Newsboy Hat

 I had a bit of trouble finding the pattern pieces for this hat, but it was worth it in the end. I used cardboard in the brim, so there's a bend in it. I should've been more careful about what piece of cardboard I used but c'est la vie.

As far as the actual sewing goes, it was pretty smooth sailing. The directions were simple and clear cut. I wasn't able to gather it the way it wanted me to because my machine doesn't zigzag wide, there was too much fabric for my ruffle foot, and I didn't have the super strong thread anyway. Even a regular stitch wasn't loose enough and wouldn't work. I wound up doing small tucks where the sections fell and adjusting until it fit the band.

The flower was a lot of hot glue. Five pieces of wide purple ribbon folded in half  twice to form petals. I glued them all together and sewed a button to the top. It was hard to get through the glue with my one needle (I need new hand sewing needles) but I made it work and sewed it on the finished hat using the petal sections that overlapped. 

I'm super happy with it and I'm currently wearing it (not just for the photo).