My nephews have a new backyard, which means they’ve got a lot of bugs, toads – you name it – to find! Every morning, there’s a photo of the previous day’s discoveries. To make sure they make the most of their hunts, I crafted them a couple utility-pocket aprons to wear while on the hunt. I scaled this to fit their current sizes. As it’s meant to be more an oversized pocket, it doesn’t really wrap around the entire waist like a traditional apron might.
Materials
- Lightweight cotton canvas fabric
- Sewing machine, needle, thread
- Double wide quilt binding
- Scissors
- Iron
- Ruler
- Belting fabric
- Embellishments (optional)
Instructions
| 1. Cut a piece of canvas 10 inches wide by 20 inches long. (Note: Both of my nephews have a 21-inch waist, so this worked for them; adjust as needed based your child’s measurement.) Fold up so that piece is 10-by-10 inches. Press the fold with your iron. |
| 2. Over at your sewing machine, sew a 1/4-inch seam all the way around the canvas square. For the top set of edges, fold over 1/2-inch and sew. |
| 3. Next, fold up the bottom of the square. There should be about a 1- to 1 1/2-inch space between the top of the pocket and the apron. |
| 4. Top stitch along the bottom of the pocket. |
| 5. Cut two pieces of binding tape just slightly longer than the sides of the apron. Sandwich the apron into tape, folding over each end on the back. Sew into place. |
| 6. Cut a length of belting that’s long enough to tie around your child’s waist easily and sew into place. |
| 7. Add embellishments as you like. Add a drop of Dritz Fray Check on any raw edges. |
