Onsie Week, Part 3

I was going for flouncy ruffles with this one.

Same drill as before, start with a onsie and fabric scraps (by the way, I didn't buy anything for any of these onsie makeovers).  I cut the onsie off about 2 inches below the armpits and saved the bottom.  Because I was using what I had, some of the strips weren't very wide, so I didn't want to waste width with a hem.  Instead, I just serged the edges.  After that, I ruffled the top strip:

The top strip then gets attached 3/4 of an inch above the bottom of the onsie piece:

I attached the rest of the pieces, in overlapping tiers, to a piece of white knit.
I left about 3/4 of an inch of the knit uncovered at the top.

Then I took the edge at the bottom of the onsie piece and the top of the tiered piece and zig zagged them together.

I didn't worry about right sides being together, since the seam would be hidden by the top ruffle.
And then:

Doesn't she look like Little Miss Muffet?

For next time:
I didn't think about making the strips for the ruffles longer towards the bottom this time, which is why I got more of a bell shape than an a-line. 

Onsie Week, Part 2

These are all the pieces of onsie week part 2- this is the only step by step I have because my camera died while I was sewing.  Putting it together was essentially the same as the bandana tunic, except with pockets and a hem.  And I sewed the skirt and top right sides together instead of having the raw edge of the onsie show.  That's all there was to it.

Oh, I added the bow to the top, as well.  I just sewed a tube, turned it, ironed it, then hand stitched it under the top layer on the top of the shoulders.  I didn't sew the bow to the onsie so I could untie it and move it out of the way when she eats.

And one more of my little sailor girl:

Week of Onsies

I meant to start this yesterday, but my sewing station was still dismantled until very late, so here we are today.  Last Saturday I went crazy in Mim's dresser, pulling out onsies I wanted to repurpose.  There are 4, plus I have another onsie project that's been in the works for awhile, and that's how onsie week came about.  Today, the bandana onsie.
(I decided to try my hand at a full blown tutorial for this- I figured it might be helpful to document my mistakes so I could refine my technique.)

The beginning (almost- I had already started to cut the bandana before I thought to take a picture).  This onsie was put on the chopping block because it was so short and squat.  By the time it wasn't falling off Mim's shoulders, it wasn't nearly long enough.  It will be reincarnated as a summer tunic top.

I cut off the top, just under the armpits.  I saved the bottom part to make a quick and easy diaper cover, though.

I cut the border off of two sides, then cut the bandana in half.

Then place right sides together and use a straight stitch so you have one big long piece with a border across the bottom.

I started with my narrow elastic in the middle and tacked it down, then worked from the middle out to both edges, pulling the elastic very tightly as I went. 
When you're finished, it should look like this all across the top:

Pin your onsie like this.  You could also do right sides together, but I wanted the unfinished knit edge to be on top.  Sew all the way around with a zig zag again (I realized I could have probably sewed the onsie top, bandana and elastic together with just one pass, but I prefer to take it slow).  Almost done.  I added some flowers from the scraps of the bandana I cut off:

I started like this, then kept folding and crumpling as I went.  I got this:

I stitched it a couple of times so it would hold together, then attached it to the tunic with a button.  Voila!

I can't wait for Mim to wear this tomorrow!

** EDIT: There was a question in the comments from Shawna about the excess bandana irritating Mim.  I did trim off some excess, and then I washed it before she wore it, so it would fray and fuzz up a little bit.  (Not a dumb question at all, by the way)**

Check me out.

I WAS FEATURED!!
TWO PLACES!!
I'm so excited; I feel like I should be famous or something.
It also makes me really wish I had waited to clean up the top of the fixture before I posted, but ahwell.

Fourth of July wreath!

I wanted it to look like a firework, and even though it's not exactly what I pictured, I still like it a lot.  I used metallic spray paint I already had, (I considered buying some really bright silver and brass spray paint, but I didn't want to go to the store last night, so I used my brushed nickel and hammered gold I had laying around) a wire wreath frame, gold and silver glitter, and some of that glitter foam paper.  I got the stars from Roberts' with a 50% off coupon. 

I drilled a hole in the side of each of them, I used the smallest bit my husband had.  Then I used Gorilla Glue to secure a length of wire in each drilled hole.  After that I painted and glittered and cut out foam stars.  I used the wire from the wooden stars to secure them to the frame until it was pretty well covered, then glued the glitter foam stars directly to the frame to cover up and wires and fill in empty spots. That was it!  I used some ribbon I had to secure it to the door, and voila!

There it is.  I kind of wish I'd done it bigger- I had leftover stars, but the frame was already pretty full.  But of course, if I'd used a larger frame, I wouldn't have leftover stars, which I now have plans for.  Hmmmm.