About this Product
Unique hand embroidered patch with one-of-a-kind styling.
Where is my theme SONG? Delightful saying to make you (and your friends) smile.
Where it on your jeans, jacket, bag, or pack. Stitch it on or choose the iron on option at check out.
You can also choose to glue it (or double face tape to a case or container. Pin it to a bulletin board.
Where ever it is, you will be reminded of your one of a kind self. Shouldn't we all have our own theme song?
Approx. 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inch, free hand stitched on antique Irish linen with a fused backing (to lock in the stitches) along
with a finish backing of reclaimed quilting fabric.
This is a hand made, true to its roots, hippie style patch. I mean it is unapologetic in it's wonky charm. "Look ma! no pattern!"
LOVEpiecefully
Meet the Maker
What I do:
Textiles. Creating. Repurposing. The things that I am passionate about are here. As a sewer, maker, and creator....I offer one of a kind creations using up-cycled textiles, imagination, and respect for materials.
Fabrics come from thrift shops, auctions, donations, etc. It is time intensive to find ,'harvest' and prepare fabrics for reuse. Being aware of the textile waste in our world has prompted me to reuse all that I can (and soap box about fast fashion at every opportunity). Google 'Fast Fashion'...you'll understand my passion.
No new fabrics are harmed in the making of any items in this shop!
Ridiculously fun to make, LOVEpiecefully Bucket Hats are a walking billboard for reducing textile waste while you look great!
Read on to find out how this all started:
Rewind to the beginning of the pandemic. In 2020 when no PPE was available for nurses and doctors. I thought I could help in some small way, so I dug out my sewing machine and started sewing. Soon, my husband and I were making and donating masks....lots and lots of masks. We worked at this full time 'job' for months and months. Working with the AUNTIE SEWING SQUAD on FB, he and I made and donated nearly 9,000 masks and sent them to people in need all over the country. Un-homed, migrants, our indigenous population...the forgotten folks. We are all only as healthy as our most vulnerable neighbors.
The thing about making 9,000 masks is that you create a TON of fabric scraps.I knew that I could not just toss these pieces of fabric out.
So, I started making. Bucket Hats, probably because of the endless design possibilities became my thing.
Tremendous resources are used to create fabrics, we need to use them to their fullest before we are done with them. It's just the right thing to do.
So, wear a reclaimed fabric hat....no doubt friends will ask you where it came from. You can start a great ECO-centered conversation, and you will be an environmental hero!
How it’s Made
Making patches is a great deal of fun. I am a 'needle doodler' inspired by all kinds of things, a story, a conversation, a picture. Using thread to express that little idea is a challenge and a grand reveal each time! I never use a pattern.
I only stitch on reclaimed fabrics, whether it is denim, linen, or some other background. WHen the stitching is done, I create the patch. First with a fused backing to seal the stitching, and then to attach the backing fabric. Linen patches are sewn so that it will not fray, the denim patches are stitched so that a very small amount of fraying can happen.
Shop Policies
Please message me with any questions you may have before you make a purchase.
Please be sure to measure your head before you order a hat!
Hats are non-returnable (it's a hygiene thing).
All items are shipped in 1-2 days via USPS mail. I only ship to the United States. Where shipping is not included in the price, I will bundle multiple orders to save you money on shipping.
I will not share your personal information with anyone. I will only use it as needed to complete your order.
