toddler apron

Another toddler apron, perfect for those little helping hands.  I love the bright colours of this particular apron. 

toddler apron

What can be more fun than to have your toddler help you in the kitchen? When my daughter was quite small she loved to help me bake. I tried to find an apron for her but did not have much luck, so I created my own that would fit her...it was perfect for her little body.

I love to use 3 different fabrics. One for the main body, one for the top accent piece and ruffle and then a different fabric for the straps.

Here is a close up detail of the ruffle.  I bought a ruffle foot for my sewing machine, it makes gathering so easy. It's worth the investment if you do a lot of gathering.

a birthday toddler apron

We have an upcoming first birthday party to go to the parents requested that the gifts are more activity based rather than toy based since they have so much from their first child. The mom loves to bake with the kids and the birthday boy does not have an apron quite yet, so to the sewing machine I went.

I thought the colours were fun for a little boy.  When I made this apron I did not use any accent fabrics and I think it turned out quite cute.  As a note the cotton I used was a bit heavier than your typical quilting cotton and so for the ties I thought it was a bit stiff but other than that, I thought it turned our great.

aprons for tots

My daughter loves to 'help' in the kitchen.  When she was 17 months old I decided to make her (and a little friend of hers) an apron but I found that there wasn't an apron pattern small enough to fit her little body. So I decided to make a pattern of my own and so far I'm pretty happy with it. I've made some modifications along the way but it seems to be the perfect size for a 2 year old. My goal now is to make a few more and sell them on etsy (we'll see how that one goes).