Storybook Woods

A sweet baby bonnet

This little embroidered wool bonnet is lined with cotton and totally reversible. This pattern contains step-by-step
instructions, embroidery tutorial, and pattern templates for making a bonnet in four sizes.

Finished Sizes (to Fit Head Circumferences): Extra Small: 16" (40.5cm), Small: 17" (43cm), Medium: 18" (45.5cm),
Large: 19" (48cm)

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The written instructions, photographs, templates, and illustrations are intended for personal, non-commercial use.
Give finished bonnets away all you can, but please do not sell items made from this pattern. Thanks!

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Hello! Thank you for purchasing my pattern!
This little bonnet is really simple. Even so, please review
the instructions to make sure you understand how things
will come together before you start. If you are not used
to sewing curves or topstitching carefully (both of which
feature heavily in this pattern) you might want to make
a practice bonnet out of cotton before cutting into and
embroidering your expensive wool. I did, and I was glad.
To make a Storybook Woods bonnet you will need:
For outside of bonnet: 3/8yd (34cm) of (any width)
lightweight woven wool or wool flannel
For lining: 3/8yd (34cm) 45" (114cm) -wide cotton
calico fabric
Two 12" (61cm) lengths of 3/8" (10mm) -wide
ribbon
4 colors of 6-strand cotton embroidery floss to
coordinate with your lining fabric: 1 Green and 3
Flower colors (1 Dark, 1 Medium, 1 Light)
Embroidery needle and 4" (10cm) hoop
Thread to match both outside fabric and lining
Chalk pencil or fabric marker
Dressmaker's ham, for pressing curves
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Got it all? Awesome! Let’s begin!
1.To start, first prepare your paper templates by cutting
out the size you will be making and taping the Front
Gusset and Back Gusset pieces together at the overlap.
2. Trace the Gusset and Bonnet Side template onto the
lining fabric and cut them out. Then trace the Gusset
and Bonnet Side templates onto the right side of the
wool: I trace each Bonnet Side separately, on a single
layer of fabric -- just remember to turn the paper
template over for the second Bonnet Side. Transfer the
small dots to the fabric. DO NOT cut out the Bonnet Side
pieces yet. Leaving the extra fabric around the Bonnet
Side pieces will make it easier to put these pieces in
your embroidery hoop. (You can go ahead and cut out
the Gusset piece if you would like.)
3. Embroider each Bonnet Side piece using the
instructions on page 4.
4. Cut out the Bonnet Side pieces.
5. With right sides together, pin the long edge of the
Gusset to the Bonnet Side, matching notches and making
sure that the A (and B) ends of the Gusset are matched
to the A (and B) ends of the Bonnet Side. Machine stitch
using 1/4" (6mm) seam, backstitching at both ends.
Repeat for the other Bonnet Side. Press the seams open
but do not clip.
6. Using thread matching the outside of the bonnet,
topstitch the seams: With the wrong side of bonnet
facing you, machine stitch on top of each seam
allowance very close to seam. Do not backstitch -- just
leave your thread ends hanging -- but do start and
finish very close to the raw edges. Repeat for the other
seam. This is how it will look from the wrong side:
This is how it will look from the right side:
7. Pin and stitch the pieces of the lining together as you
did for the outside of the bonnet. Clip the curved part
of the seams just to (but NOT through) the stitching.
Then press the seams open.
8. With the raw edges aligned and the wrong side of
the ribbon facing the right side of lining, baste the
ribbons to lower edges of the lining Sides at Mark C.
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9. With right sides together, pin bonnet and lining
together around outer edges, matching seams and being
careful not to catch loose end of ribbon in seam.
Machine stitch, using 1/4" (6mm) seam, leaving an
opening at back edge of the gusset so that you can turn
the bonnet. Be sure to backstitch at beginning and end
of seam. (In the photo, the open edge of the Gusset is
at upper right.)
10. Around cheeks of bonnet, clip the curves and trim
the seams to 1/8" (3mm). Turn bonnet right side out (this
can be tricky, since the opening is pretty small, but just
take your time and it will be fine). Push lining to inside
of bonnet and press seam around the outside edge flat.
Turn both raw edges in 1/4" (6mm) at Gusset opening
and pin. Change bobbin thread to match lining color.
Starting at the Gusset, with outside of bonnet facing
you, topstitch around entire outer edge of bonnet.
Here’s how to do the embroidery!
The embroidery on this bonnet is very simple. You will do
it freehand, using the 5 dots you transferred from the
Bonnet Side template for guidance. They correspond to
the red dots you see in the image below:
To complete the design, you will be using four stitches:
a) Fly stitch, b) Lazy Daisy stitch, c) Straight stitch, and
d) French Knot. Each stitch is done using 6 strands of
cotton embroidery floss, in colors that coordinate with
your lining fabric (see "To make a Storybook Woods
bonnet you will need" on page 2).
Fly Stitch
Using Green floss, bring the needle up at point 1 and go
down at 2. Bring the needle up at 3 and go down at 4,
bringing up tip at the same hole you made at 2. Carry
the thread under the needle, making a V.
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Using the Dark flower floss, to start bring needle out at
point 1, then, carrying thread under needle, insert needle
very close to point 1 and bring it out at 2. Pull thread
through, keeping petal flat, then take a small stitch over
the top of the petal to tack it down (3). Bring needle
out at the base of the next petal.
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Straight Stitch
Using the Medium flower floss, bring needle out at point
1 (between the base of the petals) and go down at
point 2 (just beyond the petal tops).
French Knot
Using the Light flower floss, bring needle out at point 1
(near the tip of the stamen). Holding the thread taut
with your left hand, wrap the thread around the needle
clockwise – twice for the knot at the base of the
flower, once for the knots at the tips of the stamens.
Insert the needle very close to point 1 and, holding the
thread tightly against the needle with your left thumb
and forefinger, pull the needle and thread through the
knot gently.
For a boy’s variation:
Instead of embroidering the flower in between the two
leaves, just center a few fly stitches in a brown color to
look like a little pine cone!
Storybook Woods A sweet baby bonnet

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Storybook Woods A sweet baby bonnet

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 Storybook Woods A sweet baby bonnet

© 2011 AliciaPaulson.com. All rights reserved.

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