DIY Onesie Part 3: Cupcake Cuties

Now for my last and finale DIY onesie... a Twinklecraft original....can you tell these dots should be drum rolls?... Mini cupcakes!
 
   I am working out many little characters in a peeking collection. In fact, my very first one was for a onesie. Eventually I hope to learn enough about graphics so that I can sell them and give a few away. This was a good upstart to that process with a few girlie cupcakes. They look especially cute on the small 0-3 months size, don't they?


Transferring Image


You can download the images here.

  After you print the image out, I recommend going over the image again in a black marker like a Sharpie.  In a very well lit space, fold the onesie vertically and then horizontally to where you would like the top of the cupcakes to begin.  Unfold and dot this spot with a water soluble or air soluble pen. This will be the top of the middle cupcake.

   Next, cut out the picture and tuck it under front of the onesie on a very flat sturdy service.  Pin in place and trace out images.

Stitches

As you can see, I used a light and dark pink with a minty green, orange, light blue and a brighter blue, and a medium lavender shade with a butter cream yellow. Of course all faces were done in black. To make the wrappers, I used a stem stitch. A back stitch was used for the icing and little French knots were the sprinkles. For most of the faces, I used the back stitch in v shapes but used a daisy stitch for the circles. If you are afraid you'll make a teardrop instead of a circle, just go very slowly when pulling the thread and then stitch it down when you are happy with your circle. An extra straight stitch was used for the eye.

If this image is popular, I'll be sure to add other designs to my blog in the future with instructions all for free, so feel free to follow me!
Missed the first two? Click ruffle butt or easy applique

DIY Onesies Part 2: Easy Applique

For Round 2, I used a small section of printed material I got at a second hand store. The original use for this material was to fuse it to sweatshirts and add a lot of ugly fabric paint essentially losing a pretty paint by numbers vintage look the roses had. Tragic. Luckily fabric paints are so early 90's and vintage reins supreme!

 

     To make a similar onesie, you'll need some double sided webbing I referred to in my letter banner post. I just ironed the webbing to the backside of the fabric, cut out the image, pealed off the paper side of the webbing and ironed it all onto the onesie. Then I used the buttonhole stitch around the outside. I did not use an embroidery hoop though to keep the applique from potentially coming loose. You will just have to watch how tightly you pull your floss as you go. The result makes it pop nicely, if you ask me.


Last Onesie?  Cute embroidery designed by yours truly!

DIY Onesies Part 1: Ruffle Butt

 
     Being in my thirties has led to one certainty among my friends which is they have seriously begun to reproduce! With so many announcements on Facebook, I thought 2011 was the year of the baby. Now it looks like 2012 is vying for the spot. Last week I went to a double baby shower and there is another this week!  With so much talk about babies, I am beginning to feel pregnant! I kid.

     It wasn't until I had my very own little pea that I realized how magical babies are, so I can't help but work on handmade presents for said friends. Recently I have been doing a lot of embroidery, but I was getting restless knowing I needed to be sparked by a new goal only I wasn't feeling it until I came upon some ideas for DIY onesies. I had a pack of plain nice ones I bought unopened at a Goodwill some time ago thinking I could use them for future babies. This was my kindle for a bonfire of craft, people! Just googling "DIY Onesies" and clicking images set my thoughts racing about my abilities, cute factor and all around realistic chance of finishing some before this Saturday.  Now I will share these projects, views, links and pics to help inspire you.

Our first project fanning the flames? Ruffle Butts.

I found some tutorials that expected you to start your ruffles with a lot of scraps and extra sewing. I am too lazy for that, so upon further searching I came across this site. It's completely easy to understand and uses ribbon, knocking out a lot of extra time and work. The site is called www.skiptomylou.org and is what my blog wants to be when it grows up. So check it out!

    I do have a few things to say about the ribbon end of this. Organza is fine. Organza with glitter (I couldn't help myself!) is a bad idea. Also, I tried out ribbon with wire. I just cut out the needed length and carefully pulled out the wire from both ends. This does not work with all wired ribbon since some are too delicate I found. It just saved me a second trip to the sewing store.

 Next up?  Super simple applique!