ribbon turkey shirt for baby girl

so it's the day before thanksgivng and i have a million and one things to do today.
of course i'm trying cram way too much into one day, but that's how i roll.

i'm hosting thanksgivng for my family.
i've got a big honkin' turkey thawing in the fridge.
i love to make a turkey on thanksgiving day.
i don't really know what the big deal is about making a turkey.
you shove a couple of sticks of butter up inside him and then a bunch more butter in between the skin and the meat, sprinkle some coarse salt all over...and you and your turkey are golden.  :)

i've got several food dishes i need to prepare, clean the house, print out some thankful cards, get the table ready, etc.
plus i decided sister needed a thanksgiving shirt for tomorrow.
and you know me, i have to use what i have on hand.

so i grabbed an extra white onesie & dug around in my ridiculously large stash o' ribbon.
i used the ribbon to make "feathers" and pinned them on in a turkey-ish pattern.

i used a cup i had sitting nearby to trace a body shape for the turkey.

i quick sewed down the ribbons willy-nilly just to hold them in place.

i started out with dark brown minky but had to scrap that when i remembered that sewing minky onto a thin onesie is tor.ture.
so i grabbed some other dark brown fabric i had {courdoroy with polka dots} and used that instead.
i used a little piece of orange ribbon to make a nose & rhinestones for eyes.
you could also use buttons or pearls for eyes, but i decided she's a girl, she needs a little sparkle. :)

i left the edges of the fabric raw because i don't like things looking too perfect.
which, honestly, i couldn't achieve if i tried.

i can't wait to see baby girl in it tomorrow. :)

happy thanksgiving eve!! Pin It