Thursday, August 27, 2009

Tie Onesies

I recently made these tie onesies for a friend who just gave birth to a super cute baby boy. I had seen some online, and I thought they should be easy enough to make myself. But, I wanted to do mine a little different by making them more "realistic". So, I gave it a go... I bought some cute fabrics that looked like patterns you would see on a men's tie. I made my own template and cut out two tie shapes for each fabric type. Then I sewed the two tie shapes together, right sides facing in, leaving a hole to turn the fabric right side out--essentially making a faux tie. Then, I sewed the faux tie just around the top part of the tie (the knot part) on some simple white onesies. The rest of the tie is loose, making it look a little bit more like a real tie. I made three onesies in about a naptime! I tested one of these out on my 21-month-old son, and he pulled at the tie a little, but it didn't tear the onesie. So, I figured these would be strong enough for a smaller baby too! It was really fun to make these, and my friend really liked them! :) 




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14 comments:

Kim said...

Those are so CUTE! I love the idea! I especially like the green/brown tie!

Bridgette said...

Those onesies are SO cute!

Stopping in from SITS to say hi!

Melissa aka Equidae said...

never seen them in malta but they look cute hehe

Nadia said...

great job, did u use a knit or woven fabric for the tie?

Eileen said...

Those are super cute! What a great idea!!!

Andrea said...

A friend just sent me pics of her newborn wearing one of these, TOO cute!

Lisa Anne said...

I think I saw these on someone else's blog or possibly the etsy store. I think these are SOOOO CUTE! If I had a baby even a girl I'd buy them.

Amber said...

Thanks for the idea! I have seen these on ETSY, too but I didn't know how to make them for my little guy. They seem easy enough, so I'm going to try it out!

TwentySomethingMomma said...

Just dropping by from SITS to leave some comment love! ♥

These are absolutely ADORABLE - what a great gift for your friend's new little boy (and something that I would love for my own kiddos)!

Anonymous said...

very cute!
i had not seen with ties like that before!

lovely gift indeed!

shraddha

The Royal Family said...

WAY CUTE!

Sarah said...

Oh, I heart heart heart these! Will be borrowing this idea for a Halloween costume!

Here from SITS - you beat me to roll call!

Mox

BPOTW said...

So simple and adorable!

Andy Porter said...

Those are so cute! I would never have thought to just tie the top on so it's like a real tie. Ha ha! That's fun. I like the fabric choices. I'm sure the new mommy was very excited. If I ever have another boy I'm going to have to make you my new bff.
~ Andy @ poppies at play