How To: Create a Ruffled Onesie

Posted on September 12th, 2010 in Craft by mynagirl

How to turn a thin utilitarian onesie into an adorable little mini-dress!

Ruffly goodness!

A little rockabilly one

 

Two more awaiting wearing...

...and modeled

and a variation with smaller ruffles and bias tape trim!

 

First, gather your materials:

Your victim onesie – I used a Gerber 12 month onesie that comes in a 5-pack.  Fits my (admittedly monster tall) 2-month old perfectly
Fabric (I used cotton seersucker but any cotton or cotton-poly should do just fine)
Thread
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil or marking pencil (I only had pencil, but it didn’t wash out as easily as I’d