Onesies as PJ's?
 

I know some people here on YT use baby onesies for there fur babies. I love the design of so many baby onesies, especially the Christmas and other holiday ones. So, I was wondering hoe do you convert a baby onesie into a doggy PJ bottom/top? Either the short sleeved onesie, the long top sleeved onesie, or the pajama one's with long legs too. (Haha, I don't really know how to put that in a sentence!) I would prefer the just short-sleeved and long-sleeved onesies though. I have used and have a sewing machine if it requires it I can use it even though I'm not very good at it!
Can anybody help me with my dilemma? I don't have a Yorkie baby so I don't really know what size or anything if that matters, but I did find something in my house that leads me to think I might be getting a Yorkie baby!! :D:aimeeyork

I've done it! Depending on the size of the dog, you have to get the right sized onesie (or it's a pain in the butt).

Kaji is 12 inches long, and about 13 inches around his chest (if I remember right) so he uses a premie sized onesie. I cut off the bottom, sew it up, and put 2 tiny stitches around the neck area so Kaji doesn't stretch it out. (he's a crazy sleeper and has woken up half naked before. That's it, you have a converted onesie!

So let me get this right. You cut off the part where the buttons are, right above the buttons? I really want to try to make one just to practice, then maybe I can give it to someone, but I want to make it correctly!

I am also curious about this! I have some onesies that used when Taycie was spayed. I would love to convert them into some pjs.. they are alot cheaper too!

That depends on how long you want it. If you have a boy, you might want to go a bit shorter. I left Kaji's too long and he'll pee on them if I don't fold them for him when he potties. But, I really like the longer length. I don't know how to adjust the bottom so it's shorter while leaving the length up top.
It's less problematic if you have a little girl.

For ours we use the whole thing and love the ones with the little "bum flap". We cut off the flap and also cut open a place for his wee-wee.

He loves them.

Do you sew it, or just leave a raw edge?

I use onsies all the time but i take them apart i like the top part to hit right before his tail and the underpart short so he cant winkie on it. Cooper is about 4 pounds and i usually buy the 6 to 9 month ones. I have a pattern i made out of a shirt that fits him, I try to buy the onsies that have saying or pattern on them that i like and i use them, I make arm holes but no sleeves.

here are a few more i made with old t shirts and iron ons from the craft store

Wow. I use preemie size for Kaji and he's 7 lbs. He's 12 inches long and 13 inches around his chest. Are the 6-9 months big on your little guy?

Those photos are ADORABLE.

i take them apart and make arm holes and the underside, i have found that 6 9 month work best for me to work with, cooper is not that big but he is long abou 10 inches from neck to base of his tail. clothes in the store are way 2 short for him, and i hate the half shirt look. i also like onsies that are cute and i always find them on sale.

Oh... I get it. You like to have extra material to work with. Did I get that right? I'm lazy and not good with alterations since I've never done them before. I leave them as is, make tiny adjustments here and there. VIOLA! I have pj's for Kaji. :)

yep you got it right, i need the extra material. cooper hates the cold, so he always has a shirt on or a sweater, i knit for him too but he likes a tshirt on even if its nice out, poor little guy is so cold these days and its not even that cold yet,, not sure what to do with him this winter, i put socks on him last night and he went right 2 sleep

That is too cute!!! Did you make that one for him too?

yes that was a little baseball shirt he wore to watch the world series lol... the socks were cashmere i had left over i knitted him some booties but they were to big but he liked them, and kept them on,,, going to look for shoes for him tomorrow.

OMG your baby is adorable! Love the socks!

ty, cooper is a great boy, I never thought after fife died i would want another dog, but shaffer needed a buddy so i rescued cooper, I am so happy i got him, he lived his first 2 years in a cage not well taken care of, he lives a little better now, and i hope soon he will forget his 1st 2 years. His birthday is next week, he is going to have a big party.

OMG you are an angel for giving this baby a much better life!

We sew a zig-zap hem around his wee-wee and sew a hem on the bum flap once we cut it off.

I did that too!
 

After reading on the forums here how layering is key... I live in wisconsin and figured I'd see if I could convert some baby onsies... I bought a 4 pack of long sleeved onesies in the newborn size. I pinched about 1/2in on the chest and seamed a straight line. Tacked it so it would lie flat cut off the snaps and hemmed it, hemmed the sleeves and voila! I also converted an adorable pajama sleeper into jammies... once I figure out how to post a picture I'll show you guys! :D

someone should post some step by step photo instructions, please :)

It would be nice. My friend let me borrow her sewing machine when I tried it over a year ago. Worst craftsmanship ever! But they kept my baby warm. :) I just need to figure out how to fix the belly part. Kaji will pee on them since they are too long. Anyone have any ideas?

I use newborn sized onsies on Ziva as winter shirts, that's about all we needed last winter. We put them on backward and cut them in a curve (shorter on belly, longer on back) like one of her t-shirts from Target. I overlap and stitch with a zigzag stitch. My daughter's getting a serger for Christmas ;), so we will give that a try.
I have 20 newborn little boy onsies from a yardsale, if anyone wants to give me some direction I'd be happy to try to work out the cuts for " boy needs". (the NB size washed and dried wouldn't fit much over an 8 lb dog)

instructions
 

I'll see what I can do about instructions, I've only made a few but they're working for the little stinker (Bambi).:D

Creating puppy outfits out of baby clothes
 

I have bought 2 different snap onesie size (0-3) for our 5 pound Yorkie Girl. Making these outfits are the easiest thing ever! What I do is cut a straight line so the snaps are off and then fold the bottom under and sew it. Then I cut down the belly (the side without the cute design) and slowly start cutting some of the extra fabric out until it fits her. Then I fold the raw edges in and sew it together. To make the outfit cuter and hid any sewing errors at the bottom, I sew on some type of lace or cute trim. I will try to post photos if I figure it out.

That's cute!

I would also like some instructions as to how to do this. The pictures that I have seen in the thread are adorable. Any step by step would be help or pictures taken with each step.

OMG ;) these are wonderful ideas!

I'm going to buy several and pull out my sewing machine. It is chilly in my home and Cerise loves to where clothing. Buying these would be better on my budget than buying separate pj's and knit tops.

I keep my foster girl, Belle (Maltese/Shih-Tzu) in pj's, onesies and jump suits all the time due to her hair loss from Cushings disease. Since she wears them 24/7, I've been saving her good jumpsuits for special and buying onesies for every day. This is one I bought her for Christmas. She has a green jumper that will go over this for Christmas. I like that the neck and legs have snaps. (the neck snaps will go in front instead of the back) Since this jumper is a bit too long on her, (it's a 6 month and she wears a 3 month, but they didn't have one in 3 month) I am going to turn it inside out and sew a 2" seam all the way around it then cut the excess off. Then I will just do a zig-zag stitch half round shape at the underside crotch before cutting it out. I'll cut the sleeves, keeping them long to the tops of her feet, and hem. I'll be posting pictures in this outfit, maybe tomorrow. Gotta love those onesies!! I'm also posting pictures of her in other onesies that I just cut the legs off. I didn't cut them straight across, I cut the underside up a ways so she doesn't pee on them, but the back area I cut down and around so it's longer to the base of her tail. Poor girl has such thin hair now days.