May 14th, 2010 
Megan Do you have a bunch of friends having babies? I feel like I do. At least, 2009 was the year of babies for me. So I had to find creative ways to make gifts without breaking the bank. I loved this initial onesie. Originally I purchased the onesies at the Dollar Store, but a mom let me know that those were not the best — apparently they can be a bit scratchy one little one’s soft skin. But you can get a 5 pack of Gerber onesies for 8 to 10 bucks at Target or Walmart or Joanns. That means your cost is $2 plus a scrap of fabric each. Not bad for something so personal and thought out, right?
Get together your supplies. You actually won’t need pins. But I wanted to show my awesome pin cushion that my mother in law made me for Christmas. How cute is it? It is pink too — perfectly me! And the pins were a stocking stuffer from the hubs. He fought lines and people at JoAnns for me, that’s love, isn’t it?
What you will need is:
- Fusible Webbing, like this one.
- Onesie
- Fabric Scrap
- Contrasting Thread
What you will need is fusible webbing and a template. Or you can freehand it. But I printed out this awesome template that Jess posted awhile back with the whole alphabet. Makes my life easy. Trace out the letter of your choosing on the wrong side of the fusible webbing. The sticky/textured side will be up (not the side that will eventually peel off).
Cut out your template and iron it onto the backside of your scrap fabric. I love using baby flannel, because it is so soft!
Cut the fabric, right outside the fusible webbing. If you flip it over, the letter should be the correct way. Did you do it correctly?
Peel of the backing. Now you have an iron on transfer. Pretty cool, huh?
Place your letter and iron it onto the onesie. I just use the cotton setting, I believe.
Sew around the template. I am not sure if it is a permanent bond, but contrasting thread looks cute anyways!
Check out these cute little onesies! One of these is for a reader, I hope her little one likes it! (She got it back in January, this post has been a long time coming!)
What do you think of this baby gift? Will you ever attempt one? And can you tell that the majority of my crafting gets done late at night and I do not get the best pictures? Yeah, natural moonlight does not do much for photo quality!
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I love it! I can’t believe you can make freezer paper into a template! Thanks for sharing. Did you dye the onesies?
What a great idea!!
This is awesome! I’m in the process of planning my sister’s baby shower! I’m totally going to give it a try!
Okay. I am a complete moron. I must have written this post at midnight. I did not use freezer paper for these transers, I used fusible webbing. It’s not too expensive, but amazing. I have used freezer paper as a stencil before, but not as an iron on transfer. I have corrected the post and updated that info. Sorry I’m such a moron! I will make a post soon, showing how to use freezer paper as a stencil.
And I am glad you liked them!
And I bought colored onesies at the Dollar Tree, but you could definitely dye white ones on your own. Or get some of the ones with just a little something on the front, and put your transer over it.
LOVE IT!!
When I saw this title, a big fat grin came on my face! I think it’s a fabulous idea & that it’s so personal, inexpensive, & cute. There are onesies out there selling for $15 with just a decal transfer of a guitar or cupcake. And plus, I’m a complete sucker for all things lettered. Can’t wait until my little E can fit into his!!! He’s almost big enough for his Bibles for Africa one! (you should do a post on that too!! or other decals that could be fun to play around with!)
Jess – I am so glad you smiled at this! and you are right – I should definitely do a post on my bibles for congo onesies! Those were fun! And I will work on some new ideas. I just found out about iron on vinyl, and we could totally use our sticker machine for that! Thanks for the love, girl!
How did you get the onesie into the sewing machine without sewing the front to the back?