An Apron for the Tot

Because Jakey loves to help in the kitchen so much, I decided he needed a tot sized apron to help him dress the part and possibly save his clothes from the inevitable spills.

I used a commercial pattern for a child's apron to get a basic shape and size but ended up modifying it to make the straps adjustable so he can grow into the apron for a while.

Instead of using a separate neck strap and ties, I made them the same piece. That makes the apron adjustable.

I just put a casing in along the side of the apron and then slid in the ties.

The ties can be pulled to shorten the neck strap,

or they can be loosened to make it bigger.

Tot approved.

My First Rag Quilt

Wanting to make something homemade for a baby gift, and fast, I dug out all of my "boy" scraps and made this rag quilt.

It is all out of simple cotton prints.

I could have added batting to the individual fabric sandwiches, but I didn't since the baby is a summer baby and will outgrow the blanket before it is cold enough to need it.

Anyway, I thought it was pretty cute and it cost me nothing and took me only about 2-3 hours.

Sweet!

Toddler Tie

Way back for Easter, I made Jake a "Lil Guy Tie" using Ashley at Make it and Love it's pattern.

You can buy the pattern HERE!

We get lots of compliments at church, and I think he looks pretty cute as well.

:)

A St. Patty's Day Outfit for the Boy!

I love making holiday themed shirts and things for my one year old.

For St. Patty's Day this year he will be sporting this:

I bought all of the fabric at Hobby Lobby.

For the shirt, I ironed on some wonder-under to this fabric.

Then, I carefully cut out 3 different printed shamrocks.

I took the pocket off of this shirt with my seam ripper and then ironed on the shamrocks across the front.

After quickly stitching these on with my machine, we were all set!

For the pants, I ironed on some more wonder-under to the back of the diamond fabric.

I used some brown packing paper to make a pattern for the knee patches.

I traced the top of this jar lid, slid it down an inch or so and then traced the bottom.

I connected to top semicircle with the bottom to make an oval and then cut out the pattern piece.

See?

I traced and cut two of these ovals from my fabric.

I ironed on the patches to the pants.

(My $1.25 find at Target, BTW.)

I then went to my machine to sew the patches on.

When I realized that the pant legs were never going to fit over the arm of my machine, I opted for option B. Sew by hand.

When I got to the end, I grabbed a small amount of the pant fabric that was hidden under the patch (careful not to go through the patch) and pulled the thread ALMOST tight. When I had a little loop close to the pants, I wrapped my needle around it three times and pulled it tight.

(A small sewing tip that I learned and thought I would share.)

This is what it looked like.

Do the other side and you are all set!

I think he will look cute and he definitely wont get pinched this St. Patty's Day!

Ribbon Belts

I made these two belts out of 1.5 inch ribbon and (2) 1 inch D-rings. I was inspired by this tutorial at Make It and Love It, but I didn't really follow it! I bought the ribbon without reading her measurements first and didn't have enough to double the thickness. Oh well! They are cute. Now, I just have to put them on my baby boy and see if they fit. :)

My First Word Art!

I have been wanting to try this for a while, and here is the result of my first go at it. Please leave constructive criticism or a request for another phrase and I will be happy to give it a try!

Font is Papyrus

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