Two of our very dearest friends are having a baby in November – we couldn’t be happier for them! The baby shower was last weekend, and I knew I wanted to do something special for them. Their last name is Reddington, so I thought a making a “Little Redd” diy personalized onesie would be cute! They aren’t finding out the gender beforehand (woohoo Team Green!), so I thought this would also be a great gender neutral gift for a baby girl or a baby boy.
The first step was finding a plain red onesie …but I have NEVER seen a plain, solid colored onesie in a store, so I knew I’d have to make my own. But, that was no big deal since I had just dyed a onesie for my little girl’s first birthday outfit, so I knew it was easy! First I bought plain white onesies (I am a big fan of the Carter’s “Child of Mine” brand available at Walmart, I’ve found they are much better quality and a better fit than Gerber onesies) and washed/dried them. Then I used the RIT liquid dye color Scarlet and followed these instructions to dye the onesies in my washing machine.
Using heat transfer vinyl that I bought from Pick Your Plum a few weeks ago, I cut the lettering for the onesie on my Silhouette. (Lauren at The Thinking Closet has a great step-by-step tutorial on how to cut and use HTV!) It is regular old Times New Roman font.
I weeded away all the vinyl that I didn’t want to go on the onesie,
placed it where I wanted it,
and ironed it on! It took about 3-4 minutes of ironing to completely adhere it.
Ta-da! A personalized and super-cute baby onesie! (Actually, I made two – a newborn AND a 0-3 month size, since babies grow so darn fast!)
And, of course, I also gave her a Baby Folder Organizer and a few items off my list of 10 Baby Must-Haves. (I don’t blog about that stuff just because…I really do love those things!)
I am SO excited to meet little Baby Redd!!! I can hardly wait :-)
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I’ve never seen a onesie quite like this before…super cute! I love the red color. So bright n’ bold. I actually just got some RIT dye in aqua, so now I’m tempted to dye my own. Thanks for the tips and for the shout-out. You’re the best!
Do iiiiit! I was going to do another set of onesies in teal, but I messed up the dye so it didn’t cover completely (my washer only has a 15 minute cycle so I had to go in every 10 minutes and re-set it to keep it from rinsing too early…I missed it and it rinsed too early, boo!). I was really excited about the color, though, so I may try it again sometime for something different!
Many stores actually carry plain, solid-colored onesies, which might save some dyeing time for future projects. I’ve often seen multipacks in basic shades like red, navy, or gray at places such as Target or Old Navy. It’s great you found a solution with the Rit dye, though!
Meredith, I stumbled upon your blog since Annalynne linked to this post on FB. this was definitely the cutest & most original gift at the shower! loved it!
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Thanks so much Rachel! Glad to find a fellow blogger that I’ve met in real life :-)
Hi Meredith –
I stumbled upon your site via Pinterest and got snagged by this adorable onesie! My fifth (and LAST) baby has red hair so I’m thinking she needs a “Little Red” shirt. :) I love your blog design and all of the fun DIY stuff I’ve added to my list this afternoon. So glad I found you!
Hi Erin! Sounds perfect – congrats on your baby girl!! Thanks for your sweet words. Nice to “meet” you!
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What a thoughtful and creative baby shower gift! I love the idea of the “Little Redd” onesie. The DIY process sounds fun, especially using the RIT dye and heat transfer vinyl. Can’t wait to see the final result!
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