May was a bit of a whirlwind. I was out of town twice (for the Tinkerbell 10K at Disneyland with my sister and some friends, and then to Monterey for a relaxing couple of days with my husband) and I threw a birthday party for my three year old daughter in between. For all these reasons and some previous procrastinating, the apron and chef's hat I had planned to make for her birthday was a belated gift. ;-)
I've made three sets of these before and I just love them. The pattern (links to patterns available on Making It Fun) is thorough and it's a well finished product. My son loves his Very Hungry Caterpillar set and my daughter is quite pleased to have her own. She was even willing to do a bit of wiggly modeling.
A little blurry, but I wanted to show how I tie the apron on the tiny child. The neck strap has an adjustable D ring, but if I cinched it up tight enough to keep the apron from nearly dragging on the floor it would be choking her. So, I put the waist straps through the neck loop before I tie them which keeps the apron up nicely. It will grow with her for many years. The hat has a velcro closure, so it will also fit for quite some time. Truth be told, it's a little big for her at the moment.
She was "over it" on the modeling so here's the other side of the reversible apron.
I'm linking up to A Lovely Year of Finishes for completing my May goal and the Sew Darn Crafty link-up.
Thanks for visiting!
This finish is one of my Q2 Finish Along goals. I'm linking up with the Q2 Finishes party.
Bo
cute idea!!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Bo
Deb
Very cute Sarah! I would like to make a set of these for my niece and nephew but can't seem to access the tutorial @ Stardust Shoes(??)
sarah
Post authorWell crud. The last time I linked to it the link on Stardust Shoes still worked. :-P Let me poke around and see if I can find it anywhere else. Thanks for visiting!
sarah
Post authorFound them! http://makingitfun.blogspot.com/2009/01/kids-apron-chef-hat.html
Deb
Thanks Sarah!
sarah
Post authorBe sure to show me when you make yours!
helen
i love the hat, very cheffy!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Helen! They always make me smile. :-)
Louanne
Those are super cute!!!
sarah
Post authorThanks, Louanne! :-)
Wendy
Very cute and I'm sure she loves the hat and apron.
*Visiting as a member of the official 2015 Finish-Along cheerleading squad*
sarah
Post authorThank you. It makes her even more excited to help in the kitchen now. :-)