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Made By A Fabricista: Hats For Yellowstone

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This summer my wonderful partner Tim and I had the opportunity to go out to Yellowstone National Park. Tim’s dad is working there this summer as a park ranger, so we trekked out from Pennsylvania to visit!


With 40° temperature swings and sudden rain showers on clear days, the weather in Yellowstone can be kind of insane. While I knew I wanted to make something to bring and wear, my cute little dresses weren’t going to make the cut. So what could I make?

Then I remembered a virtual sewing class I took with Fabric Mart nearly two years ago on Elbe Textiles’ bucket hat pattern. Fabric Mart had also gotten in a few different water repellent fabrics. Perfect.


I decided to make three different hats: one for myself, one for my partner, and one for his mom. After consulting with my coworkers on colors I picked three different 100% nylon water repellent shirtings (CAC5934 and CDD5952 still in stock) and a polyester/polyurethane PUL fabric (DUC5909). I paired the dark gray shirting with a Liberty Tana Lawn in my stash, leftover from a buyout last year.

The nylon shirtings all sewed up without issue. I did manage to melt a bit of the polyurethane backing on the PUL fabric, so be careful ironing those seams!

For my partner’s mom’s hat I made the serpentine pattern from Elbe Textiles, carefully sewing in the lining so the hat could be reversible.

For myself and my partner I shortened the brim by two inches. I also left out the stitching on the brim on my hat. I do think I prefer it with the stitching though, so I might go back later and fill that in.


The hats were perfect for Yellowstone. They can easily be crumpled up and tossed in a bag or a crevice in the car

And then quickly retrieved when it starts to rain suddenly while fly fishing on the Gibbon! The water rolls right off!

Yellowstone was unlike anywhere else I’ve been and truly a fantastic trip. I can’t wait to see where my next adventure will take me, and what I’ll make to bring along!

KAYLA  | @nebulanovem

You can find similar fabrics by shopping the following categories: UTILITY FABRICS.

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  1. RJuly 26, 2024 at 6:44 PM

    I love hats, and your are beautiful. They fit really well too. and the materials you used are so nice!

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