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10-15-2013, 09:27 PM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: NJ
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| Mini Tutorial: an easy way to take in a baby shirt I do a lot of crafts, but I have very little experience with machine sewing. I took 1 sewing class in middle school and made a knitting needle roll last year. I couldn't find a dog shirt in the color I needed for Lola's costume, so I had to find a way to alter a baby onesie without taking out the seams. I also wanted to be able to take it out in case she gets bigger. The shirts in the pictures aren't for her costume, the pink one was a baby onesie and the blue one started out as a shirt. Lola is about 5lbs and the clothes are 0-3 months. It's not the proper way to do things, but it's easy and it works. This way works on shirts with the shoulder flap things that make the neck hole bigger. I'm not sure what to do with normal necked t-shirts; I might sew on an angle so I take from the body but not from the neck. 1. First I cut the bottom part off, leaving as much length as possible because Lola has a long body. 2. Hem the shirt 3. Turn the shirt inside out with the part that'll be on the belly up. Take from the middle the amount you need to take in, pin it, sew straight up. (see first blue shirt picture, sew along the pink line) To figure out the size I used a shirt from petsmart as a guide, safety pinned it, and tried it on her. 4. Adjust the shirt so it's laying normally again, still belly side up, and sew an inch or so on the top and bottom to tack it down. (see second blue shirt picture, sew along the pink lines) I forgot to turn the blue shirt inside out for the pictures; I haven't sewn it yet. |
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10-16-2013, 05:26 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indiana
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| Great idea! I have the opposite problem , with length. But I figured to do about the same minus cutting. My baby is due to be fixed soon and I read how some put them in onesies. I looked around and could only find preemies at Walmart, although faded glory in newborn does shrink down too. |
10-16-2013, 06:02 AM | #3 |
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| Thanks Try Carter's they seem to run small and I know they make preemie sizes. |
10-20-2013, 11:40 PM | #5 |
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| You could always cut the shirt up the middle and add Velcro to each side of what you just cut, turning each piece slightly under.
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10-21-2013, 06:52 AM | #6 |
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| Great ideas! |
10-21-2013, 07:03 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Thanks for sharing your methods. Some of Tuffy's first t shirts were onesies that were cut & sewn. He didn't mind & they were great for layering in the snowy climates he used to visit. There's a lot to be said for upcycling kids clothes too! Personally, I haven't done a whole lot of conversions but I have done some. I can't say too much but you'll all see one of my projects soon.
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10-21-2013, 07:48 AM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member | Here are a few I made from onesies found from a thrift shop!IMG_20130721_101340-1.jpg
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10-21-2013, 07:56 AM | #9 |
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| Awwwwww You are so talented!soooooo cute! I can't sew. Just get by hand stitch sorta person, here. |
10-21-2013, 04:52 PM | #10 |
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| I considered cutting it and using velcro, but this way I can make the shirt bigger if I need to and Lola has long hair, I didn't want it getting caught in her hair. Chinalee, your outfits are so cute, how do you attach the skirt? Did you use a normal machine or a serger? |
10-21-2013, 05:24 PM | #11 |
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