Ruffle Bum Onesie Tutorial
my husband's mother has three sisters and between the four of them they've had a total of 17 boys!! this tradition continued on into the next generation with the birth of my son.
but at last {!sound the trumpets!}, a baby girl!
this is the beautiful misty and her mama...she's my sister-in-law...and always wins at anything she's challenged to...it really peeves the boys ;) it's only appropriate that she has the FIRST girl! so for her baby shower i made a onesie banner...with RUFFLES!
supplies: iron on fabric adhesive, various fabric, 2 pack of plain onesies, x-acto knife, scissors, disappearing ink pen, iron
first, peel off appropriate side of adhesive and iron on to fabric
lay out onesies and mix and match fabric until you see an arrangement that you like.
cut out letters...peel off paper behind ironed on adhesive...then align letter and iron on to onesie.
M a D e L i n E
i made acronyms for her name... you don't have to do this as it will take much longer. but they're fun so why not! use disappearing ink fabric pen to write onto left over fabric with adhesive ironed on to it. do the same as you would with the larger letters. use an x-acto and scissors to cut around word...i used mostly scissors for the curvy areas and an x-acto for the letters with holes in the middle (a, e, b, d, o) remove backing, iron onto onesie.
cut 3 inch strips of fabric for ruffles
fold in half, press.
sew ruffles..the highest tension didn't ruffle these (does anyone know why?? still have so much to learn!) so i just did long stitches with the machine then pulled on one thread to gather the ruffles
fold raw edge of corner inwards and sew.
use disappearing ink to mark where ruffles are to be sewn.
see the scraggly fabric threads....pull on them and take them off. keep doing that until the edge is evenly fuzzy.
then POW! they're ready to be hung!
miracle
awesome
dynamite
exuberant
loved
itsy bitsy
nifty
enchanting
Jen, this is so cute! I love it!! And what a great blog, I'm gonna keep checking for new posts. Would love to see what else you're doing and pics if NYC (I miss it there:( ).
ReplyDeleteAlso, for the ruffles try elastic thread. It's really easy to use. I use it on everything! :)
-ChristyAsato
hey christy!! you're my first comment teehee.. so glad you like the blog :D more posts coming soon! great idea about the elastic thread, do i wind the elastic on the bobbin also?? what else do you use the thread for? never used it, will definitely give that a try next time. thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! Do I get a prize?! :P Haha. Anyways, yeah you just hand-wind it on the bobbin really tight (there might be instructions on the packaging). You just gotta play with the tensions to find what works best for what you're doing. I use it to make decorative ruffles/flowers or for gathers. It just makes it so much faster and easier :)
ReplyDeleteBtw, loving the curtains!!
-Christy