There are few things I love making more than gifts for my friend's babies, so when I found out that one of my oldest friends in the world, Stephanie, was coming to my baby shower I got to work on brainstorming something for her beautiful new baby girl. Applique onesies are always a solid choice (quick, easy, and a great use of scrap fabric) but I wanted to jazz them up a bit this time. I started out with a basic monogram applique using Steam-a-steam fusible web and a zig-zag stitch around the letters...
And then things got crazy...
RUFFLE BUTTS! Seriously... these ruffle butt onesies are pretty much the cutest things I've ever made. I take no credit for this brilliant creation - as far as I can tell that credit goes to Char from Crap I've Made. I followed her tutorial to a T and it turned out even better than I hoped. I used the serger approach, since I've been waiting for an excuse to practice using my new serger. Here's a close-up...
As fun as it was to make these onesies, it was even better getting to catch up with Steph (we hadn't seen each other in about 9 years)... it's amazing to think about how far we've come since we first became friends in the 2nd grade. It seems like just yesterday our biggest concern was making sure our Trapper Keepers were organized just-so, and now we're approaching 30 and our lives are consumed by babies. Ba-na-nas. But good bananas. :)