If you want bigger crown, just make the circle bigger. Ok, here's how you make it: First, choose a stiff fabric for the brim and iron on vlisofix. Cut out 2 pieces (with seamallowance). Cut out 1 crown (adding seam-allowance). Take the brim-pieces, lay them RST (right side together, and sew along outer brimline. Trim seam, turn, fold in opening seamallowance and stitch close. (I recommend using a ladder-stitch.) Iron flat and topstitch along outer brim line. Take crown-piece, fold and pin seamallowance to wrong side and stitch in place. Gather the crown and check on you doll's head for best fit (the brim should go infront of the ears), pin to brim and stitch in place. Take a nice piece of ribbon and stitch that over the brim/crown seamline to cover it. I used the same ribbon to tie the bonnet under the chin. Voila! Your done! Hopefully I've made some sense, and if you have any questions, just ask!
Thank you very much! I've been longing for you to put this up I'm going to try it out as soon as possible ^__^
OMG!!!! This is such a great post and swesome bonnet pattern. I have seen several patterns for bonnets and I have often thought to myself that they must be in different languages because I could not understand them. But this one is soooo simple. I must try asap. Thank you HG
this is jut perfect I am a civil war reenactor and want to dress up my girl to go with me when i get her. thank you so much for this.