After some more tweaking I finally found a headband design I was happy with. Taking foofanagle’s tutorial as a starting point I adjusted the shape slightly and this time used interfacing and topstitched. The result is the one in the middle:

I was a bit like Goldilocks… this one was too big, too stiff and just not right. So I made another that was slightly smaller with no interfacing and wasn’t too happy with my sewing (the top headband). Next was headband #3 (not pictured). Again, playing with the shape. This one was so wonky it didn’t even get elastic added. Finally I got it right on the 4th headband of the evening (it’s a good thing they don’t take long to put together). The bottom band is the one I wore today. It’s basically foofanagle’s narrow pattern but increased in length and I covered the elastic. And can I just say that I never want to see another Amy Butler Lotus print again?!? Between Daphne’s quilt and these headbands I’m SO over these prints. I wore the full moon dot headband out today and I’m not 100% sure I like the print. Is it too Minnie Mouse? I might make another with the morning glory print.