Toddler Apron with Denim and Flannel

Fashion & Wearables Completed Projects
#1

I was cutting apart some worn jeans that are too far gone to be donated and my husband thought it would be cute to make our kid an apron with one of the pockets. So I did :grin: I traced an apron we already own and added a little length so there is more room to grow. The kiddo picked the coordinating fabrics; butterfly flannel, breakfast food flannel, and some blue that might be linen but Iā€™m not sure.

Front:

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Back:

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I added tabs and straps that cross in the back. Each strap matches the tab it goes to and they snap together. I also reinforced the snapping pieces with denim.

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Here it is being modeled by our little dummy :rofl:

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And the back on our little cutie :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I assembled most of it with my serger, then flipped it right side out to finish :wink: I even did fancy professional things like ironing and top stitching! Oooooh, aaaaaaah!

Itā€™s a little wonkey with the tabs so I think if I made it again I would put the snaps on the inside of the apron body instead. But I think itā€™s cute and the little guy is happy so Iā€™m happy :smile:

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#2

Too cool! I love the fabrics, and the matching snaps.

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#3

So cute!! I love the breakfast fabric.

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#4

Ah, our ā€œLil Skunkā€ is going to have lots of kitchen adventures in his awesome new apron!

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#5

Youā€™re killinā€™ me! :joy:

But reallyā€¦great job!!

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#6

lol Thanks! I am not a fan of ironing and I usually avoid it :stuck_out_tongue: But sometimes Iā€™m a good little sewer and do it the right way :upside_down_face:

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#7

So cuteā€¦and now you will have a cook in the family down the road as wellā€¦lolā€¦good job training them youngā€¦

Love that he picked some very happy fabricsā€¦the food fabric is so much fun and the butterflies are just so prettyā€¦but the kicker is that big old pocket that can hold lots of flour, crumbs, and assorted food droppings! Have fun! :sweat_smile:

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#8

How cute is this? Super duper! And a great way to have fun mixing up patterns while using up scraps. I think itā€™s so clever to color coordinate the snaps and sweet that you added the more comfortable cross-back strap style.

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#9

Super cute! And the fabric reminds me of the Breakfast Kingdom in Adventure Time. :joy:

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#10

So cute and adorable and useful. And I love snaps for kids clothing.

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#11

That breakfast fabric is just took perfect and cute. Looks very well made and adjustable enough that he can use it for many years.

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#12

Great work!

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#13

Thanks everyone :slight_smile: Heā€™s only worn it a few times and itā€™s definitely big enough for him to grow into! :smile: He likes the big pocket and he can take it off by wiggling the straps around. Not the way I planned for him to take it off, but Iā€™m glad he can do it by himself :slight_smile:

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#14

Very cute idea! Heā€™s probably thrilled to bits!

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#15

This is the sweetest! I love the idea of snaps, quick release is a smart safety feature for cild garments with straps, good call mom :kissing_heart:

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