The Pickled Poppy: Cutie Booty DIY Craftie

It was brought to my attention that I have not stitched a thing for our soon to be newest addition. How that happened I do not know, but I felt a little guilty. Plus, I thought maybe that's what she's waiting on.{now 4 days late}

Today I'm going to share with you a fairly simple DIY project that any mama of a baby girl is sure to love!

You will need the following:

-scraps of fabric

-scissors

-onsie

-sewing machine {however, you can absolutely get by with a needle and thread}

First, cut strips of fabric. Mine are about an inch wide and I used pinking shears to prevent fraying but it's not a must. I cut 3 strips, but I decided to only use two for the ruffles.{the third is a special addition to the front}

Now here is where the sewing machine makes things faster but you can definitely use a needle and thread. It's basically the same method as the DIY fabric flowers, just with a machine.

Adjust your machine to the longest stitch possible. Sew along the fabric but DO NOT backstitch/back tack at either end. Then do the same again leaving a space of about 1 cm. Be sure to leave long tails of thread at both ends.

Now, grab the top tails of thread ONLY. {If you pull on the bottom threads, the stitch will lock and you will not be able to gather your fabric.} Begin gathering/ruffling the fabric.

When you get it the right length for the onsie...cut the strings, fold the ends under and pin it in place. Do this for both sides of the fabric.

Repeat for each strip of fabric.

Now all you need to do is make sure you pin the ruffles in place. I added a strip of ribbon on top of my fabric strips to hide the stitching. Now, using a coordinating thread sew the ruffles in place. {this time you should backstitch}

So cute, right?

With my leftover strip I made a fabric flower and sewed it to the front of the onsie just to jazz it up! You can click here for the fabric flower directions.{i do not recommend using a button b/c it may be a choking hazard}