Stars and Stripes Hat Band

I love to wear hats!  I have several I’ve practically covered with silk flowers just because I like them.

I got this hat from my brother, David, who died May 7 of this year. It’s a tad big for me, but that cord around the crown threads through the hat to tie under my chin.

That chin strap comes in very handy in the Oklahoma wind.

These are the stars left from my wreath, and the garland I posted last night. This is the kind of holiday hat a man could wear.

To make this hat band, I laid the stars out on the brim of the hat to line them up.

Then with points aligned, I tacked them together with needle and thread.

With the fleece fused on the back it was easy to stitch through the backing and hide the stitches.

It doesn’t have to be pretty on the back. And it will be easy to clip those stitches when I want to take it apart and put something else on the hat or do something else with the stars.

I had to match the right size stars and twist them just right to fit in the last opening of the band.

I would totally wear this somewhere, but the only place I’ll be going tomorrow is work.  And if I wore it I’d have hat hair and be stuck wearing it all day, no matter how hot and sweaty it was.

Does everyone have plans for a great Fourth of July? There will be lots of baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and all other things American going on. Be careful with the fireworks!

How do you plan to celebrate?

Jan