Minky Bear Hat

It doesn't happen very often, but sometimes I see an idea or a tutorial on a blog and I have to make it NOW. This was the case with this Bear-y Cute hat tutorial by Jessica at Happy Together. Not only was the cuteness factor through the roof, but it also seemed totally doable for my sewing level. I would probably call myself an advanced novice.

My in-laws do a Christmas gift rotation and this year I hit the jackpot because we give to my brother-in-law that just had a brand new baby. She is two weeks old, so she is super brand new.
I ran to Target and picked up a cute Baby's First Christmas sleeper, some socks, and then to the craft store for all the supplies for the hat.

Here is the hat I made! I followed the tutorial exactly and it came out perfect. 

There are two things I would change. The first, I would make the flip up portion of the hat a little bigger. I made mine smaller than the tutorial, but I think maybe I should have stuck with what Jessica did. As for the other thing I would change, I would never photograph on a red background again. I am investing in a white foam board. Yikes!

Here is the whole set for my niece's first Christmas. That little green bow is in case my sister in law wants to change out the ribbon on the hat.

I asked my sister in law to take a picture of my cutie pie niece in her hat and here she is! I love sleeping babies. :)

There is one other thing that made me really excited about this project. I finally made something I was proud enough of to put my Cute as a Fox label in. My friend Julie, It's Sew Stinkin' Cute, bought them for me but I haven't done much sewing lately. I love them! Thanks Julie!

Here is the link to the tutorial over at Happy Together again: http://www.happytogethercreates.com/2011/11/beary-cute-hat-tutorial.html
Thanks for the great tutorial, Jessica!