kattitudes

Gifts for a new arrival can be such a challenge some times. I just recently finished what I thought was a phenomenal work of art for a baby gift, but there is such a long story attached to the conclusion that all in all, the situation has not been the joy I had hoped it would be.

What surprised me was a comment I overhead at a Christmas gathering last year, but having had time to process it, it does make sense. The woman said that when her child was born, she received so many handmade quilts, that she literally was overwhelmed.

Now, where I am from, you never have too many quilts. They can be table covers, wraps, towels, clothing replacements, house decorations, good lord, I could list from now until tonight. But she doesn’t decorate with quilts at all, and she said that she received some almost twenty different handmade quilts on the birth of her child. She literally had too many of them (particularly as we live in the hot and humid state of Georgia, where the baby does not often require additional coverage).

Well, after thinking about that, I started thinking on a more simplistic gift to give a mother. Then bingo.

I love this idea for the simple structure of a onesie. Each child goes through what? Approximately seventy point six billion onesies in his or her lifetime?

And while the cheapest and easiest style to find might be while, sometimes that does not always flow with what we want to flow.

That is when our creative urges hit - to deal with situations just like that. This is just a simple ribbon, sewn straight across and straight down a onesie. Nothing complex, nothing extravagant. Just a ribbon. The ribbon can change with the seasons, or with your whim. But it is just a ribbon.

You can add a simple ribbon to a receiving blanket or to socks to match. With a simple ribbon, you have embellished an entire outfit that you already *know* your dear friend is going to use over and over. And with the ribbon, the onesie is simply replaceable, so in a disastrous situation, you could re-sew another ribbon in just a few minutes time.

How is that for a wonderful yet elegant baby gift idea? It is something you know the baby needs and it gives the mother-to-be the ability to accessorize as much as she does with her own outfits.

I am so pleased with this idea. So simple to accomplish, yet so many variations available. Run with it!

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