I get lots of scraps from my sewing projects. I sew hats for the operating room girls. We have to wear the same clothes everyday, and the same clothes as everyone else. So our hats and socks are the only things that make us individualistic. So I created a pattern and sew hats. Even now that I'm not in the OR (I'm in the ER now at a very small hospital), I still sew hats for the girls at a larger hospital in the closest hospital to us, about 80 miles away. I charge $1 to cover the cost of elastic, but get about a fat quarter of fabric left over, which is a huge bonus to me. I have sewn literally hundreds of hats, so I have a great assortment of far quarters!!

Great Idea..............going into surgery is no fun........so a little color helps a bit when we are down and out.........GREAT JOB DONE..........

you go girl!!

In my recent surgery, I remember seeing the nurses for about 1 second and then nothing!!! LOL Didn't notice if they had any hats on or not.

I love your hats!!!! Very creative!!!

What a great idea, you all look very stylish

what a great idea-you are so sweet to do that for them. I love the pic of you in your hat!

:) What a cute idea! I'm a nurse too but was in labor and delivery a long time ago and they would have been fun to wear!
Celia

Where do we find this pattern? they are so cute.

I made the pattern myself. Are you interested in OR hats?

I think this is a super idea!! and so colorful!!

:D :D :D How wonderful !!! :D :D :D

They are just flat out FUN!!!I bet everyone loves them!!!!

What a fun way to add some difference and personality to your mandatory outfits!

yes have a friend who is an or nurse.

PM me your mailing address, and I"ll draw you a copy and mail it.

What a great idea! It makes it a little easier for the patient if the staff is wearing something colorful and whimsy.

You do a fantastic job and I'm sure everyone appreciates it! Keep it up!

Sara - do you have a pattern for the guys as well / I am a nurse in ICU but I was trying to find a pattern for a guy in SPD who wears them daily. Do you have the customers provide you with the fat quarters/yardage, if so what a great way to build up a stash. Do the girls at the larger hospital mail you the fabric since they are so far away? At my hospital, all the RN's have to wear navy blue or white - boring ! The "higher" ups think it looks professional, oh well, I love nursing and I do get a paycheck. Would you mind sharing the girls pattern? I could mail you the fabric for the first one and have that as a sample for me as well... Thank you,Cindy

What a fantastic idea!!! You absolutely ROCK...those have to give the patients happy feelings too!!

I have the girls buy 5/8th of yard - I need that much length for the full hat. Their choice. Then a nurse friend works in the other hospital and he drives over each week, so he is my currier. There are a few pieces that I thought were ugly, but most are wonderful.

No, I don't sew boy hats. I got a pattern from my anesthesia friend, bought him the fabric, and all ready to sew it, and he was killed in a plane crash that week, and I've never felt much like sewing them since then. All I would suggest is getting either a hat that the reps leave, or a paper hat, and make a pattern from that.

Great job.

How very nice of you...the hats are great!! :thumbup: Such a wonderful way to brighten up everyones day...and goodness knows in a hospital every little bit helps!

Great job and i love the fact that hospital employees can wear colorful hats and jackets. You did a wonderful job keep it up.

those are great! I was thinking of sewing my own scrub tops if I get a new job as a RN assistant.

what an awesome idea........ you go girl

I apologize for bringing up that memory of yours.

How many health field workers do we have on this board?
I started as an LPN in 1976, went back to school and have been a RN since 1984. I still have an 18 year old at home so I do not see retiring any time soon. Then again how would I be able to afford my fabric if I did not work, LLOOLll

What a wonderful way of leaving your thumbprint in the world!! And, to bring a positive motivation and lift to work! Skeat

i just have to add my 2 cents worth - thank God that we have such wonderful nurses and doctors. I just had major surgery 3 weeks ago. I had "aorto bi-femoral bypass". i had blockage in my iliac arteries on both sides, the vascular surgeons cut me down the middle from breast bone to pubic bone, then 2 more incisions one on either side of that big one to join the graft below the iliac arteries with the top end joined to the aorta where it comes out of the diaphram. i had the best nurses, orderlies, male nurses etc etc in the world, thank God for all of you and all of them.

Your hats are way cool. I imagine everyone has loads of fun with your hats. :thumbup:

I love your hats! And what a great bonus for have a lot of scraps! Sounds like you are a person that brightens the room when you walk in!

TFS!

Susan

That is a beautifl quilt the two of you are holding in your avatar!!

were di we get the pattern for the hats

those hats are the neatest. I am a retired RN after 37 yrs of nursing. Always worked as a med-surg nurse. Marge

I created the pattern. I could send you a copy if you are interested. PM me.

i did log on and do a search for the chemo hats.....i too am an RN and have found that a great deal of women are choosing nice head coverings instead of wigs......here is a site i liked;
http://www.fmfcorp.com/familyspot/haircover.html

http://www.freeneedle.com/directory.php?directory=23

Hope you find the above helpful. God Bless you.

Sara, you should set up as a small home business and sell the hats and the pattern on etsy or ebay...you have a special talent and flair...how about chemo hats :wink:

Those hats are great, I make ones for my son who is in eye surgery, he has asked me about doing some for the women at his office, but I had no idea what to do for them. Would I be able to get a copy of your pattern too? I'd be glad to pay you for it. I'll PM you also. Thanks.

Those are so cute. My DD works in surgery and you are so right, the only thing that sets them apart is their hats and socks. She has a pattern for hats so I can start making them. She has hats for every holiday. Love it.

great story and great way to collect FQs!

Ya, Ruth, like I don't have another thing to do. . . I make them for friends just to be nice and get such a nice reward with the scraps. Yes, I'll share the pattern if you PM me.