Game Day Onesies!

As I've mentioned, we are an SEC house divided. Go Dawgs!!! (And Roll Tide too) Ever since finding out the dragon was a boy, I've been thinking about how to make house divided game day attire. At first, I thought I would take identical team onesies and try to take them apart and sew them back together (like the front of one to the back of the other). However, upon further thought this didn't seem like it would show each team's "spirit" the best. Then I happened upon DIY tie onesies on pinterest and I was hooked! I love the little ties on baby boys. I have stickers to celebrate each month for the dragon. I searched around to find the tutorial that made the most sense to me. This is it: http://www.crapivemade.com/2009/03/appliqued-tie-onesie.html

To start I bought a pack of short sleeve onesies and a pack of long sleeve onesies. Then I went off to my favorite store, Hobby Lobby, and bought UGA and Alabama fabric. I also got some fusible webbing.

1) I cut out a piece of fabric slightly bigger than the piece of webbing.

 

 

2) With this webbing, I took off the loose piece of paper and stuck it to the "wrong" side of the fabric.

 



 

3) Then I ironed the webbing to the fabric.

 

4) Next, I used the pattern from the afore mentioned site and cut out the knot and tie.

 

 

 

5) Then I cut the two different fabrics at the same time so that I could get matching halves.

 

 

 

6) Next, I ironed the pieces onto the onesies.



 

7) The next step is optional. Sew the tie onto the onesie. The fusible webbing is supposed to be washable, but sewing secures it. I sewed the two short-sleeved onesies. But my sewing skills are still new, so I held off sewing the long-sleeved onesies for now. 

 

 

And a picture of the long-sleeved, unsewn onesies.

I also made a shirt for my adorable nephew. His is all Georgia :) I used a different site's tutorial and I don't like the finished product as much. I might have to make him another ;)