Got a baby shower coming up? How about whipping up a couple of onesie dresses. They take less than half an hour each and they are as cheap as you can buy a onesie. The skirt is scrap from other projects and the ribbon is from my I'm-really-going-to-use-it-someday ribbon collection.
(Ok, so the photography on this one is horrible. Sorry. It's February and the light was just horrible that day.)
I started with an inexpensive 6-9 month sized onesie. This one is pink and white stripes but the horrible photos mean you can't really see the stripes. It really is a cute little outfit, I promise.
I laid the onesie down flat and measured across the center. It's about 18 inches around.
This measurement lets me figure how much fabric to cut for the skirt. I decided to do a 1.5 times gather so I cut a piece of fabric 30"x8". The fabric has a lot of body on it's own, so it looked ok. Next time I'm going to do a full double gather at least (that would have meant cutting 37"x8" for the skirt.) The fuller fabric would look really cute.
I sewed up the side seam with a fake overlock stitch. I don't have a serger or I would have used that. This seam is going to show and get a lot of wear so make sure it looks nice and won't fray. I'll be doing a French seam on the next one of these I sew.
Do a narrow, folded hem (again, looks nice. won't fray.) I also sewed a coordinating ribbon about an inch from the hem. It really added a lot.
Gather and sew with a stretch stitch to the onsie. You can see my seam here. This doesn't have to be quite as pretty but do make sure you are using a stitch that will move with the baby and stretch to go over her head.
Press the skirt and wrap it up for baby. These are also cute with a little applique on the front of the bodice. You could do a heart or a crown. Try a simple iron on design or a ribbon rose.
These little dresses are great summer wear for babies. They can go out in a lightweight onesie but still be dressed up and cute. If you've got a good pattern for them, you could make a pair of fabric booties to match as well. Babies always have the cutest outfits. Lucky babies. I haven't gotten to wear a onesie since I was 19. (If you remember we called them "body suits" and they were cool. I also had the body to get away with shirts that tight at the time. Lucky 19 year olds.)
that is a great gift for someone having a girl, but what if say your brother's wife is having a boy, what would you make for their baby boy?
ReplyDeleteCould you explain a little more how to gather the fabric. I don't sew but have access to a machine and have a cute onesie. Also, is this a knit fabric and what would I look for in a fabric store. Thank you!
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