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Heirloom Bonnet and Poem
by Mary Wilkins
What You Need:
10-10 1/2" square of handkerchief linen or heirloom type fabric or a
purchased hanky.
1 1/4 yds. 1" wide flat lace.
1 yd. 1/4" satin ribbon
1 Wing needle
Basting thread, rotary cutter, mat and ruler.
Instructions:
1. With rotary cutter, square up linen. Thread machine with fine thread.
2. Place lace along outside edges 1/4" from edge.
3. 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.
4. With wing needle and lightweight thread, use a decorative stitch to
sew the edge of the hanky 5/8" from hem.
5. To form bonnet, turn back 2 1/2" along one edge and press. Attach
ribbon 1" in front of this fold at center and 1" in from both edges.
Tack.
6. On opposite side, turn back 1", press and sew basting stitch 5/8"
from fold. Gather up and secure to form back of bonnet.
TREASURE HANDKERCHIEF
BONNET POEM
(to put with 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.
About the author
Mary Wilkins, mother to 3 grown children and grandmother to 6.
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