2013 Christmas Tree decoration (and another Vogue Visor ..)

Last year I made some little trees out of Liberty scraps as Christmas decorations based on a tutorial by Noodlehead.  I also made some see through ones with little pompons.  This year, sticking with using up some tiny scraps I used a template from the Purl Bee and made up some little birds.

 

I still have sooooo much of this gold "pleather" in the stash so again teamed it with the Liberty.  I think they turned out pretty cute.  I sewed the gold and the liberty together for each side of the bird and each wing and then joined the bird together only at the head.  I used a bit of paper glue to keep them together as I sewed and then trimmed the Liberty.. I found it a bit easier the way.

 

This weekend, I also managed to find some chambray for another Vogue 7600 visor.  This one is fabulous because it matches perfectly my Iris Shorts so goes with everything! And given I wear my Iris Shorts all the time, this is great.  This pattern has now been put away. Promise.  

FINISHED! Vogue 7600 Archipelago Visor

I've had Vogue 7600 in my pattern wish list for some time but it was only over the weekend that, feeling a bit lowly towards sewing and needing a quick - yet different project, that I decided to give it a go.  I love a visor and used to have a Helen Kaminski rafia visor that I wore all the time until I lost it somewhere..  so of all the patterns it of course view C has always jumped out at me.

I would have liked to make this up in a chambray but I didn't have any.. so the next best thing, some Liberty leftovers.  You may recognise this as Archipelago (from the Spring Summer 2013 Tresco collection), which I used to make my first Mathilde.

The pattern was straightforward and easy and now that I've worked out how to install my quilting foot on my machine top stitching was a pleasure. I made one tiny mistake.. sewing the visor with a 1.5cm seam allowance instead of a 1cm seam but as I made up the small the slight difference in the visor size is not too noticeable.

 

I've tied it a bit messy at the back which suits me more than the way it is on the envelope with the large flap 'hanging out'. I do need to practise this a bit though.

I like this hat and hope I get lots of wear out of it. I think there is definitely a chambray version in my future.