Skirted Onesie
| February 17, 2011 | Posted by Jessie under Gifts, Sewing Projects |
We don’t have any kids for me to sew for yet, but I am having a lot of fun making cute little baby things for friends. This week I made this little IU onesie for a teacher at my school whose husband works for the Indiana University football team.
I made the IU on the front first. I traced an I and U on part of my fabric (which was a soft, cuddly flannel) with a piece of chalk so it would wash off. Then I cut it out and pinned it to the front of the onesie and sewed it in place. You could also use a zig zag stitch here for a little added interest. To keep it simple, don’t worry about hemming the edges of the letters-the ragged edge makes it cuter.
Next, make the skirt. I cut three football boxes tall (which was probably about 4-5 inches tall) and then turned down the top and and bottom a little and hemmed all sides. Then I folded my pleats (just as I did for the stool seat) and pinned them. Before I sewed the skirt on, I used a very professional way of filling out the onesie to measure where to pin since I don’t have a model-a football. Mike held the football while I put the skirt on and pinned the skirt around.
How cute is that? I pinned the skirt upside down so after you sew it on the seams will be hidden underneath. You could also just topstitch on the skirt as is and leave a little ruffle on the top too.
Sew all the way around and then fold down and iron flat. Enjoy the finished product!
Total cost for this adorable onesie: $2.75! $2 for the onesie and I only spent $.75 on the football fabric because it was on sale. Can’t beat it!
Update: This project was featured at UCreate Crafts!
That is an adorable idea. I have seen lots of onesie dresses, but none with a pleated skirt. I am sure your friend will love it.
Thanks, Rachel! We are having a shower after school today and I can’t wait to give it to her.
That is just too adorable! Makes me really want a little girl
Oh, and I got my nursing degree from IU. Go IU!
Yay! I’m an IU alum too-Go Hoosiers!
how much fabric did you use to make the skirt and what size was it (the onesie)? This is a really cute idea! Thanks so much for posting it!!!
I bought 1/4 yard of fabric which covered the onesie and the IU and I still had a little leftover. The onesie was a 3-6 month so it will be her size for football season:)
thanks so much! i bought fabric and am making a st patty’s day version of this!!
That is so adorable. Thank you for sharing. It would be great if you stopped by Monday and posted your tutorial on More The Merrier Monday’s Link Party. http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
I will definitely do that! Thanks!
I saw this on Ucreate and my first reaction was, “Yay, IU! I’m totally making this one day!” {I’m an IU alum.} This is absolutely adorable! I bet the teacher loved it!
You must be a really awesome person if you are an IU alum:) Thanks for checking it out!
Hi! I saw this tutorial on the UCreate blog and about dropped over when it said IU. Where are you located? I’m in Bloomington and I think this is the first blog I have ran across that had Bloomington content in it. I really like the onesie idea! Very clever.
Hi Shannon! I live in Greenwood, IN. I am an IU alum and am actually going down to Bloomington next weekend with some of my college girlfriends because we miss that town! Thanks for checking out my blog!
Then you aren’t far from me at all! I live up by Oliver Winery.
I about fell out of my chair. I’m an IU alumn and this is absolutely adorable. Way to go!
Thanks, Lindsay!
This is so cute; I hope my sister is having a girl just so I can make this!!
Love this! We have friends expecting their first little girl so I am anxious to try this. Our oldest daughter is a doctoral student at IU!! I love your blog…I could pin the whole thing!! You are doing so many updates to your home that I want to do! Thanks for sharing!