Oh That Fabulous Fringe Bottom

It seems everyone around me is having or has just had a baby. And, I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a touch of baby fever. Soft skin, newborn smell, a little baby that lays so snuggly right under your chin--that fully loves you and trusts you and doesn't talk back to you.... Sigh. Yeah, okay. I will move forward with this post now. 

My sister and I were standing in the fabric store (a very dangerous place for these two sisters to be) contemplating which lace would make for the best ruffle butt on a onesie. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted it. Fringe! Before I could even think through the idea, it was out of my mouth.

"Dude! Kelly! Forget ruffles. Fringe. Fringe!" In my enthusiasm, I may have even grabbed the spool and shook it in her face.

My sister paused for a second while thinking through whether my idea was a good one or a crazy one.

"Dude." (My sister also speaks fluent Californian.) "With little tiny baby moccasins?! That would be amazing!"

Those four little words sealed it: "little tiny baby moccasins." We may have even squealed in the middle of the fabric store. We were doing this. We had never seen fringe on onesie before, but we were prepared to bravely go where no crafter had gone before all in the name of little tiny baby cuteness. Because really, anytime you attach the adjectives "little," "tiny," and "baby" to a noun... that noun automatically becomes cute. Little tiny baby fingers. Little tiny baby socks. Little tiny baby bottle. Little tiny baby fringe bottom. 

(and there's that baby fever again... I think I need one of my friends to let me hold their baby until he spits up on me... ;)

I didn't take any pictures of actually sewing the fringe on, so you are not going to get a tutorial, but it was literally a matter of pinning a layer of fringe across the bottom of a onesie and then sewing it on. I chose to do two layers of fringe. I think it took 15 minutes... including the time it took to make a bobbin, thread it, fight with my machine, and then sew the ruffle. 

I have a feeling this faux leather fringe is not the most practical embellishment. It seems there is a chance that the fringe could get ruined after a few too many wears, but it's fringe. And it's cute. And it would make a great picture in a pair of these:

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Oh. My. The cuteness! Little tiny baby moccasins with a little tiny baby fringe bottom!

Do you have baby fever now too? 

By Grace,

Amanda Conquers

Pssst... Did you notice?! My first crafty post in a long time! I doubt I will be back to my once-a-week routine like I used to do anytime soon, but it feels so good to have some creativity flowing and to just write a light-hearted post. There will be more of these in the future! xo


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