Two of my best friends had baby girls in December and they both live back in the States, so I decided to get started a bit early on some Valentine’s gifts.
Aren’t they just the cutest? I love the way they turned out. I have done a couple rag quilts before and I just love the way they fray up.
I decided to share this tutorial with you so that you too can make an adorable onesie for a lovely little one in your life. This can be done on any sized shirt, I just decided a onesie would be best for the babies.
Here are the materials you will need:
Onesie (or any other shirt depending on the size)
Red fabric (I used flannel because it frays so nicely)
Heart stencil (or if you’re feeling frisky, you can free hand it)
Scissors and retractable scissors
Fabric marker
Fabric glue
Coordinating thread
First, cut out your stencil and lay it on the onesie to be sure it is the right size. I made mine about a half inch bigger than I really needed it because the ends would fray up and shrink.
Next, fold the stencil in half, lay it on the fold of the fabric and trace it using your fabric marker. Be sure the fabric is pre-washed so that it doesn’t bleed onto your new white onesie.
Cut your heart out of the fabric. Don’t worry too much about the edges being perfect because when it frays it will hide any imperfections.
I decided to glue the heart onto my onesie so that it didn’t move to much while I was sewing. REMEMBER not to glue all the way to the edges because that part is going to be cut to fray. Squirt a little bit of glue on the back of the heart and spread it around with your finger. You don’t need a lot because you are still going to sew it down on to the shirt.
Flip it over and center it on the onesie.
Next you sew it on. I started sewing about an inch in from the edge of the fabric. You will notice on this one I started at the point on the bottom and backstitched a few at the beginning and end, however, on the second one, I started in the “cleavage” of the heart and it was much easier. At the point(bottom), I just lowered my needle, and rotated. (I used black on this one to show you what it looks like…and yes I realize it is not perfect, but with coordinating thread, you wont see it much PLUS, the frays of the fabric from washing will cover most of it.
Now that you have it all on the onesie, all you need to do is clip the edge using your retractable scissors. I clipped in to about 1/4″ from the thread outline every 1/4″ or so. This is not an exact science, so the more you want it to fray, the closer together the snips should be. Now it is not completely necessary to use retractable scissors, but if I was going to be making more than one or two, I would definitely recommend using them. Your hand will be quite tired after a few.
**Be careful not to get the scissors caught on the onesie while you are cutting. You will end up with little holes under the heart edges. Not cute!
That’s it. You can see on the onesie on the bottom part of the picture, I used red thread so it is much less noticeable.
Put them in the washer without fabric softener for the first wash. Then dry as normal in the dryer. After one wash, this is what it looked like. I washed it one more time (using fabric softener the second time) and that was it. You can see the finished product after the second wash at the top of this tutorial.
Good luck making this cute little Valentine’s gift and let me know if you have any questions. Also, I appreciate any comments you have to give. Thanks!!
This post is part of Get Your Craft on Tuesday at Today’s Creative Blog.
Ahh! I love these! I miss having a baby little enough to wear onesies!
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Now they are super cute!!
Really cute! I wish I knew how to sew correctly, but I am thinking I could make something like this "no sew" and just have my 5 month old wear it for Valentine's pictures. :-) I am a new follower, please stop by my site sometime, I would love if you would follow back…
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Thanks for the inspiration!
Very cute! I need o get started on V-day clothes for my little miss. This is great inspiration!
I think my little guy needs this! you should join me for handmade 52! http://raisingoranges.blogspot.com/2012/01/handmade-52-2.html
Those are just too cute! Makes me wish my twins were still small enough to wear onesies. I am a new FB fan visiting from Delicate Construction. Vicky from Mess For Less
Thia is soo cute. I may have to try this for my grand baby!
-Kim :)
Adorable! Such a great idea for a shower gift!! Would love for you to link up @ Find Your Craft Friday over on my blog… Have a great weekend!
Emily @ BabyBerry
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Found you on Nap Time Crafters. Such a fantastic post! Would you please share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays? http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/01/fun-stuff-fridays-6.html
I agree! I definitely miss having a baby around. Luckily all my friends are having babies to give me my fix;) Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you!! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you!! I'm glad you stopped by! :)
Thank you for letting me know about it! Also, thanks for stopping by!;)
It would definitely be easy to do this "no sew"! Good thinking!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Thanks for stopping by! I feel you on wishing they were small enough. If I could, I would force my daughter in them:) LOL just too cute!!
Thanks for letting me know! I will definitely stop by! :) Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank's for letting me know about it!! :) I hope you have a great weekend as well!
Thank you!! And thank you for stopping by!!:)
Those are so adorable!
Katie, your fringed Valentine onesies are wonderful! Thank you for being a part of "A Little Birdie Told Me…" Tuesday at Rook No. 17. I'm featuring your post on tomorrow's party!
Cheers,
Jenn
Katie-I made one for my sweet little neice Molly! It is in the washer "fraying" as we speak! I am going to make some for my girls, but hopefully I get time to do a little something extra! Thanks for the idea :)
Very cute idea!! And so easy….I think even I can do this….lol!!
Domini- you have to send me pics!! I want to see it so bad!
For sure! It was really easy, but super cute!
Love these! They are adorable!! Thanks for linking it up for the Find Some Love Fest!!
These are adorable!! I'm going to have to make one for my little niece. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for linking up with us at the Find Some Love Fest!!
All The Love In The Universe
Digger
Such adorable and thoughtful onesies! We had so much fun with the Find Some Love Fest! So happy to connect with other amazing bloggers.
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Have a great day!
Jayme & Mendi @ Her Late Night Cravings
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SUPER CUTE! I love how you frayed the edges!!
I featured these at DIY Home Sweet Home today. They are simply adorable. Be sure to stop by and grab a button.
Thank you so much for featuring me!! This made my day!