sew - Handkerchief Bonnet + Poem
Source of Recipe
from MichelleL, a crafttipsgalore newsletter reader
List of Ingredients
Handkerchief Heirloom Bonnet + Poem
what you need:
10 to 10 1/2 inch square of handkerchief linen,
...(or heirloom type fabric or a purchased hanky)
1 1/4 yards 1 inch wide flat lace
1 yard 1/4 inch satin ribbon
1 wing needle
basting thread
rotary cutter
mat
ruler
With rotary cutter, square up linen. Thread machine with fine
thread.
Place lace along outside edge 1/4 inch from edge.
Insert wing needle and touch the entredeux stitch. Stitch lace in
place along edge with entredeux stitch. Trim away fabric from
behind lace to stitching.
With wing needle and lightweight thread, use a decorative stitch
to sew the edge of the hanky 5/8 inch from hem.
To form bonnet, turn back 2 1/2 inches along one edge and press.
Attach ribbon 1 inch in front of this fold at center and 1 inch in
from both edges. Tack.
On opposite side, turn back 1 inch. Press and sew 5/8 inch basting
stitch from fold. Gather up and secure to form back of bonnet.
The poem to attach:
Handkerchief Heirloom Bonnet
I'm just a little hankie
As square as can be
But with a small stitch or two
A bonnet I will be.
I'll be worn from the hospital
Or on my christening day
And after that be folded
Then carefully put away.
When on that future wedding day
So we've always been told
The well-dressed bride must always
Wear something that is old.
So what could be more fitting
Then to find little me
And with a few fine stitches snipped
A wedding hankie be.
And if perchance it's a boy
Someday he'll surely wed
Then his bride can have the hankie
Once worn upon his head.
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