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    Home » Crafts

    Baby Shower Idea: Decorate Onesie’s

    Updated: Feb 12, 2015 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 6 Comments

    A fun activity for a Baby Shower, Decorate onesies for the new Mom

    Last month myself and some friends hosted a baby shower for a soon to be born baby girl.  Since I always joke that if you come to my house I make you do crafts, I thought a baby shower crafts should be no exception.

    I got the idea from the Moda Fabrics blog.  They have full instructions listed there.

    I changed just a couple of things:

    I pre cut out 8 stencils using my silhouette.  Just simple designs, like a butterfly, ice cream, and flowers.

    A fun activity for a Baby Shower, Decorate onesies for the new MomThen guests could choose which design they liked and on which fabric. I just pulled some fat quarters from my stash for them to work with.

    Baby Shower Decorate Onesies

    I just set it all out (used my pressing board) and let them work.

    I think they came out really cute!! For one last step I’m going to stitch around the appliqué with my sewing machine… just for safety reasons. (don’t want it peeling up when the baby is wearing it!)

    Stencils for Onesies
    (yes I notice that the state of Kentucky is backwards, I’m going to fix that one)
    A fun activity for a Baby Shower, Decorate onesies for the new Mom

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. AmandaCalloway says

      May 07, 2012 at 7:44 pm

      Ok might be a silly question. But using the silhouette did you take the shape & trace it or cut out the fabric?

      Reply
    2. traci says

      May 07, 2012 at 9:20 pm

      I think I am the one who traced the Kentucky one backwards. Yes, I am a geography major, but it looks like I might be seeing things a little wonky after the many years of kids!

      Reply
    3. Maggie says

      August 08, 2012 at 12:08 pm

      I Love this idea! I am hosting a baby shower on Sunday and think this would be great (the mom the be is very craft…me not so much). Is there a place to download templates? I specifically love the KY one!

      Thanks!

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      • melissa says

        August 10, 2012 at 1:07 pm

        The Kentucky template is from the Silhouette online store. I downloaded it then cut it out with my silhouette. If you don’t have a silhouette Martha Stewart has TONS of great templates for free download.

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    4. Susanna Janse van Vuuren says

      August 09, 2017 at 11:23 pm

      Hi there, these look so beautiful.
      I have a baby shower coming up in two weeks and I definitely want to do this. Couple of questions.
      1; For simplicity’s sake, is there an effective fabric glue that I can use instead? One that also doesn’t require sewing.
      2; Is there a website that you can recommend to order the onesies?

      Thank you

      Reply

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