make a hat from “cat in the hat”

Welcome Shelly to our blog today! She shares her creative projects on her blog, Sew Shelly Sew, and keeps us inspired through her Instagram account @sewshellysew. Dr. Seuss's birthday falls on March 2nd, and to celebrate this special day, many schools around the country organize fun activities based on his beloved books. Let’s take a look at what Shelly came up with!

To mark Dr. Seuss’s Birthday last week, Sam’s school is hosting a spirit week this week, where each day has a different theme inspired by his iconic works. As tomorrow is Hat Day, which draws inspiration from “The Cat in the Hat,” I thought it would be perfect to sew Sam a version of the famous cat's hat.

I started with the Oliver + S Reversible Bucket Hat pattern, which I quickly adapted to make this unique hat! All I did was extend the side piece vertically to 10 inches, cut it apart, and color-blocked it. I kept the brim and top portion unchanged. For the outer layer, I used soft fleece, while the inner layer is made of quilting cotton. I applied heavy-weight interfacing to all pieces. Unfortunately, the red fleece I had on hand (which I didn’t have time to replace) was the shedding kind, and my son wanted to try it on as soon as it was done. Please pardon the lint in the pictures!

For the side piece, I first marked the 1/2” seam allowance on both the top and bottom edges.

I divided the pattern piece into two halves along its center line and extended it horizontally on a sheet of freezer paper. I stretched it vertically to reach 10 inches from the top seam allowance to the bottom one and secured it with tape. I randomly decided to make each stripe 2 inches tall (five stripes total).

Given that the original pattern already had a center line, aligning the two halves was straightforward. To create the new side seams, I simply drew a straight line connecting the top and bottom seam allowances, extending it by an additional 1/2 inch at both ends.

I traced this large pattern piece onto another sheet and used it to cut out the lining pieces. Next, I split the area between the seam allowances into five 2-inch sections. By drawing a horizontal line every 2 inches starting from the top seam allowance, I followed the contour of the pattern piece. I also labeled each section numerically to avoid confusion once they were cut out.

I carefully separated this pattern piece into five distinct sections, ensuring not to cut through the purple seam allowance lines but only the brown ones.

I used these five pieces to cut out my outer fabric. While cutting, I added an extra 1/2 inch to the top and bottom edges of the three central pieces and to the top of the bottom piece and the bottom of the top piece (as the extreme edges already accounted for seam allowance). Pieces 1, 3, and 5 were cut from red fleece, while pieces 2 and 4 were from white fleece.

I interfaced all the pieces I cut (including the lining) with heavy-weight interfacing. I sewed the hat following the instructions, except I joined the two ends of each stripe to form loops before stitching the stripes together in sequence, ensuring the side seams and centers matched perfectly.

My kids absolutely loved this hat! It’s by far their favorite creation I’ve ever made. It was such a joy to sew something that brought them so much excitement. I hope Sam enjoys wearing his new hat to school tomorrow!

Thank you, Shelly, for sharing this delightful project with us!

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