I had a request from a friend to make aprons for her and her children. I thought, geez ... why did I not think of doing this before! Mom had the kids pick out the fabric. Both kids (son and daughter) loved the Cinzia Berry by Alexander Henry. Mom & I chose Lizzy Dish by Elizabeth House and Purple Cute Deer and Shrooms by Jay McCarroll for the accent fabrics. All of these fabrics are so brilliant! And the child size aprons (aka "Minnies") are so cute - mostly because of their size.
I had so much fun making these. I will warn you, I went a little overboard on the pictures. Have a look and let me know what you think.
This is the first time I've made children size aprons. I adapted the child size aprons from this lovely free apron from Sew Liberated ...
I used her basic free pattern and then I added 2 front pockets to each apron. And on the daughter apron I added a ruffle. I think they came out really cute.
The "Chloe" Minnie ...
The "Chance" Minnie ...
The "Missy" (Mom) ...
As a little surprise for the kids, I made them each a chef hat using this free child size chef hat pattern from YouCanMakeThis.com.
Making these aprons has given me some inspiration to start making aprons for spring and summer. I'm thinking some gardening aprons are in order for this time of year. I worked in the yard all day today and I can't tell you the number of times I misplaced my garden scissors. I kept thinking if I only some place to keep them while I was working out here - then a light bulb went on - garden apron! I must finish my laundry room first before digging out the fabric again (I am very close to finishing)!
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