Maybe there is.
What about the cutest little brothers on the block? And there is nothing more motivating than a lack of Easter outfits and a $5 budget to motivate a little creativity.
Supplies Needed:
Fabric for suspender - TWO 1 1/2 x 11 inch strips
Fabric for tie - at least 6 x 12 inches
D rings - 3/4 inch
Onesie
Thread
Let's get started.
I used some extra material I had left over from some curtains which just so happened to have lovely gray stripes that were calling out to become suspenders. I trimmed these stripes down to two 1 1/2 x 11 inch strips using my rotary cutter.
Next, I drew myself a little template for the tie and folded my swatch of fabric in half in order to cut out two of each.
Don't forget to leave a little extra to allow for seam allowances.
Here are all the parts ready to be assembled.
First things first. Place your two main tie pieces right sides facing together and pin. Sew a straight stitch around the edge with a 1/4 inch seam allowance. On one of the long sides, leave a 2 1/2 inch opening so that you can turn these to the right side in a moment.
When you turn it to the right side, it will probably look a lot like this hot mess. Don't be discouraged and chuck it into the garbage thinking you must be terrible at sewing.
Instead, grab a pencil or something like my trusty seam ripper (I wish I didn't have to use it ALL the time) and poke it inside pushing out each corner.
Get our your trusty iron and carefully iron the edges. See, doesn't it look so much better already?
Now, very carefully, iron one of those open edges down roughly the same amount as your seam allowance, in my case 1/4 inch.
Flip it over and iron down the other side of the opening as well.
Voila.
Iron the tie again making sure that the edges are as straight as possible.
Now it's time to topstitch.
Take your time and carefully stitch a straight stitch with an 1/8 inch seam allowance.
Repeat this entire process with the tie "knot"
Aren't these so cute!?!
Time to make the suspenders.
Using one strap, wrong side facing up, fold it in half lengthwise creating a crease in the middle.
Use this crease as a guide, folding in one side and ironing as you go.
Turn it around and repeat with the other side.
Next, you'll need two of your D rings. For this 12 month size onesie, I used 3/4 inch rings which turned out just right. On the bigger 3T version, I used 1 inch rings which worked great as well.
Before we attach our suspenders, we need to iron both ends like so, making sure that our two suspenders are roughly the same length.
Pin each suspender at the shoulder seam making sure that you only pin through the top layer of the onesie.
This next step is the only step of this project that needs to be exact. Bust out your trusty ruler (don't be jealous that your ruler isn't quite as cool as my DARE ruler from 6th grade) and place a pin where you'd like your D ring to live. In my case, I put a pin at the 4 inch mark.
Repeat with the other suspender. Right now we are only working with the section above the D ring. Sew along the edge of this section with an 1/8 inch seam allowance.
When sewing with knits, it is important to keep your upcoming fabric as flat as you can and try not to pull the fabric through your machine. Take your time making sure that you aren't sewing through more than one layer of onesie as you work.
Once your top rectangle is sewn, place the D ring on the strap as shown.
Pin and sew the bottom of the strap down.
Repeat process with other strap.
Suspenders = finished.
Next, place the tie on the onesie and pin the top. Stitch across the top of the tie to hold it in place.
Pin the "knot" down and re-stitch over your top stitching.
Can you handle the cuteness?
Adorable, matching brother shirts. Do they look a little like clown shirts? Maybe. Do I care? Not really.
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