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.
2026 15 Minutes to Stitch
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