Things come in waves. Lately there’s been more of a flow than ebb of babies. “Everyone’s” having them. Rather than dropping a bundle of moolah on a baby gift, I hand embellished and embroidered some onesies and bibs.
Lay out what you want – and where. Pinning or basting an appliqué ensures it won’t scooch while you stitch around the edges.
Some appliqués need alterations:

Embroidery is another way to embellish baby onesies or bibs (and more). For the embroidered bibs pictured below, I did have a pattern to trace/use, which made the task easy.