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!
