Let me finally put something on a onesie other than an applique! How about an adorable ruffle?
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| Cut a long strip of fabric, about 4 inches wide |
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| Fold it in half, right sides together to make a tube. |
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| And sew one end closed. |
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| Poke a long skinny object (I always use this paintbrush) into the sewn end and start pushing through to turn the tube inside out. |
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| All turned out! |
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| Iron it flat, making sure that the seam is on on one side. |
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| To ruffle it, adjust the tension to the highest setting and make your stitch length the longest it can go. Pull the threads out several inches long and sew a seam along the edge with about a 1/4 inch seam allowance. |
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| It will ruffle a little bit. To help it ruffle a little more, sew another seam right next to it. |
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| Take the bobbin threads and pull, gathering the fabric much more tightly. This is probably the hardest step. |
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| This is what it should look like. |
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| Fuse some fabric onto your onesie in this approximate shape. Basically an oval without the top. |
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| Pin your ruffle on, like so. Start with your finished end. Then baste around your ruffle. |
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| Cut off the excess and save it…you can make a cute little headband! |
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| Fold over your raw edge twice and hem it up. |
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| Sew another seam around the ruffle to secure everything. And sew a little line across that top edge of your fused fabric. |
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| Add a few buttons and you’re done! |
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| Don’t forget to pair it with a cute skirt! |
Better Life Bags says
November 3, 2010 at 12:24 pmOH MY GOSH – I LOVE THIS!!!! I'm obsessed with that color combination anyway… and that SKIRT!!!!! ahhhhhh 🙂 You are incredible!
Better Life Bags says
November 3, 2010 at 12:35 pmps- PLEASE tell me you'll do a tutorial on how to make that skirt, too?? (or at least email me your secrets) 😉
**Amy** says
November 4, 2010 at 2:04 amOh that is too cute! Love the skirt too.
Allison says
November 4, 2010 at 5:50 amYes- please do a tutorial on the skirt too! So cute!!
VickiT says
November 5, 2010 at 12:50 amSuper cute! Thanks for a great tute.
Anonymous says
November 6, 2010 at 2:22 amI would love a tutorial on how to do the skirt! That onesie paired with that skirt it the cutest! I makes the whole outfit flow!
BB creations says
December 21, 2011 at 6:33 pmOkay I just fell in love with this !!!!! Amazing! So what about the skirt?????
Heidi @ Honeybear Lane says
December 30, 2011 at 6:19 amMaybe someday I will post a tutorial about the skirt but it took quite a bit of figuring out so I’m not quite at tutorial point yet. 🙂