LOVE this pattern. It says it goes to size 8. Macy’s a 10 or 12 slim, but it still worked fabulously.
I only had a yard of the Denyse Schmidt, and I used every last ounce of it. I used about a yard and a half of the yellow gingham. And we tied the bow in the back. 9 year olds are opinionated, you know.
Don’t the filthy feet just scream summer?
Yes, he climbed in by himself.
At least he’s actually IN the pictures, unlike a couple of them from yesterday?
This is seriously THE EASIEST apron ever. There are similar tutorials out there, but here’s how I make them!
Supplies:
1 package extra wide double fold bias tape and thread that matches the bias tape
1 piece of fabric cut approximately 17″ W by 26″ L, edges hemmed
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you can be super lazy (like me) and use a dish towel
template for the pieces you’ll cut off, which can be printed here.
See how cute that dish towel is? The 2 pack was $3! And I think I’ll save the polka dot terry cloth one for one of these.
Cut out your template. Place it on both top corners of the towel. I traced it. You could pin it. Whatever’s easiest.
Next, open your bias tape. Find the middle. Measure 7.5″ on either side and mark with pins. The pins should be 15″ apart. 7.5″ was a good measurement for 8-11 year old girls. Make it shorter for younger girls or longer for adults.
See how one side of the bias tap sticks out farther than the other side? The short side will be on top for the rest of this tutorial.
Line your pins up with the top finished edge of the towel on both sides.
Pin the bias tape in place along the curves.
Remove the pins and continue sewing just on the bias tape.
If you want shorter ties, trim the bias tape accordingly before folding the ends in.
If you haven’t already seen this tutorial, you really should check it out. I bought the stamps from Harbor Freight a while back and finally got around to attempting this.
(Tangent: The first set I bought — on sale, under $4 — had no M’s and 2 P’s. And they were sold out everywhere in the Greater Salt Lake area. Darn Mormons. They finally got more in and I exchanged them. The N and S and a few other letters got flattened and were not useable by the time we finished our project. Worth $4? Yes, but if you’re doing this project with a large group you may want to buy more than one set or find better stamps.)
Macy’s class is having a “class store” to help them use the money counting skills they’ve been practicing in math. She and a friend decided that instead of, you know, selling Dum Dums or something that they wanted to make pillows. Thankfully they got over that and decided to make washer necklaces instead. The girls and us moms spent yesterday afternoon mass producing on behalf of M&M Washer World. The pay wasn’t great, but the memories were priceless. :o)
