I made these onesies years ago (way before I started blogging) for Avery. It was a great way to reuse my husband's "dam" shirt, that he could no longer fit (see image below to get the joke). It took me a while to find the original tutorial that I used but I this is it:
http://thismamamakesstuff.com/tutorial-rockin-baby-gown-t-shirt-refashion/. While I was searching for the instructions I used I found this one:
http://knitnatak.blogspot.com/2012/01/t-shirt-onesie-tutorial.html I like this one because it uses the original tshirt collar. The first tutorial has you sew cut out the original collar and hem it with a zig zag stitch, which I found to be rather challenging. If you use the first tutorial again I would put bias tape on the colar to make it look more finished.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpb01v8ybi2N8MdzOfwHntwhy34tmxFrXlLHKZmCpPSYkOxiD_LdjSJ-VwsRUIhB3P5k4iErJhjBfi5HIdrAsxPHlqyS7w92q1-a5eitKgokAmKvERVZi8Z1Xh9cLqqgBkpDq_IwuN4M/s1600/upcycle-tshirts-to-onesies.jpg) |
Alexis's dam shirt now. |
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This is another one of my husbands shirts that he wore back in his youth. |
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The gown is getting on the short side for Alexis, maybe I'll cut it shorter and make it into a baby t. |