There’s plenty of “baby sewing” in the works around here, but I’m waiting on most of it until we find out if we’re having a boy or a girl. But after Jill posted her Peekaboo Bonnets last week, I was struck with a feverish need to sew a baby bonnet. It was pretty powerful, seriously. I immediately printed out the pattern and began looking through my stash for fabric. Jill’s versions were absolutely perfect in my opinion – I think her large vintage-y floral prints really suit the bonnet well, and I love how she used piping on both sides.
This print is Rose Bouquet from Joel Dewberry’s Heirloom collection, and I used a linen/cotton blend (Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in Natural) for the solid side.
The bonnet is fully reversible (two bonnets in one!), and I used packaged piping on both sides and made my own bias tape for the tie. The brim is interfaced to make it more sturdy. I did the final stitching by hand (where the band and brim meet on the solid side) since I knew there was no chance I could stitch in the ditch by machine and keep it invisible on both sides.
The pattern – Made by Rae’s Peekaboo Bonnet – was wonderful and everything came together really easily. It comes in eight sizes, all the way up to child’s large (age 6-8), but I think Lila may have missed her window of ultimate cuteness for wearing a bonnet like this. And I really wanted to make a baby size anyway. As luck would have it, an adorable seven month old lives right next door – she’s grown quite a bit since her swaddler modeling days back in January, and has the sweetest little giggle you’ve ever heard! I hope she likes her new bonnet with its tasty little strings – she figured out how to untie them within seconds, so we’ll see how much wear this thing actually gets…
And one last photo, just to show off that gorgeous Liberty quilt she was sitting on!
Absolutely beautiful work. Precious photoshoot.
Stunning! I’m a huge linen fan, and put together with the lovely floral print and piping . . . perfection! And my goodness – that baby is so scrumptious!
I said once that Lila must be the best dressed kid in the neighborhood, but perhaps lucky neighbor runs a close second!
How funny, I just made a bonnet for a newborn last night. Haven’t posted about it yet but will soon. This version is adorable. Seriously I want to make ahundred more. They are so satisfying.
funny! i know, me too – there’s no way i’m stopping at one of these, they’re definitely addictive!
That bonnet is so cute it’s practically making me ovulate at this moment. (and that quilt! Damn.)
hehe. seriously, these bonnets have powers of their own!
Haha, me too!!!! I love it way too much. Gorg.
the bonnet is so adorable… reversible? even better. i remember my mother making one for my sister when she would only wear “little house on the prairie” dresses. i know this post is about your bonnet, but the quilt is killing me… liberty crosses??? did you make it??? it’s amazing!!!
thanks 🙂 – isn’t that quilt lovely? my neighbor’s friend (hi tess!) made it for the baby, she does amazing things with liberty!
So cute! I love the print and colours you picked for the bonnet. And I’m saving my Liberty scraps to make the same quilt for Milla… I bought my first ever quilting book because it had that design on the cover.
Hello.
This is a very long shot because a few years have passed since this posting, but I would like to know if you remember this quilt pattern? You mention a book you bought with the quilt on the cover. I would love to find this pattern to make one now… In 2019:-)
Can you help me?
Thanks,
Lynn De Grave
I can! The book is Modern Log Cabin Quilting by Susan Beal. 😊
Absolutely stunning bonnet! I have a little 4 month old who I’ve been thinking of making one for. I totally understand about the feverish need to make something. Happens to me a lot!
What an adorable baby! I absolutely love that bonnet. Your choice of fabrics is spot-on, as always. We must have the same taste. I feel the need to make a bonnet now. Too bad my baby is a boy. My daughter is really into Little House books, so it is good to know that the pattern has larger sizes too.
I love the little bonnet! The fabrics and piping go together beautifully. Yesterday in the car I suddenly burst out with “I need to make abonnet!!!”. Maybe I should take a pregnancy test. Ha.
Absolutely gorgeous! I so want to make one right NOW!
oh dear. That is ridiculously cute! What a perfect baby hat for the summer.
Heart melt!
Pretty bonnet, pretty baby! That fabric is perfect.
thanks for the inspiration, jill!
it’s final, gail. i MUST make this bonnet for my little Iris. the yumminess is just too much!
what a cute bonnet and lovely colours. Nice that it is reversible.
SO CUTE!!! Thanks for posting these pics — love it!!
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Very cute bonnet! And btw, you have probably actually one of the cutest blogs I’ve ever seen! 🙂 Keep it up!
Absolutely gorgeous! Does the pattern show you how to make the bonnet reversible or is that something you have to know how to do on your own?
thank you! yes, the reversible directions are part of the pattern (i’m horrible at figuring that stuff out on my own!)
le sigh. The baby bonnet project is definitely one of those that got away. Wish I had been sewing then! It’s just not the same making some baby projects as gifts as it would be sewing for your own…
LOVE the bonnet! Too bad my youngest is a boy… somehow I don’t think it would be allowed. Yours turned out beautifully.
gail, this bonnet is sublime. i am so in love with both the linen side and the floral. i just moved to california’s bay area and i’m so disorganized, i haven’t sewn anything in a week. the quilt is my favorite pattern, it’s from a book titled, Modern Log Cabin Quilting by Susan Beal, who lives in Portland!
thanks, tess! your quilt stole the show during this photo shoot, it’s so beautiful! 🙂
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I’ve been looking at making this bonnet for my niece but wasn’t sure what size, do you remember what size you made this one in?
I’m pretty sure this one is the 3-6 month size…but if you can get your niece’s head measurement you’ll be sure you’re making the right size!