hanky baby bonnet

We are trying to raise money for our SAGA group

to continue our weecare program.

We will be selling baby bonnets at the Loveland craft fair

on November 6th, from 10 to 4.

Here is the baby bonnet I made for the show:

It is the traditional handkerchief to baby bonnet, or baby bonnet to handkerchief,

depending on how/when you start your tradition.

Here is one of the many poems you can find about hanky baby bonnet:

A tiny square of linen

And a dainty edge of lace,

Designed into a bonnet,

To frame your baby’s face.

After baby’s worn it

Fold and tuck away...

And it becomes a hanky

For your daughter’s Wedding Day.

Or if the baby is a boy,

On the day he marries

This can be the “something old”

His joyful bride will carry.

Cheesy but in a sweet way!

Anyway, I started with a square of fine linen,

from the heirloom store (Martha's heirlooms)

entredeux, French lace and ribbons.

I tried a few different stitches with a wing needle
to decorate the linen, I starched the fabric and used a water soluble
stabilizer.

Once I was happy with my stitches, I used it to sew at 1 inch from the edges.

I then attached entredeux and lace.

So here is the beautiful handkerchief,

please no nose blowing in this one!

To make the bonnet, I folded both edges toward the center,
and stitched close to the back edge to make a casing.
(the front is not stitched)
I used a narrow ribbon and tied it to make the back of the bonnet.
For the front, I used hand sewed the wider ribbon about 1 inch from the edge.


I had no baby to model this cute little bonnet,

so Miss C. is modeling it on her baby doll!



Happy sewing!