DIY Wide Brim Bucket Hat | Rebecca Page sun hat pattern review

I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a bucket hat three months ago. But this slightly larger brimmed “sun hat” trend was calling my name. After a bit of internet sleuthing, I found the Rebecca Page sun hat. It’s a relatively easy pattern to sew, with 2 brim options and head sizes for children and adults. It was a perfect sew for an evening of packing and a great addition to my vacation wardrobe.

This is the first hat I’ve ever sewn…and maybe the first hat I’d put on my head outside of winter months in NYC. That is owing 100% to my large afro. But, there are a few days in every wash cycle when my hair is still wet and I wear a twisted protective style. It’s on those days I can wear this hat. And with an eye to that protection, I decided to upgrade the lining of this hat to prevent snags, split ends and breakage. Instead of using the more of the cotton remnant fabric, I pulled a polyester satin from my stash and also a satin bias tape for the binding. All in all, this a style statement for bad hair days or troublesome wet hair moments after the beach.

This hat was a simple sew for an evening. Check out the trend, grab the pattern and happy sewing.

Pattern

• Sun Hat Sewing Pattern by Rebecca Page
• Sewing Difficulty – 2/5
  • You will get a lot of practice sewing along curves with this pattern, including neat topstitching along the circular hat.
  • Enjoy extremely detailed instructions. Beginner sewists should feel comfortable making this pattern with little experience.
• Fit Difficulty – 1/5
  • The pattern is simply sized based on the circumference of your head.
• It would be fun to make this hat with an even wider brim or play with quilting patterns for the topstitching along the brim

Fabric

• Remnant ankara from my Crocodile print jumpsuit
• Lined with pink polyester satin
• Interfaced with a stiff, medium weight fusible
• Satin double fold bias tape for the binding

Fit & Modifications

• I sewed the 24″ wide-brim version, which is the largest size
• Next time, I’d like to add some ties so I can wear this on a windy day

Tips

• Protect your hair from breakage! Use a satin lining to prevent snags and split ends.
• Use a 1/4″ foot or edgestitch foot to evenly space topstitching along the hat brim