Thursday, May 3, 2012

Onesie Ties

Do you remember our +1?  He was with us during the day while his mom was on bedrest.  Anyway, not too long ago his twin brothers were born and he left us.  When our +1 was born I made him a onesie tie.  I wasn't sure what protocol was for twins.  Technically they already had one, so should I just give them one?  It is presumptuous to think they would want another?  I didn't know.  So I pretty much just asked her.  Turns out, yeah, they want some more.  So I introduced her to the chaos that is my fabric storage.  Here's what she choose.

I think they turned out well.  The plaid tie is especially cute.  I like that they coordinate without being all matchy-matchy twiners.  My Gma was a twin and she hated it, consequently my family has been indoctrinated with twins are siblings who happen to have been born the same day and that's pretty much where the twinness ends.
Back to the sewing.  It didn't occur to me when she was choosing that the white wouldn't stand out well.  I had a moment of debate with the blue outline, but I think it works; not too dramatic but enough delineation.
It was fun to take a little break from the impractical quilt and make something quick.  The impractical quilt is nearly finished.  I'm just sewing on the binding now, almost half way around.  Oh, I can't wait to show you; seriously, it's over the top.

linking up to amylouwhosews and tgiffriday

11 comments:

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

very cute! The blue outline is perfect!

Amber Goodman said...

I'm picturing peek-a-boo flaps with elephants and monkeys hiding behind trees, etc. Just my guess.

Amber Goodman said...

Oh yeah! So Sam's onesies start to unravel (or rip) around the seam. The last time I made it without stitching the edges and it has held up so far! Is it just me or is it super annoying to sew?

Cassie said...

so cute!

M-R Charbonneau said...

Of course she wants more, Amanda - those onesies are seriously adorable! I wish I'd seen those when my boys were babes. Can't wait to see your impractical quilt. I love over the top! :)

Kat said...

Those are the cutest little things! I can't wait until someone I know has a boy so I can make some of those. So sweet!

JanetK said...

These are so adorable! And immediate gratification is definitely something to indulge in from time to time.

Kristen said...

These are so cute! More than one is always good. They go through them too fast!

Susana Neiger said...

Adorable! What a great idea! Love it. Looking forward to seeing the quilt, too. :-)

Laura said...

Cute! Barney from How I met your Mother would approve!

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