Child's Chef's Hat

It's been pretty busy around here with the garden,

19 new chicks and lots of quilting so I kinda skipped

last month...and maybe the month before?

For today, I wanted to share a chef's hat that I made

up very quickly for my grandson.  Turns out everyone

is out of interfacing (for masks I guess??) so I had to

substitute with some funky stiff stuff.  That and the

fact that I was trying to hurry means it's not my best

sewing.  But now I have it all figured out again

 (I made one years ago) and would love to make more...

if I just had some interfacing!!

SO, my point is that I may just give him this now

and then perhaps make another hat along with an

apron for Christmas--and in more fun fabric.

Like dinosaurs.  If I could find dinosaurs cooking

or eating (pref not eating other dinosaurs! Ha!),

that would be really cute.  Once I figured out how

to make it, it went together very quickly so I wanted

share the idea because they would be cute gifts for

kids who love to cook with mom and dad.

Or maybe even a teen who's aspiring to be a chef?

Hubs and I are big foodies so we raised a whole family

that cooks so I may even make everyone a hat for fun.

Once upon a time, I would make a fun gift for everyone

to open on Christmas Eve (on top of all the other gifts!) 

but it got to be too much and I ran out of ideas so

I stopped a few years ago but this has me thinking.

(And yes, one year I made aprons.)

By the way, the hat I made years ago?  I made it for my

Goddaughter, along with a matching apron with her name

on it and I packaged it all up in a big bowl with wooden

spoons.  It was a super-huge hit and I still have a pic.

Somewhere.  (I'm horrible about pictures!)

I also wanted to share one of the things that has been

keeping me so busy because it might be a gift:

I have someone interested in buying a queen-sized

version of a previous quilt so I have been working to make

this option for her.   I do not do special orders so I'm just

making another version my way and if she likes it, super.

If not, it will be a Christmas gift instead.  I've been mulling

over border options for two days--I have to add another 25

inches to get it up to size.

I hate that I've missed a couple months but gosh, we're

nearing that half-year mark so I know I've got to pick up

this Christmas gift thing!  Other than quilts, chef hats

and aprons, I'm not sure what else to make?

How's everyone else doing?