Crayon Apron

It's a rainy day and I am still in the crafting mode, so I made something I have always wanted to try to make. A cute apron to hold crayons for Molly since she is quite the colorer (is that a word?). I am not good at keeping track of what I do, but I tried.....

First take an old pillowcase and fold 3 inches up from the bottom. Iron.

Then sew the edges to make a pocket. Flip right side out and iron.

Pin 1 inch intervals.

Sew straight lines where you marked with pins. Back stitch the tops of each pocket for durability.

Should look something like this.... Measure 12 inches up and cut off the open end of the pillowcase. I think it could have been shorter.

Sew about an inch in with a baster stitch (that's really big stitches.) Then pull the thread to gather it.

To make a waist, I searched for something in my collections of "things" and found a blanket ribbon. I cut 5 feet of it and pinned the top 1inch into the middle of the blanket ribbon. I sewed down the whole length of ribbon.

I wanted to make it extra girly because who doesn't like frills if you are 4? I cut a strip of tulle 3 times the length and ran a stitch down the center of it (this is in the wedding section of most craft stores in a ton of different colors). I think it's 8 inches wide or so. I then pulled the thread again to gather it.

Space it out on the bottom of the apron and pin. Then sew. ta-dah! I think if I did it again, I would use some fab. colorful fabric/pillowcase.



I also added a little red ribbon bow.