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Cutie Patootie

April 28, 2010 by girlinspired 22 Comments

When I saw Megan’s ruffle bumsie a little while back, I knew I had to pick up a package of white onesies and perfect my ruffling technique.  I used her tutorial and serged each side of three 1.5-inch strips of fabric leftover from the aprons.  On my sewing machine, I increased the stitch length and turned up the tension as far as it would go.  I sewed straight up the center of each strip and it perfectly ruffled them.  Then I pinned each strip onto the bottom area of the onesie and sewed them into place.
I wanted to embellish the front of the onesie, so I cut out the letter “A” (for Addie) from coordinating fabric that was printed with the alphabet.  I used light weight Heat’n’Bond and ironed the letter onto the onesie using the package directions.  Added a few rolled fabric flowers and two leaves to the bottom.  Then I just used a regular stitch on the sewing machine and stitched around the edges of the “A” and the leaves, and over the top of the flowers.
The whole project took about 2 hours, while watching TV and chit-chatting.  I think Addie knew she was extra fancy in her onesie because she let me take a lot of pictures!  That or she was happy that I was letting her suck on an eye drop bottle.
A couple notes:
1.  On the next one, I may stretch the fabric on the bottom horizontally a bit while pinning the ruffles.  When I put the onesie on Addie, I had to be cautious to make sure that the stitches didn’t pop.
2.  I will add at least two more rows of ruffles below the placement of these three on the next onesie.  I love this one, but when she was crawling around, I thought it would be cute to have ruffles actually cover more of her bumsie.
3.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE how the letter applique turned out.  Now I want to order more of this fabric so that I can use it up and still have it.

Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: clothing makeover, fabric, flowers, kids, ruffles

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Comments

  1. malia says

    April 28, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    ok this little one is adorable! and so is your project. (-: thanks for sharing.

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  2. Camille says

    April 28, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    Very cute fabric! I have been needing to do this for a while, and I think yours was just the perfect inspiration I needed!

    Camille
    @allaboutmommies.blogspot.com

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  3. Katie says

    April 28, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    This is adorable and gave me a great idea! I bought some $1 tees for my cousin and I am going to put a G for Gracie on it!

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  4. Melissa says

    April 28, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    She looks so sweet in it. You did a great job!

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  5. Embellished Bayou says

    April 29, 2010 at 1:25 am

    So, so cute! I love making these, they are addictive! The letter & roses on the front are great.

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  6. Lori says

    April 29, 2010 at 1:45 am

    Way to cute for me! I’m loving this!

    Thanks for joining Get Your Craft on Thursday. Please join me next week for another great party!

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  7. Carolyn @ My Backyard Eden says

    April 29, 2010 at 2:54 am

    Could that be any cuter! Ruffles on an adorable baby! Great job on the

    Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours Day!

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  8. Randi says

    April 29, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    That’s really sweet. Love the ruffles!

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  9. The Exchange says

    April 29, 2010 at 11:27 am

    Oh so beautiful! You did a terrific job! Wow~

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  10. TOTEally Posh! says

    April 29, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    SO pretty!

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  11. Stephanie Lynn says

    May 2, 2010 at 7:53 am

    This is simply adorable! I loev the fabric and the ruffles are so precious! Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party! I greatly appreciate it! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  12. Stephanie Lynn says

    May 2, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Hi Stef! Just wanted to let you know I’ll be featuring your onesie today! Stop by and grab a featured button if you like! Thanks so much for linking up to the Sunday Showcase. ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  13. Liz says

    May 2, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    So cute! er Sew cute? 🙂

    Either way very sweet!

    ~Liz

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  14. Janeen Jordan says

    May 3, 2010 at 4:49 am

    So adorable! I can’t wait to try this!!

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  15. Kara@ Creations by Kara says

    May 3, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    This is adorable! Love how you used the applique and the rosettes!

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  16. trish says

    May 5, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    Oh my goodness, this is simply the sweetest thing I have seen for a baby. :o) If my daughter was still young (she is 17 now) I would love to create this for her!
    Sincerely ~ Tricia

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  17. Londen @ Sixty-Fifth Avenue says

    May 6, 2010 at 1:21 am

    Your little one is so cute! and Im loving her onsie you spiffed up for her!! There is nothing better than a ruffle butt on a baby.

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  18. Angela, A Mama with 2 Cents Worth to Share says

    May 7, 2010 at 3:58 am

    Found you from New Friend Friday. Love the ruffles, if only my princess was little again I could do this for her…and my hubby won’t let my son be caught in this so I guess I am stuck.
    All the best,
    Angela
    amamas2centsworth.blogspot.com
    P.S. stop by and check out my giveaways!

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  19. Sharon says

    May 7, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    so so so sweet!

    Reply
  20. Melissa says

    May 23, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    I hope you don’t mind but I awarded you the Versatile Blogger Award.

    http://thosenorthernskies.blogspot.com/2010/05/versatile-blogger-award.html

    Reply
  21. Tere says

    June 4, 2010 at 11:37 am

    Adorable little girl and I love your creations! I am coming from New Friend Friday and I am your newest follower!

    terelauritsen.blogspot.com

    Reply
  22. Andrea Brewster says

    March 20, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Thanks for sharing. I was looking for the perfect onesie project for my new granddaughter. Yours was it.

    Reply

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