Summer hat too big? Here's how to make it fit

My mum finds hats are too big for her head. Fed up of buying children's hat with ribbons, badges and scarves on and having to remove them, she has opted to just simply 'pad them out'

It's literally a 5 minute job, the hat is secure and trust me she's chased a few down the street when there's been a sudden breeze.

 You need a piece of cloth and some padding

 Sew it under the band, don't worry about the neatness of the stiches, no one gets to see them

 

Adapting blouses for the hot weather

My mum likes to wear layers, a jacket with a top underneath, however she finds that this can restrict her movements and she is getting really fed up with plain vest tops, so rather than throwing out some pretty blouses I decided first to unpick the cuffs.

 

I ended up having to cut the sleeves off, to make the tops more comfortable and they look a lot prettier than the vest tops do.

I'd like to say it was a 5 minute job, but with the material being so fine and with hand sewing each sleeve took around 20 minutes.