Here are some of the things I like to try my hand at. Also wanted to see if these worked.
1) the first two are hand embroidery handkerchief baby bonnets, given to boy or girl at birth. At their marriages the daughter or future DIL can snip the stitches and use as part of wedding bouquet.
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35301sorry I missed seeing the requests earlier for the poem. It is printed a few comments down.
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by Leaha
07 Mar 2014
Thank you clintonmiss, i went out to the internet but didn't see this one. You more than made up for missing the request. I love this one. Thanks again
5431Lovely bonnet, Leaha.
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by Leaha
07 Mar 2014
Thank you, I need to make one and I've misplaced the necessary items as I've up ended the sewing space. When we move from here I'm going to have a sewing room, with an attached studio apartment for the other necessary rooms! lol
70755I should have thought to look on the internet I have found a site that gives poems for the little hat:
www.the-christening-corner.com/.../hankie-bonnet-poems.html
you just copy and paste this in your browser and you should be set to go. Hope this is of some help.
35301this is lovely. can you please give the poem that goes with it. thank you. truly a treasured gift for baby.
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by Leaha
06 Mar 2014
I would gladly post the poem, but I do not have one. I think one of the cuties, clintonmiss22 is suppose to post one here. Check in a lower post. Thanks for looking.
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119791My daughter wore one, that my sister made for her, home from the hospital - 40 years ago! And yes, she snipped the stitched and carried it in her wedding Bible years later. Do you have the poem that goes with this gift?
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by clintonmiss22
03 Mar 2014
I'll send the poem to you, or print it here, if you need it.
You found such a pretty hankie. They are sometimes hard to find!
by Leaha
03 Mar 2014
Thank you, I do not have a poem for this and will need one soon. I would be delighted if you would send or print it here.
As for the hankie, I made this also, added the lace and ribbon ties.
by clintonmiss22
07 Mar 2014
Wendymay60 and Leaha, I'm sure there are several versions of this little poem, but this is the one I always use. I saved my daughter's in her baby book, or I probably never would have found it on her wedding day!!
MAGIC LITTLE HANKIE
I’m just a little hankie
As square as square can be
But with a few small stitches
They’ve made a bonnet out of me.
I’ll be worn from the hospital
Or on the christening day
And after that be folded
And carefully tucked away.
When on that future wedding day
So we’ve all been told
The well dressed bride must
Wear something old.
What could be more fitting
Than to find little me
With a few small stitches snipped
A wedding hankie I’ll be.
And if perchance it is a boy
Someday he’ll surely wed
And to his bride he can present the hankie
Once worn on his head.
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360637a treasure heirloom to be, well done! hugs Loralye **
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by Leaha
03 Mar 2014
I love that idea and hope they will be cherished and used one day. I fit them to a dolls head, as I haven't any idea if they even fit. Depending on the size of the hanky they can be pretty small. Thanks, Miss Loralye.
299559Precious moments will be created with this piece. Best wishes.
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by Leaha
03 Mar 2014
Hope so, everyone is still under the age of ten, so have a ways to go yet. Thank you.
17369021543Lovely idea!
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by Leaha
03 Mar 2014
Thanks, they are fun and so delicate...just wonder if they fit a real babies head as they are suppose to wear them home from the hospital. lol
140717What a beautiful tradition and so simple. Well done, love Chris
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