Baby Girl in a Bonnet

Those eyes! 

melt my heart.

My sweet little Granddaughter is wearing one of my Class Samples "Fancy Snail Shirring Bonnet".

This is a 6 hour class that features the wonderful old fashioned technique "Snail Shirring", used to gather fabric.  This class also includes Machine Tucking, Lace Edging rolled and whipped to fabric, Lace inserted into fabric and lovely embroidery.

The kit is available to purchase in my web shop.

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Little Green Baby Bonnet

I'm behind on sharing things with you!!

This is a close up of the Bonnet that went with the Green Daygown I made for my "soon to be born" Granddaughter.  That was an earlier post.

Due date is November 21.

I made a double loop at the top of the Ribbon Ties and wrapped them together using ecru floss.  I like the way it turned out.

The neck of the Bonnet is finished with entredeux attached the old fashioned way.

The maline lace is simply exquisite!

I hope  your sewing pretty things!!

"Baby Emma" Smocked Bonnet

 Fancy Smocked Bonnet instructions comes in the pattern Emma's Smocked Baby Dresses.

It has a fold back brim that is pleated and smocked.

The bonnet back is tied with a ribbon which makes it adjustable.

This lace edging on this bonnet was attached using a machine Pinstitch (Pfaff Machine).  I used a fine thread (#80 Madeira) and a large machine needle, size 90.

Did you notice the little Bullion flower where the ribbon attaches to the bonnet?

Sweet on any Baby!

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Saga Class- Miss Buford's Bonnet

I am teaching this on Saturday for the Smocking Arts Guild of America National Convention.

This is my reproduction of Miss Buford's Bonnet.

Made from Linen and trimmed with Lilly of the Valley Maline Lace, it features Hand Hemstitching and French Embroidery.

The Bonnet buttons in the back.

This is the original  Bonnet given to me by a friend of Miss Bufords (thank you Mary and Miss Buford!!).

Miss Buford and her Bonnet are over 100 years old!

I will be happy to see some of you in this class!  

What joy to stitch this bonnet.

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Pink Ruffled Brim Smocked Bonnet

If you haven't been following the Bonnet posts, you can read about this model here.

Todays little Baby Bonnet is Smocked.

I call it my Ruffle Brim Smocked Bonnet.

A side view.

You can see that the bonnet is gathered up at the back and ties with a ribbon.  Classic Smocked Bonnet style.  This makes it somewhat adjustable, which is nice.

The lace edging was attached to the Bonnet Ruffled Brim using the machine Pin stitch.  Stitched on the Pfaff Sewing machine.

This ribbon tie was attached to the Bonnet by simply folding the ribbon under twice and embroidering a little flower on top of it.

I think it's more comfortable for Baby to tie the ribbon off to one side of the Bonnet.

Italian Organdy fabric was used to make it.  The fabric choice was perfect as the body of the Organdy really makes the ruffle pretty.  Italian Organdy is not as stiff of Swiss Organdy.  I love it.

The bonnet pattern is included with my OFB pattern "Baby's Smocked Layette"

And this is my Pink Saturday post along with How Sweet The Sound.

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