A bow tie for my father.

I made this bow tie for my dad for Father's Day.

My sister and I were recently looking through some old photos and came across these pictures of my dad and aunt. Don't they look adorable?

Inspired by the photo of my father, I decided that I needed to make him a bow tie for Father's Day even though he isn't a tie sort of dad. I used Burda Style's David Pattern and attached Velcro to the back so he wouldn't have to tie it.

Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures before tying the bow and tying it was a bit of a fiasco so you only get to see what it looks like tied.

I also made another stitched paper bag as wrapping. Here is the full bag:

And here is a detail shot of the stitching:

The stitching isn't very straight, but it still looks good. I think the slightly uneven stitching gives these bags more charm. If you want to make your own stitched paper bags, I have a tutorial you can follow.

Happy Father's Day!