I subscribe to the Prudent Baby website, as they offer a wealth of tutorials and creative ideas. The other day they posted a tutorial for a no-sew fabric flower headband. With my first daughter, I made a bunch of headbands with big, ostentatious flowers. I always got compliments on the cute headbands, but with baby girl #2, I seem to be over them. I still love the headband idea for babies, but think the flowers could be saved for 'occasion' wear. When Prudent Baby posted the subject tutorial, I figured I'd give it a try... I love the look, as it seems a little more 'casual.'
We've had several girls born into our group of friends in recent months. For the first baby, I decided to make a headband to match the collegiate onesies I had purchased, as both parents are huge fans of University of Florida. I did the center of the 'flower' using orange fabric, then attached the blue fabric as the outer rim. In order to keep the headband and flower versatile, I adhered the flower to a clip so they can use different accessories on the headband and so the little munchkin can wear the flower as a hair clip when she gets older.
For the second baby, I did a simple pink and white motif. I used a button for the center to jazz up the plain white flower. I finished the flower as stated above...adhering it to a flower clip. By doing this, you could also make a matching hair clip or hairband for an older sibling, or even a cute flower pin for mom!
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