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How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Introduction

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

A ruffle jumpsuit is the perfect outfit for having your newborn photos taken. Adding ruffles to the bottom of any jumpsuit is an easy sewing technique that takes less than an hour and costs just a few dollars.

Step 1

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Preparation cloth

Cut three 2" x 44" strips from the knit fabric.

Step 2

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Gather strips of cloth

Sew a gathering stitch in the center of each knit strip, but do not sew the ends. Gently pull on the bobbin threads at each end to make a ruffle.

Step 3

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Create more ruffle strips

Repeat for all three strips.

Stage 4

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Pin to Boom

Pin the end of one of the straps to the bottom center of the back of the jumpsuit. Make sure you only go through the back of the jumpsuit, without catching the front.

Step 5

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Swirl Ruffle Strip

Start rolling the ruffle into a circle, keeping it very close and placing it in various places around the ruffle.

Step 6

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Secure the first flyer

Use a sewing machine to sew the ruffle in several places around the circle. Be careful to only sew on the back of the jumpsuit, do not sew across the front. A few back and forth stitches at various points, every inch around is a good rule of thumb and is enough to secure the ruffle to the shirt.

Step 7

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

One done

Clip all the threads, and now you should have this.

Step 8

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Add more ruffle strips

Continue adding the other ruffle strips until you have your desired ruffled butt.

Step 9

How to Make a Ruffle Bottom Baby Onesie

Personalize

There's something about those little bums that makes everyone smile..