Easy Apron Tutorial

This quick and easy apron takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish- yippee!

And it's reversible so really it's like 2 aprons:)

The perfect little apron for cooking up some goodies or the perfect little gift for the toddler in your life.

I only used 1/2 yard of fabric (in 2 colors) and I think you could easily get 2 toddler aprons out of that amount. That's maybe $2 an apron- much too hard to resist making a few:)

If you have a little guy helping out in your kitchen you could easily make this manly by leaving the bottom edges square instead of rounded. And if you want to doll it up more for your girly girl you could definitely embellish:)

This little apron ties around the waist but has an elastic neck loop for easy on/off for the "I do it" toddler:) You could make a Velcro closure in the back but I didn't think little miss couldn't figure that out either so I didn't bother

For a toddler (ages 2-4??? little miss is almost 2 and tall for her age) apron you'll need:

• 1/2 yard fabric in 2 colors
• 3/4" width elastic 

1. Cut out your pieces. My body pieces are 9" across at the top, 15" across at the bottom and 18" long. The strap and the waist ties are 18 x 2.5". This goes to just past her knees so you might want to lengthen or shorten depending on your tot.

2. With right sides together sew up 1 short end and 1 long edge of all 3 ties. You can taper the ends of the waist ties if you want.

3. Turn the waist ties right side out by pushing the short end back through the tie with a crochet hook, pencil end, etc. Top stitch along the edges to help them lay flat (you should iron 1st but I skipped that and it turned out fine)

4. Cut your elastic to the desired length (mine was 12") and cut off the sewn shut end of your neck tie. Feed the elastic through the tie with a safety pin until 1 end meets up with the raw edges of the tie. Tack it down and then pull the elastic through to the other end and tack down.

5. Baste the ties in place on the right side of 1 apron piece- make sure they are far enough away from the armhole of the apron or they will get caught in the armhole seam

6. With right sides together add the 2nd apron piece and sew all the way around leaving a gap along the top straight edge for turning.

7. Turn the apron right side out, tuck in the raw edges from the gap you left in the last step and top stitch around the entire apron.

Have fun cooking up some goodies!

2010 Christmas Projects

I really went to town with Christmas crafting last year, so here's a little re-cap of my favorites in case you missed any of these fun ideas:)

And as always you can find links to every tutorial (over 100 now!) over on the Tutorials Page

Ho Ho Ho Blocks

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I have to admit my favorite part of Thanksgiving is that is ushers in the Christmas Season! I had some blocks on top of our bookshelf spelling out our last name, so I just flipped them over and dressed them up for the holidays:) I LOVE quick crafts that I can make from my stash!

HO HO HO !

Please ignore the top of our $10 bookshelf and just imagine some cute possibilities for your home:)

You could spell out anything you like and have this whole project done in 30 minutes!

A few ideas to get you started:

Jolly

Merry

Joy

Jingle

Let it Snow

Silent Night

Peace

Alrighty- got a merry little saying in mind? Let's get started!

1. Chop a 2x4 (or have your hubs do it) into various chunks- my tallest piece is 6" and then paint. 

 2. Add some paper with a bit of mod podge and stick on some vinyl (or paper) lettering.

Happy Holidays!

Just a Peek: Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We kicked our day off with a 4 mile Turkey Trot. I'm #221

My little sister placed 2nd for age group and won a pie. Too bad they didn't have a pregnant division:)

And the Little Miss is soaking up the season- wrapping presents (and herself) and playing with her nutcrackers. The baby dolls have been cast aside for December...

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I mean really- you just can't get much cuter!

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Little Miss got to review 2 belts and she's quite proud of them! I'm thrilled to have something cute to keep her pants up:) A darling leather belt definitely beats the rolled over waistband look!

My belts came super fast and the fit was right on. They even added an extra hole for me to give her some more growing room- perfect!

A few more of my favs...

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