So what exactly do you do with a onesie shirt when your little girl is potty trained? You certainly can’t put it on her since she can’t deal with the snaps. Just turn it into a little dress!
This was a plain brown Old Navy onesie.
- First, I cut the bottom off the top, right above where the leg holes started.
- Then, out of the skirt fabric, I cut a 3″ strip that was as wide as the stretched knit material would likely go. I needed this to go over her head so that is why I used that measurement. Next, I cut a 45″ x 8″ piece for the skirt.
- Out of scrap fabric, I cut out the tiger and leaves and affixed to the shirt using double sided iron-on interfacing. Then I used the button-hole zig zag stitch to permanently affix to the fabric.
- I sewed up the skirt seam and gave it a simple fold over hem. I gathered the un-hemmed seam and attached the smaller piece. Next I folded over the smaller piece side so the edges were enclosed and topstitched.
- Lastly I attached the skirt section to the knit shirt, making sure the stretch was even. I used a zig zag stitch. Then I topstiched it again with a straight stitch.
- Clear as mud? Thought so…just thought I would include what I did in case anyone was interested…
What a cute idea! Useless for my boys, of course, but totally cute!
Thanks Alissa! I had fun making it! 🙂
Great shot, Stacy! Love that belly! Sorry I have not checked in fora while. We’ve been busy in our house!! Hope you are well 😉
You’ve done it…again. Amazed me. Cute idea.