How many hatboxes can a woman need? Well, 36 actually…
This is number 19. I love the bright pink tulip fabric, especially contrasted with the peppermint green of the edge of the lid.
Here’s the rest of the line up so far. Not necessarily the final layout, but they do sit harmoniously together in this arrangement.
And here are the fabrics for the sashing and the binding. I can’t get the colours quite right; both fabrics are shot cottons, and it’s hard to convey the lovely shading from one colour into another. It’s a while till I’ll be cutting into these lovelies, but I’m glad I have them to look at and stroke 🙂
Lynn from Tialys has decided to resurrect her own hatbox project, and if you nip over to her blog some time today, you’ll be able to see her take on this gorgeous Kaffe Fassett block design. She won’t be going quite as bonkers with it as I have, though; she’s sensibly sticking to a manageable wall hanging! It’s going to be most enviable, though – she’s using Liberty prints…
Meanwhile, if you want to know what Bee, Myself and I is all about, click on the link button further down in the left hand column, or head over to Carla’s lovely blog, Granny Maud’s Girl, where there are many gorgeous things to look at.
More next month 🙂
talltalesfromchiconia 
It’s coming out beautifully! Love every one. I bought the book with the pattern in it after you told me which one it was. It will be a while since I’m knee deep in clutter busting. Almost done. Had a problem with your last sea green post. Couldn’t keep it up and make a comment. Odd. I’ll try again in a bit.
I know there was a problem with that one; I think I’ve fixed it though, so good luck getting it open.
Glad you like the latest hatbox. The collection is really coming along now, isn’t it?
Thanks, I’ll try it again. I love the collection. You picked so many pretty pretty fabrics. They are so cheerful.
It’s the perfect excuse to use all those big splashy prints I bought thinking I’d quilt with them. Er, no. Too big, but *perfect* for this
Oh, I love those colors, Kate. What a beautiful project.
It’s fun because it’s all different colours and patterns and styles of fabric design. I really, really love this project!
I can hear it in your voice! I’m glad you are having so much fun.
🙂
These are looking splendid, and you are having such a good time with them!
I really am. Two gorgeous psychedelic hippy prints for next time 😉
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Wow! You were quick off the mark with this – I suppose it was 31st January there quite a long time before here 😉 Luckily, I had already drafted my post and, guess what?, I managed three instead of two.
I love your tulip fabric and the green with the pink is gorgeous.
And then there’s the fact that I had it ready and scheduled a couple of days ago! It’s been a busy day (ahem, my birthday…), so I knew I wouldn’t have time to get it done today. Just over to yours to take a look 🙂
What!? The 31st January is your birthday? A Very Happy Birthday to you and it is now on my calendar for next year.
I fear so… thank you for the good wishes 🙂 I reached the tipping point some time ago, where being reminded was less attractive than the celebration!
So very, very pretty Kate.
Thanks 🙂 It’s a nice, slow, peaceful, labour-intensive project, perfect for filling in a couple of hours here and there, and the ideal way to showcase favourite fabrics.
happy birthday Kate !!! same day as eldest son ^^ And I seem to remember that the Husband of Chinonia and I share a birthday – what a coincidence.
lovely collection of hat boxes.
If yours is 8th Feb, then you do! Thanks for the good wishes, it has been a quiet day; we’re saving ourselves for a good lash-up at the weekend 🙂
Seeing these lovely stitched hatboxes brought back a sudden memory of my grandmother Viola’s closet. It smelled of sachets she’d stitched. The arms of her clothes were lined up in tight order like soldiers in formation. High above on a shelf were stacks of hatboxes. She’d stand on a little footstool (with a needlepointed cover, of course) to reach the chosen box and bring it down, I swear those boxes were so well-made that the lid came off with a whoosh. A crinkle of paper and the hat emerged to be placed on her head just so in front of the mirror. Then she was off to church or a luncheon, some place where she sit under that hat and smile as if she hadn’t endured decades of sorrow.
What a wonderful memory, and I’m honoured that my boxes evoked it for you. I’ve often thought that I should put my many hats into boxes instead of on wire shelves at the top of the wardrobe, but I fear I’m too impatient to do the box thing instead of just grabbing a brim and dragging the hat down!
Really pretty
Thanks!
Happy Birthday! 🎂 A great project for all those large-scale prints.
Thank you, it was a good day – and I wonder what I’m going to use as an excuse to buy big prints once this quilt is done…
I love the colours of this quilt, looks great, Happy birthday too 🙂
Not as traditional as the Kaffe Fassett original, but uniquely mine 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I just LOVE this quilt! Enjoy your day to the fullest!
Linda
Thank you, my dear! The main celebration will be this weekend; the Husband and I have birthdays 8 days apart, so we usually have a shared dinner out halfway between.
Oh! That is cool! You have great fun!
Well happy birthday friend! I hope you and your hubby have a grand time on the weekend. I’m loving that I can enjoy the hatboxes you and Lynn are making without feeling the need to make any for myself. ;- )
I feel the same way about a lot of projects I see: Love it, but don’t want to make it!
they are absolutely stunning !!!!
Thank you, I’m loving them myself!
They are all very beautiful and I like the background fabrics. They make the hatboxes shine!
I thought originally about making them all different, but it would have made the job of combining fabrics so much harder. Only the very back of the ‘box’ has three colour variants. Wait till you see the three boxes I’ll have ready for the end of the month!