dishtowel apron tutorial
I
decided to break out one of my Martha Stewart dishtowels and make a
"Mommy's Little Helper Kitchen Apron". My initial goal was to make it
to fit Aubry but it turned out closer to a size to fit an 8-11 year-old
girl instead. If you want to make it smaller, you would just need to
make it shorter and make the neck hole a bit smaller. If you want to
make one, here are the supplies you will need:
1 dishtowel (mine measured 18" x 28")
one package of double fold bias tape--extra wide
thread to match
ribbon or trim (optional)
Lay
out the dishtowel with the shorter edge on top and measure 4 inches in
from each top edge, and measure 9 inches down each side edge. Draw a
line between these two marks and cut on the line using scissors or a
rotary cutter. The top of the apron should look like this:
This is when you would add any ribbon or trim. I added mine at the top and the bottom of the apron:
Now you need to open up your bias tape (Click here
for a tutorial on how to use bias tape--see 2-Step Binding) and pin it
to the edges of the apron (the picture below this one will clarify this
for you):
You
will want to pin the bias tape to the apron so that there is a 15-inch
neck hole and 22-inches of bias-tape hanging at each edge for ties. Now
you can sew the bias tape to the apron:
Now
fold your bias-tape over to the back of the apron (the neck-hole and
tie bias-tape pieces will be sewn to themselves) and sew
You can finish the tie-ends like this:
Voila! You are done and ready to bake a batch of cookies with your little baker!
Oh my that is too cute! I have a little 2 yo daughter that would go bonkers over one ... along with all her little girl friends. Thanks for sharing. :-)
Posted by: Erin | February 09, 2007 at 11:11 AM
Oh, my! This could work well for my 8 (10 yr old) Faithgirlz group of girls that I mentor. Thank you!
Posted by: Sandy Coughlin | February 19, 2007 at 09:55 AM
This is awesome. I have some MS towels that, I too, am afraid to cut. This is just darling. I'm thinking I could whip this up in time to send to my neice for her early-March b'day. Thank you soooo much for sharing!
Posted by: lera | February 20, 2007 at 02:58 PM
Thanks! My daughter is crazy about aprons...
I found your blog through Creative Little Daisy's blog post
Posted by: Julie K in Taiwan | February 20, 2007 at 08:25 PM
Thanks! My daughter is crazy about aprons...
I found your blog through Creative Little Daisy's blog post
Posted by: Julie K in Taiwan | February 20, 2007 at 08:26 PM
My two-year-old is obsessed with aprons (might have something to do with her mommy's obsession). I am going to give this a try! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: freshvintage | March 02, 2007 at 07:54 PM
This is too cute! I just whipped up two for my youngest sisters. Thanks for the idea!
Posted by: Tammy S. | March 08, 2007 at 06:51 PM
Thanks so much for this awesome idea and tutorial. I posted about it today on my blog. I wanted to make these for a 2 and 3 year old so I posted some smaller measurements if it helps anyone. http://skiptomylou.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/dishtowel-aprons/
Thanks again Randi for sharing!
Posted by: Cindy | March 20, 2007 at 01:31 PM
I love this! My daughter used to have a little apron but it was used too much and she definitely could use a new one. :)
Posted by: Tsoniki | March 25, 2007 at 09:06 PM
This is too cute!
Posted by: Sarah | April 02, 2007 at 08:13 PM
this fabric is gorgeous - thanks for sharing !
Posted by: Valerie | April 12, 2007 at 08:59 PM
I really want to try this - SO CUTE!
Posted by: Annie | April 26, 2007 at 06:25 PM
Thanks for the tut...I just made several and have pics posted of three over at the Sew, Mama, Sew flicker group :)
http://flickr.com/groups/sewmamagroup/pool/
Posted by: Janice | May 17, 2007 at 04:10 PM
Hello! I work with Kristin on her Sew, Mama, Sew blog and we'd love to link to your tutorial for an upcoming feature... I've tried to email but it's not working. Would you mind emailing me for details? It's a great tutorial!
Thanks so much!
Posted by: Beth | October 10, 2007 at 01:41 PM
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Posted by: randi | October 10, 2007 at 01:48 PM
Hi there! I found your tutorial through Sew, Mama, Sew and will be making some of these great aprons as Christmas gifts. While perusing the pattern I noticed the link to the double bias tape tutorial was broken. After doing a bit of hunting around I found it here: http://www.wrights.com/wrights/class/sewing/doublefoldbias/doublefoldbias.htm
I'm sure others will be doing these too, so wanted to pass it along hoping you could update the link in your tutorial post for others. Thanks again for a great project/gift idea - LOVE IT!
Posted by: Snap Happy Mama | November 01, 2007 at 10:19 PM
great apron tutorial, thanks!
Posted by: pam | November 12, 2007 at 03:51 PM
I think I'll make a couple of these for my nieces, for Christmas. And maybe a little cookie cookbook to go with it? And a bag of chocolate chips? Cute!
Posted by: Heide | December 11, 2007 at 11:32 AM
What a wonderful tutorial!!! I've been wanting to make a little apron for my son since he's become interested in helping Momma and Daddy in the kitchen. This looks perfect! Thanks for sharing it! :)
Posted by: Paulette Insall | December 31, 2007 at 11:17 AM
This tutorial was a lifesaver! For a kid's Christmas party I needed 25 in various sizes. Your instructions made it a cinch. After craft time the children all wanted to keep them.
Posted by: Paula | January 17, 2008 at 12:33 PM
After a YEAR I have finally made some of these tonight! So cute but they are big enough to fit me :) :) :) My daughter is going to a birthday party next weekend so this'll be the perfect gift.
Posted by: Aimee | January 31, 2008 at 03:45 PM
A great tutorial!!!!! and I love your blog..I've added you to my sidebar as a blog I love to read..Thanks so much for sharing your patterns and ideas..
Posted by: CC | June 28, 2008 at 09:29 AM
I made a set of 8 aprons for my niece's birthday party! Great tutorial! Thanks!
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Posted by: Jolen | February 05, 2009 at 11:08 AM