collections. My chosen collection: Jardin de Versailles. While not exactly period accurate in terms of materials, the pattern (that my mother very generously let me borrow) is as true as can be found, to my knowledge. The internal structure of my version here is constucted from extra heavy sew-in interlining with copper wire …