October 21, 2013

DIY Cardigan Onesie

For me, it has been baby shower season! I've been whipping up many baby gifts lately - including my famous five minute burp clothes which I shared last week.

All of the babies receiving these gifts so far have been boys. It's easy to find adorable clothing for baby girls, but sometimes not so much for little boys. After trip to Goodwill, blog hopping and brainstorming, I came up with the idea to make a cardigan onesie!


What You'll Need:
Onesie
Coordinating bias tape
Coordinating thread
Ruler
Marker
Sewing supplies (sewing machine, scissors, etc.)



Step One. Lay your ruler underneath both armpits and make a point in the center. From that center point to the lines of the V on the shoulder, make a line. Then, draw a line from the center point to the bottom of the onesie using the ruler. 


Step Two. Cut out your v and down to the bottom.

Step Three. Line the v with your bias tape, pin and sew. Line the right side of the onesie to the bottom with bias tape. You do not have to line the left side with bias tape because it'll overlap where the v meets. 

Step Four. Sew the bias tape onto the onesie. In some places like near the bottom buttons, I had to hand sew the bias on because my sewing machine just wasn't having it. Be sure to tuck the left side with the raw edge under the right side bias tape to sew it up. 

You can add buttons with a hot glue gun or a bow tie at the top to embellish if you wish. Here are two other great cardigan onesie tutorials that better explain how to embellish your cardigan onesie:

Adorable, right?! It's pretty easy too. 

Happy sewing!
Miranda

P.S. I purchased the onesie for this project from Goodwill for $2!






11 comments:

  1. I'm having a boy in Feb, and the main "boy" craft I see is sewing a tie into a onesie- this onesie cardigan is a nice change!

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    1. Thank you! I was tired of the bow tie on a onesie thing too. That's what definitely inspired this!

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  2. This is such a cute onesie. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  3. Isn't that the neatest idea! I've never seen anything like it before! Thanks for the idea! -Rhonda @ ithinkicancan.blogspot.com

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  4. Did you add some sort of fastener to keep the cardigan closed, or will it remain open? It's a cute idea!

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  5. I love babies in old people clothes, hurray for cardigans on newborns! Thanks for sharing at the Pinworthy Project Party!

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  6. So cute, I featured this today over at the Inspiration Monday party.
    ~Jamie

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  7. Too cute! Thanx for sharing at THT.

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  8. Ooh I love that you found a onesie with a contrasting collar! Looks great!
    Thanks for the link!

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