Last week, while rummaging through a bag, I found this onesie I had purchased a year ago at an Old Navy clearance sale. Quite dreamy to find forgotten treasures!Though it was a size 6-12 months (crazy), I cut off the bottom, added a skirt, and it became Goose's 4th of July dress:
Just a simple skirt of gathered muslin but embellished with plenty of girly ruffles.
Strips of mulsin were cut 2 inches wide, gathered in the middle and sewn right on top of the skirt. I wanted a frayed look so the edges were left raw...but a top-stitch was sewn around the edge of each ruffle so it can only fray so far, with each wash.
Similar to the onesie dress made last year, I like this look better. Guess I'm into ruffled strips of fabric lately?
We spent our lovely 4th of July weekend with both sets of grandparents, cousins, friends, and lots of festivities.
Since my sewing energy's been girl-central lately, baby brother wore his store-bought Rolling Stones tee...unlike his Red, White, and Disco outfit of last year (which was auctioned off in the NieNie auction. I hope the winner is enjoying it....and maybe your little guy wore it this year? If you happen to read my blog, I'd love to hear!)Sorry little Owen. One of these days I'll cater to the boyish trends.
Happy 4th of July! We feel very blessed to live in a wonderful country. Three cheers for the red, white, and blue.
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This is so cute! I'm charmed:)
hi, just found your blog via wardrobe refashion. I love the dress, and the pictures in front of that wallpaper are amazing! she's so cute! I love your blog I'll certainly be back. best wishes from London!
I'm a sucker for those ruffles! It turned out super cute.
Beautiful! Just like all your other creations! :o)
LOVE the dress, so sweet!
Very, very cute! She looks like an American Cutie, as does Owen!
cute dress!
Love that dress! And I loved to click on those links to the past posts, and see how your kids have grown. :-)
i LOVE it. could you be any more talented? sheesh.
So cute! :)
Stunning! I love this! I linked to it at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com
Adorable!!
Oh wow! Who knew Muslin could look so soft and girlie! Love!
Her little 4th of July ruffle dress is to die for! Isn't it funny she could still wear a 6-12 month something on top? It's funny how that happens. Fabric stretches and still looks dang cute. Great job!!
PS I have a 3 year old boy and a 1 year old girl and I only sew for my daughter and rarely for my son. Something about it is so much more fun! And dresses are easy. Don't feel bad.
Now that has to one of the most adorable dresses I have ever seen. Great job.
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I'm not sure if I'm in more disbelief that you've made another adorable outfit, or that your 3-year-old fits into 6-12 month-sized tops!!!!!
It's so cute. I may need to make one in my size. :)
I love how that dress turned out! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for clearance onesies- and that one is so fun! Another wonderful idea I'll need to copy!
this is so stinkin' cute!
I love how you say..."just a simple skirt" and it looks so complicated and scary to make. One of these days I will say "I just whipped this up today."
so stinkin' adorable!
Another darling DARLING success. Great job!
DANA! What in the good name have you created?? The cutest dress ever?! Insane!
Needless to say, I loooove it. :)
Your little girl is stunning - as is her outfit. I've made onesie dresses before but never one like this. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for cute tops to redo. Thanks.
Oh my that has got to be the cutest little thing ever! Do you ever make anything that is not completely adorable? I think not.
oh i LOVE IT! and i can only imagine someone walking by your daughter doing a double take thinking "hmm... i bought that same bird onesie. how come the cute ruffles didn't come with MINE?!" :) it really is darling. your talent & creativity is so [sew!] inspiring!
Sweet girly. I like the way it turned out. But how are you going to keep it white?? I have lots of girl-centered sewing ideas, too, but I just keep pushing them back or else my nieces would get spoiled and my boys would get nothing.
This is SO CUTE! I completely love the idea!! It fits perfectly! And the little girl is so pretty! Photo shoot with children are sweet!
love it.....i might have to copy.
I LOVE this!! You are so creative! And perfect timing with the Fourth of July!
I adore these pictures, too. That's some awesome wallpaper!
So cute!!!
What a lovely girl!!!
Great Pictures and love the dress. She looks so cute and festive. I can't wait to see some boy ideas too!
I have that exact same onesie sitting in my basket for future baby gifts. I want to do this same thing. Maybe I will add a little skirt to it and give it to a friend who is having a girl. I love your refashion. And, yeah, sorry Owen it's going to be your day when you get a totally great outfit like your sister.
That is just darling!
so adorable! love your blog
that dress is ridiculously adorable. what a lucky girl!
Oh my goodness, I love this dress! You give such great ideas, thanks!
Darling!
that dress is so stinkin' cute and I can't believe that was a baby onsie and it fit her so well!
WOW!!! That little dress is fabulousness!! I posted a link to your project at Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/lookie-what-she-made-onesie-to-ruffle-dress/2009/07/08/
(link will go live 11:00 am CST)
--Anne
This is one of the cutest things I've ever seen!!!! I'll be featuring today.
So adorable!!! Funny thing is I had both onesies (last year & this year) for my baby girl last summer. Love them! I'm wondering where they are now........hmmmm.
Thanks for the next project idea! I love it. I was thinking for a long time what to do with all onsies I have that don`t fit!!! Your daughter is a cutie!!
This is FANTastic!
GREAt idea- thanks for sharing- I am so happy to find you from Ucreate & now I will be spending so much time looking through the archives!!
happiness is a new found great blog to read~
That is darling! What a wonderful piece!
Love that!! What a great idea!
so cute! this was really a 6-12 month sized onesie? how old is your little girl? i can't believe how well it fits! so adorable!
you are getting so good at those ruffles!
Gorgeous, as always! My mother has maintained for years that some of her strongest designs were of unbleached muslin. All hail muslin!
I just have to say I'm in love with your site.
wow! you are amazing. seriously. i love your style and this dress is adorable. someday- hopefully in the near future, i will own a sewing machine =)
I just found your blog and it is so inspiring! You have so many great ideas. I'll definitely be back.
Adorable!!! Love the bird
HELP ME DANA!
you're clearly ridiculously talented (and I've already told you that this blog inspired me to start mine).
I'm doing my first giveaway because I need ADVICE!
http://burkeshires.blogspot.com/2009/07/shirring-help-my-first-givaway.html
please?
Thanks!!!
Ramona Burke
I just can't ever get enouch of those ruffles! Love it....Dana does it again.
Very charming little dress. :)
uhh yeah i'm a little slow on the blog catch up. love the 4th of july outfits! lucy is the luckiest girl ever, with so many cute clothes. i love the wallpaper in the background too -- is that your inlaws house?
Oh, this is so adorable, Dana! I love every bit of it: refashion, birds, ruffles, cute girl... every bit! :)
ahhh that is adorable! you're so wonderfully creative and talented!!
nicola xx
nicolaticolaponders.blogspot.com
I've kicked myself for not buying my daugher a certain onesie from Old Navy when she was little . . . and now I'm kicking myself for not seeing the possibilities past a onesie. Thanks for the idea spark - I linked to this on my weekly roundup here.
I'm so sold on those ruffles! I made a skirt with one row last year, but I think I'll add more as it looks so fantastic.!
ou are right, that skirt does look like "shimmy shake" - and by the looks of it she may be doing a lot of shimmy shaking in it! Such an adorable dress, well done!
Thanks for your well wishes - and I tell you I am able to do more blog reading than sewing, that's for sure!
I'm just discovering your blog and I loOOOooOOove everything that you do. Too bad I have no children to steal the ideas from you! The dress is too CUTE!
love it!http://christyhulsey.wordpress.com/2009/08/18/red-white-and-refashioned/
Hi there! Wow you have been up to making SOOO many cute things! This dress is completely adorable ... and I love all the ruffles!
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