little girls’ aprons

Sewed these during yesterday’s and today’s nap times. I found a pattern online for one with velcro, but we have a velcro Fisher Price one from when I was little, and it doesn’t work worth a hoot. And ties stay tied better so you don’t have to keep reattatching them. I suppose there are better ways to make little girls’ aprons, but I decided to just go from my head. You can’t tell, but there are two different-sized pockets in each apron, and the insides of the pockets and the back sides are the opposing fabrics. Boy, it’s a pain to turn those straps right side-out with knitting needles (especially the one thicker fabric I used). More handmade Christmas gifts on my list: check.

And I’m a little bummed because Joanne Fabrics had NO heavier cotton, canvas or denim in blue and white stripes for me to make Jack this hat. He has been pretending to put on a conductor’s hat when he drives the “train” in our living room (our couch, which we all pile on and give him “tickets”). I’ll have to keep looking.