Sometimes my baby daughter gets mistaken for a boy. Even when she is wearing pink. But not when she's wearing a pink flower headband! Some friends suggested I put bows in her hair, but she doesn't have enough hair yet. I made this flower headband for my baby by sewing a satin ribbon into a tube and then putting a 1/2 inch width strip of elastic down the middle. I made the ribbon just larger than the desired finished diameter of her head - 16". I then drew up the elastic to about 10" so that the headband would be stretchy. I sewed the elastic into the ends of the scrunched up ribbon tube and sewed it all shut. Last, I used a few hand stitches to secure the flower over the seam in the ribbon. Perfect! I think it turned out pretty cute for my first try. I'd love to try this again with stretchy lace instead of ribbon. I'm not sure yet if it will be one of my perfect gifts for baby, but I've had a few other friends whose baby girls have been mistaken for boys. So maybe they will be getting a flower headband gift for their baby girls from me soon!
