Numbered Baby Clothes
Shannon Carter shows how to make numbered baby bodysuits, one for each month of an infant's first year.
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Numbered Baby Clothes
Shannon Carter shows how to make numbered baby bodysuits, one for each month of...
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Numbered Baby Clothes
Shannon Carter shows how to make numbered baby bodysuits, one for each month of...
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Searching for the perfect baby-shower gift? You can't go wrong with these numbered bodysuits from artist Shannon Carter -- one for each month of baby's first year!
Tools and Materials
- Baby Bodysuit templates (1 to 4 months, 5 to 8 months, and 9 to 12 months)
- Iron-on transfer paper for light fabrics
- Scissors
- Iron
- 3 size 0-3 month infant snap tees
- 3 size 3-6 month infant snap tees
- 6 size 6-12 month infant snap tees
- Gift box (optional)
Numbered Baby Bodysuit How-To
- Print templates on transfer paper. (They will be mirror images.)
- Cut out designs, leaving a small white border around each. Place the first month's design face down on the front of the smallest size shirt.
- Using a dry iron on the hottest setting, iron the back of the design with firm pressure for 30 seconds. Turn iron halfway through so tip of soleplate is facing opposite direction.
- Peel off transfer paper immediately. Stretch design outward in direction of fabric grain.
- Repeat for each month, ironing the designs onto the appropriate size shirts.
- To package, lay each shirt face down on table and fold sides inward so the fold is on the edge of the design. Starting at snaps, roll shirt up to neck. Place all rolled shirts in gift box with design facing upward.
Resources
Snap tees, Kids Blanks by Zoey. Jet-Pro SofStretch heat transfer paper by Neenah Paper, Specialty Graphics Supply.
Shannon Carter's baby clothes available for purchase on etsy.com.
Hi there! Thanks guys for watching the show and trying out the project!! Every printer is different, so the colors will be different...if you are totally unhappy send me a message at culpepergeneral@gmail.com, and I will send you the numbers you are unhappy with in the mail!
The best place to buy the professional jet pro is form specialty graphics. They have low minimums and the price is great!
@GFoster, Can you please tell me where you were able to purchase the Jet Pro Iron Soft Stretch iron transfers at RETAIL? I could only find them online at Specialty Graphics Supply Inc.
Any help to find retail rather than online order would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much!
Unfortunately, when I printed out the images on regular paper, the colors were different; not as soft as the originals. Is there a certain way that my printer should be set up in order to get a truer color palette. For example the pink came out orange. Is it possible that ithe image will print differently on regular paper than on transfer paper? I used the high quality printer setting. Anyone have an answer?
After visiting three stores to get all the items, I made the
t-shirts this morning., They came out wonderful. Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea. Unless you want a sense of accomplishment, order them already made. It actually cost me the same as ordering them.
Thank you soooo much!
@janmccollum: The templates are there. Under "Tools and Materials" click on the blue months (1 to 4, 5 to 8) and it'll take you to the template.
Are the templates on the website for the Numbered Baby Bodysuits? I can not find them. Thanks.