Monday, January 10, 2011

Iron-on Onesies

My sister-in-law is having a baby this month and as my gift to her, I wanted to do something crafty with onesies. I was going to use my Cricut to cut out some little animals but they were too detailed and I don't think it would have worked very well. So, I decided to iron-on some little ties (it's a boy).

1. I bought 5 pieces of fabric at 1/8 yard each. (Total cost was like $2.50 and I still have tons left over)
2. I printed out a Google image of a tie.
3. Iron fabric to a piece of Heat-n-bond
4. Trace tie image to paper backing.
5. Cut out the shape and iron to onesie.

I also decided to sew around the edges of the tie so that it won't fray or anything when you wash them. Because, ya know, newborn clothes get washed a lot. This was harder than I thought but it was totally worth it. Look how cute!
I'm excited t for Laura to see these and I'm even more excited to see the baby in these!

5 comments:

  1. Nice applique work. I agree, applique is SO hard. That argyle one is too cute!

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  2. Next time I have boy, I pay you, you make many happy onesies. ;) I love them! I would never have the ability to do the sewing around the ties.

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  3. Those are even cuter than I imagined! What a fun gift! Keep up the good work! What do you have in mind for decorated onesies for a girl? Can't wait to see!

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  4. man you do lots of stuff! cute onesies! Launi made some shirts for Ellen and Kaylin using some animals that she cut out with iron on transfer. Such a fun thing.

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  5. what a cute idea! The sewing around the edges makes it.

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