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lace onesie {part three}

lace onesie {part three}

lace onesie from the Path Less TraveledI’m so excited to share this with you today! Do you remember the lace onesies that I’ve shown you how to make {here and here}? And how I mentioned that we welcomed a sweet new niece into the family {my first niece!}? Lace Onesie on a darling babe!

I packaged up a few of the onesies that I had embellished as a welcome gift for Baby Brooke, and her mama was just tickled to be able to use them in Brooke’s newborn photos! We have a sweet, sweet friend who is quite a talented photographer, and she did an amazing job! Of course, Sarah had some gorgeous subjects to work with, and the result is a set of precious keepsake photos <3

If you’re in the Ohio area and would like to contact Sarah regarding a photo session, her website is Living Joy Photography, and here’s her Facebook fan page. She also made the darling head band Brooke is wearing {love it!!!} and has an Etsy shop where she sells others like it. Even if you’re not close enough to have her capture some memories for you, you can still enjoy some of her amazing talent!

 

 

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DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled
how-Tuesday: ruffle bottom onesies {is there anything sweeter than a tiny ruffled bum?!}

how-Tuesday: ruffle bottom onesies {is there anything sweeter than a tiny ruffled bum?!}

I have a new niece! The sweet little dumpling was born last week, and in anticipation I had been doing just a bit of sewing {of course} :) Sewing for my own babes is a joy, and making sweet little things for nephews and nieces is just as much fun!}.

She’s the first little girl in her family, and is destined to be outfitted with her fair share of pink and lace … so it was only fitting that I make her a ruffle bottomed onesie!

Would you like to make your own version? If so, follow along with me as I show how I made this one {note: I’m not a professional seamstress, and this is the “wing it as you go method” :)}

DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled

materials: 1 onesie, ruffled lace trim {mine was about 1 yard long, but you could use more or less for different looks}, sewing pins, thread {that matches your trim}, scissors and a sewing machine

DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 1: unsnap the bottom of the suit and pin the lace to the base of where you like the ruffling to start in the rear – I chose to begin pinning where the leg curve stopped. As you pin, turn the raw, beginning edge of the lace under so that there are no straggling threads. :) Don’t cut the trim yet!DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 2: begin sewing! starting at the end of the lace, sew almost to the other side of the onesie, stopping about an inch from the edge. Backstitch and raise your needle and presser foot.DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled step 3: fold the trim back the other way, layering it over the first line. Stagger the second row of trim a bit – this begins your “ruffle but”! Pin in place, and sew as the first line.DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled Continue in this manner, zigzagging the trim back and forth until you’ve achieved the fullness and look you have in mind …DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled…and when you come to the end of your last layer …
DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled …turn under the raw end as in the beginning …DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled …and sew to secure it, backstitching to lock it in place.DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less Traveled This is what it will look like from the inside – zigzags of stitching!

DIY ruffle bottom onesie tutorial from the Path Less TraveledOnce you’ve finished, be sure to clip any stray threads. Then enjoy the cuteness! 

Now that I’ve made these for baby Brooke, I think I need to make one or two for Olivia :) Because it sure would be a shame to miss out on seeing a darling pile of ruffles squirming across the floor as she learns to crawl!

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I’m sharing this at the Vintage Farmhouse, the Train To Crazy and She Sews <3

a DIY skirt for a bed with side rails

a DIY skirt for a bed with side rails

Here’s a project that I just finished {a DIY skirt for a bed with side rails}. It’s not shop related, but I thought you might like to see anyway. :) And, just because you might like to see how I did it, it’s a kind of tutorial, too!

This is our bed. So comfy, with some gorgeous bedding, too. But, since I had never gotten around to altering the bed skirt to fit the bed frame, all the stuff that we are storing under it (we live in an apartment with limited storage space) was visible to anyone who walked by the doorway. That was something I decided to finally fix!I already had the bedskirt that came with our bedding, and it was the typical bed-in-a-bag kind that is supposed to lie between your mattress and boxspring. Since we have a solid bottom bed we don’t have a boxspring, and the side rails of the bed are in the way and would get covered if I was going to just spread the skirt before putting the mattress down.

So … I cut the side panels off of the skirt.
That took a little bit of courage since it is from the Martha Stewart Trousseau line at Macy’s. If I messed up it wouldn’t be cheap to replace!
I took a pack of 2″ wide sew-on Velcro and cut it into 1″ wide strips, lots and lots of them.

I pinned the female sides about 8″ apart on the outside (the side that would be showing) of the bedskirt panels, and sewed them in place using my machine.

I then took my husband’s staple gun and crawled under the bed to staple the male sides of the Velcro to the inside of the side rails and panel at the foot of the bed, 8″ apart again.
John walked into the room as I was doing this and laughed – it must have been a pretty funny sight to see me, 8 months pregnant, with my head and arms under the bed and my belly and feet sticking out!

The last step was to stick it all in place!

Ta da!

The Girl Creative