Reversible Baby Bonnet • 4 sides - 2 Fabric A (right side and wrong side) & 2

Fabric B (right side and wrong side)

• 1 strip for ruffle - 3"x 28"
• (not shown) 1 strip for strap/tie - 3" x 28" (for snap
closure), longer for tie/bow style

3. Place sides of Fabric A together, right side facing, and

sew along top edge leaving 3/8" seam
In an effort to make good on my 6-month-old promise
to give you the pattern for the Fleece Bonnet, I tried the
same pattern in cotton, finished the edges and made it
reversible! Unfortunately the pattern is now about 6-
months to small for Quinn. But look at all the fun we
had stuffing her giant head in there anyway to take a
picture! Quinn wants you to make one so her
annoyance is not in vain.

4. Iron seam open. Starting at the center, pin back to

sides all the way around. Sew around edge with 3/8" 
seam. Be sure to sew top seam opened flat.

1. Print out the pattern. You could get pretty close to

the right size by measuring from the top of baby's head,
down over ear to jawline and adding 3/4", then printing
pattern so your measurement is equal to the arrow-to-
arrow height of the Bonnet pattern. At 100% this 5. This is what it will look like turned right-side-out.
pattern would likely fit a 3-6 month old.

2. Cut the following pieces from your fabric.

• 1 back - Fabric A
• 1 back - Fabric B

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Sorry about the creepy doll head.
10. Pull the end of the thread you just sewed and begin
to gather ruffle. (If you are not lazy, you can trim off all
those ugly threads, or even trim with pinking shears)

6. Repeat steps 3-5 for Fabric B. Set both aside.

7. Fold ribbon strip in half the long way and iron. Sew 11. Wrap the ruffle around the top of your hat as shown
up the 2 short ends with 1/4" seam. below. You want the ruffle to end 3/4" above bottom of
hat (more then what's shown here, obviously) Adjust
the tightness of your ruffle for the correct length.

12. Pin the ruffle in place as shown. Pin from the back
through all layers.

8. Reverse right-side-out and iron flat.

13. Reverse Fabric B hood over Fabric A hood (with

ruffle, shown above),  align front edge and pin in place
on same side as existing pins.

9. Using a basting stitch (the longest straight stitch your

machine offers, likely a 5) sew along the open length of
the ribbon at 1/4" seam.

14. Sew through all layers with a straight stitch, 5/8"

from edge.

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15. Reverse hat.and set aside. 19. Work your way around the hat pinning all layers
until you reach the edge of your hood as shown below.

16. Fold neck tie in half the long way and iron.

20. Sew strap in place from hood edge to hood edge,

leaving remaining strap seams open.

17. Open, fold both long edges over 1/4" and iron
edges.

21. Cut a 3-4" piece of elastic. Shorter for a tighter

gather at the back of the neck.

18. Find the center of the strap and pin to the center of
the back of the hoods, encasing both layers of the hood
with both layers of the strap. Covering the bottom 1/2"
of the hood edge. Note: I pin horizontally like this
22. Slide the elastic into the opening of the strap.
because I am left-handed but it is fine to pin vertically as
well.

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 25. Open both ends of strap and fold over 1/4". Iron.

23. Push the elastic in until the edges are aligned with
the back seams of the hood. Push the elastic to the
bottom of the pocket and pin in place as show. There 26. Fold in corners as shown here. Iron. Fold back in half
will be a gather. along crease and re-iron.

27. Here is where you can add some customization. If

you are tying a bow, skip to step 28. If you would like to
do a snap but not have it show, add the snap between
the two layers of the strap.
24. Using a tight straight stich, do several forward and
backward stitches to secure elastic in place. I'm pointing
at the stitch in the second photo.
I wanted this classic Girl Scout tie look so I did my snap
through both layers, in which case, I could have added
the snap after step 28, making the final stitching much
easier.

28. Stitch the open seams of your strap closed. I used a

zig-zag and went around the entire strap again to secure
a few spots where I had missed sewing the strap to the
hat earlier but I think the hat would have looked a bit
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nicer with a straight stitch. Also, baby may find the zig-
zag scratchy.

And that's it! Your reversible bonnet is complete!