How stinkin’ cute are these little onesies? A polka dotted dinosaur and a peace sign cross stitched on a onesie. Adorbs. If I do say so myself!
Here is what you need to cross stitch a onesie
- DMC Floss (you will use only 3 of the 6 strands at a time)
- Small hoop
- 10 count tear away waste canvas – Here is what I used.
- White onesies
- Cross-stitch patten
How to cross stitch a onesie
Step 1 – Waste Canvas
Step 2 – Find center
Step 3 – Cross Stitch
Step 4 – Un Stitch
Either un pin or take the baste stitch out of the waste canvas.
Step 5 – Cut around the waste canvas
The goal is to get as much waste canvas off of the onesie as you can before you soak it off.
Step 6 – Soak
Soak the onesie in warm water and pull the waste canvas threads out.
Step 7 – Tweeze
Don’t be scare to whip out the tweezers to pull the remaining waste canvas out of the onesie.
You can make your own patterns or use a pre made pattern. Annie decided to make these patterns after we could not find anything we really loved in the books or online. Annie is pretty nice, and decided to share with everyone.
Tomorrow I’ll show you how we (ok, fine Annie) made the patterns! Have you ever heard of waste canvas? Are you cross stitcher? Needle pointer? How many cross stitched things are in your house? I have 8 at the moment, all made by mama.
Comments & Reviews
Where can I get 18-count waste canvas for communion napkins?
You can buy an iron on type backing to use as a stabilizer at Joanns for like $2 a yard or less. It just irons on and fuses to the fabric. Hope this helps
Do you think that the iron on fabric would be irritating to a babies skin?
My mom said she made waste canvas onesies on me when I was a baby and it did not bother me!
I love this idea. Thanks for the tut.
Sorry, I should be more clear. Stabilizer is on the *inside* of the shirt. So the sandwich is as follows: stabilizer underneath, shirt on top, cross stitch on the shirt. Get it? :o)
So if you ever see a shirt with what looks like a stitched logo on the chest, flip it inside out and check out the stabilizer.
I think the stabilizer makes sure the shirt doesn't pucker where the stitching is. You know, keeps it flat.
We made 5 waste canvas onesies and did not use any stabilizer… not to say that you can't, I'll ask my mom 🙂 My one concern would be, how does it come off after you cross stitch it? Waste canvas soaks away in warm water.
Hey Jamie, don't you need that stabilizer stuff for the back? I'm just thinking that commercial things I've seen have used it.
So cute….
Yea!!!! Bronto made the blog! He looks so cute up there…and the peace sign is pretty awesome if I do say so myself! Haha 🙂 Such a fun craft night project. I think I have more patterns to send you!
This is so neat… think I may have to give it a try!