Sewing Progress

I actually got some velvet cut out for a beret I'll be sewing up A.S.A.P. (This weekend, maybe.) So, without much further ado, here are some photos!

The original size of the velvet. It wasn't much larger than the final circle.

Preparing to draw a circle.

Ditto. By the way, my mom helped me a whole bunch!

How the rope stayed in the middle.

After cutting it out.

Figuring out the directions. And the realization of, "Oh dear, I need
to cut out a band."

The finished circle. You can see some scraps in the corner.
There weren't very many and they weren't very big.