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all my hats

written by Jen on Monday, September 3, 2007No Comment

I have been SICK (again!) from Tuesday to Saturday with the a meaty cough and fever but thank goodness I am back to good health again now. I was even so sick that I had to cancel my much anticipated trip to Melbourne to visit my friend Yvie. I booked it two months ago and was SO looking forward to a fun weekend away. That was very sad but I will rebook and go sometime soon.

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Anyway, before I got sick there was the Blue Hatters Tea Party to attend. This little event was last Tuesday and was a showcase for the group I am in (Brindabella Women’s Group) for us all to show off the various hats and fascinators we have worked on over this past year.

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We have all done some amazing work and really enjoyed working on something a little different.

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The Blue Hatters Tea Party was tied in with raising awareness for depression and we had a few guest speakers and activities on the day.

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At various sessions held throughout the year we worked on our hats and fascinators, leading up to making a hat that somehow represented depression. After much thought, I decided to make a hat to hide behind - this was the project that I was doing the face embroidery for a little while ago. I titled this one “Put on a happy face” and I envisioned it as a hat that you could hide under when feeling down and unable to face the world.

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I did some foundation piecing around the embroidery and topped it off with some ruffles and a button yoyo on top.

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My first wearable art piece and I have to say, it does stand out from the crowd just a little bit. Just the thing to put on when you are feeling blue and want to hide away but you have to be out and about.



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