Well, this sewing project was certainly not on my radar. My sister was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has started chemo. She was asking my advice about hats, head coverings, etc. She teaches at a local university and her daughter is getting married in early May. So her impending hair loss and appearance is on her mind.
She ordered some hats and we found this cute DIY reversible chemo cap. Of course, I had to try to make one. This is the first attempt - mostly following the video pattern. It was way too small. It said adult, but this was definitely more for a child. I tried again adding 1 inch to all sides of the pattern pieces and that turned out much better. She kept it and I didn't get a photo.
This is an easy pattern for intermediate sewers. I think it would be okay for beginners, except that the video instructions don't really work and the cutting of the ties is not efficient. Also, the post and the pattern and the pattern instructions do not seem to go together. If anyone is really interested I can tell you how I made it work more easily. The second one took about 1.5 hours, and I think a third would be even quicker, especially if working with yardage and not scraps.
Going back to school after Spring Break was rough. It was also an odd week and most days I did not a really break all day, so I was just plain exhausted coming home each day. One day I was asleep by 6:30. The others, I set the timer for 15 minutes and worked on the Spool blocks. Good progress, but no photos.
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I'm so sorry to read about your sister, this is an awful disease and sadly so very common these days. Please pass on my good wishes to her, as another cancer survivor.
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DeleteOh, I'm so very sorry to hear about your sister, I wish her all the best. Her little hats are going to be elegant and pretty. Take care at school, I hope the new special student you were about to welcome is not too difficult to deal with.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing and linking up, hugs.
Thank you for your words of encouragement.
DeleteSo sorry your sister is sick. Fingers crossed she has a good response to the chemo. Sounds like you had a rough week. Back to school and family concerns either make for early bedtimes or insomnia. Either way it's hard to concentrate on much other than getting through a work day. Hope this next week is better.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Making myself do the 15 minutes of something sewing related helps.
DeleteSorry that your sister is on the C journey. I hope she does well well and how fortunate she has you to keep her in head coverings.--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteThank you. We are 3 weeks into chemo and going strong so far.
DeleteYou are wise to test drive the pattern for the chemo cap now, so that you can "custom" make the cap to match your sister's mother of the bride dress. What a lucky sister she is to have you by her side. You didn't mention whether your sister is have a mastectomy. A fabulous, NFP organization is Knitted Knockers. They provide breast prosthetics that are far more comfortable to wear than the heavy ones that are "prescribed'. KKs can be worn with days of surgery. Just like a cap, having the right shape for her dress will give your sister confidence.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips. Chemo to start and then plan what is next.
DeleteSorry to hear about your sister. Hope the treatment works for her.
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