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Monday, August 17, 2009

Kids' Art Apron from Dishtowel -- TUTORIAL

Today I made an "artist's apron" for Mr. S. using a dollar store dishtowel. This is perfect for a little artist standing at an easel. What little kid doesn't love pockets? And who wouldn't love having a separate pocket for each crayon?


SUPPLIES:
~ dish towel (I prewashed mine)
~ box of crayons


Step One: CUT in this order:
First cut 2" off each LONG side of your dish towel. These will be the ties.
Next cut 2" off ONE SHORT side of your dish towel. This will be the neck strap.


Step Two: Hem the cut side of each 2" strip, turning twice for a nice finished edge. I don't measure or pin -- just eyeball it!


Step Three: Determine the length you want for your apron, then ADD 3". This is the length you want to cut your towel. Cut from the same edge you cut the neck strap, so you still have one hemmed edge on your towel. Then cut out arm holes as shown. I eyeballed this too.


Step Four: Hem all unfinished sides. IMPORTANT: You need to turn the three raw sides to the opposite side the existing hem is on. That way when you turn your pocket up, the "front" of the hem will be on the front of the apron. I did the two sides first, then turned down the top edge with a larger hem.


Step Five: Fold your pocket! I folded mine up 2". Then you will mark every 1" to create your crayon pockets. This was super easy for me, because the towel I chose happened to have 1" stripes!


Step Six: Attach the straps!


Step Seven: Fill it up with crayons, tie it on your little one, and let the art begin!!

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44 comments:

  1. Heather - Dollarstorecrafts.comAugust 17, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Oh my gosh, SO CUTE!! <-- that's literally what I said out loud when I saw this. Please post this on DSC!! I love the twist on the apron - awesome! Yay!

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  2. TammyAugust 17, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    This is a great Tut I LOVE it! I am wondering though what is the starting six of the tea towel you are using, it might just be my perception but it seems bigger than the typical size of tea towels here.

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  3. CareAugust 17, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    My towel was approximately 26"x18".

    I'd love to see yours if you make one!

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  4. Kari SweetenAugust 17, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    LOVE THIS! I'll be featuring tomorrow. You are soooo creative!

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  5. StitchnmomAugust 17, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Adorable, I love it!

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  6. AnneAugust 17, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    This is SO stinkin' cute!!! My daughter gets invited to a lot of birthday parties, and these would make great birthday gifts! I posted a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-kids-apron-with-crayon-pockets/2009/08/17/
    --Anne

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  7. :o) mgAugust 17, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    YOU are a freekin' genius. I LOVE this.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 18, 2009 at 12:26 AM

    This is brilliant! What a lovely idea for gifts for young artists.
    Thanks for the comment on my first quilt. I'm not really itching to make more as I'm knee deep in junk trying to move to a new home this week :)

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  9. KonstanceAugust 18, 2009 at 7:26 AM

    OMG cute, I need to make a couple of these AWESOME aprons!

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  10. BrendaAugust 18, 2009 at 8:23 AM

    That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! I love the simplicity!

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  11. mom2threeAugust 18, 2009 at 9:34 AM

    LOVE this one- I'll be making a few for Christmas gifts this year- thank you!!!!!!

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  12. HOPEAugust 18, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Love this! I plan to make one this weekend for my g'son starting Kinder!

    Thank you for sharing this..

    HOPE~

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  13. raveninthewolfdenAugust 18, 2009 at 11:05 AM

    I love this idea, and i dont think I could express just how wonderful my kids are going to love this. I will certainly link to you when the idea is used.

    Loveable-Lerwills!

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  14. csbrownAugust 18, 2009 at 10:23 PM

    Love this got to go find a dish towel. Don't have a blog but will give you credit. My budding artist will love this.

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  15. Very ShannonAugust 19, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    Ohhhh, another great project!!! So handy!
    I added it to our link luv this week!

    http://www.luvinthemommyhood.com/2009/08/link-luv-roundup_19.html

    Have a great day hun :)

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  16. michelle@somedaycraftsAugust 20, 2009 at 1:10 AM

    It looks like you need more links to this post:) I have that exact dish towel so I must make this! I'm featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com Grab my "featured" button!

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  17. NadiaAugust 22, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    im definately gonna try this thank you so much for sharing!! great idea

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  18. Angie - treasuresfortots@gmail.comAugust 22, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    SUPER cute & SUPER quick and easy! Thanks so much for posting this! I SO want to try it now!

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  19. Angie - treasuresfortots@gmail.comAugust 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM

    BTW, I'm now a follower - I don't want to miss your Giveaway!

    I have two going on right now if you want to go have a gander and enter:

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  20. AnonymousAugust 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM

    LOVE it - so creative and cute!

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  21. Mama Said SewAugust 22, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    I picked up a few of those dishtowels at the dollar store a while ago. I love the colors. And now I know what I'll make with them! :)
    Thanks for the great tutorial.

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  22. MeUandMaddyAugust 23, 2009 at 1:04 AM

    How CUTE! I'm a super lazy bones - so now my goal is to find a dishtowel with the same stripes so it can lead the way. Thanks for sharing!!!

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  23. PatriciaAugust 23, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Very cool idea!!!!

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  24. LynnAugust 23, 2009 at 9:21 AM

    This is adorable!

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  25. AndreaAugust 23, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    This is adorable! I just sent the link to my MIL to see if she could make one for us!

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  26. mommy2cjnAugust 25, 2009 at 3:24 AM

    I'm just wondering what size of a toddler you think this would fit? I am trying to figure out if I should get 2 towels and make one apron, or if 1 towel will be enough. I guess I could always use a bath towel for the larger child....

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  27. CareAugust 25, 2009 at 7:26 AM

    Hi mommy2cjn,

    It just depends on the size of your towel. You could always use a separate towel or some cotton webbing for the straps if you need the apron to be larger.

    Good luck!

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  28. EmilyAugust 27, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    I made one tonight! It took about an hour. One word of advice - make sure your towel is as bright on the back as it is on the front! I think it's still cute. I wasn't convinced the neck hole would fit over my daughter's large head so I made a Velcro closure. Also was inspired to turn an old t-shirt into a skirt for her while I was sitting at the machine! Thanks for this tutorial. Very fun!

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  29. SidnieAugust 28, 2009 at 12:10 AM

    This is too cute!
    My son LOVES pockets and crayons! He'd go crazy over this!
    Thanks for the tutorial. I'll be searching for some dishtowels that aren't so girlie now!

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  30. FlorenceSeptember 6, 2009 at 1:42 AM

    what a good idea !! thanks for the tutorial !

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  31. AnnchanSeptember 18, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    I just made 2 for a couple of sisters. I made a slight change, I pit ribbon around the top and as the tie ups so there was no hemming to do.
    -^_^-

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  32. CareSeptember 18, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    GENIUS, Annchan! I'd love to see them if you could send me a link or a picture!

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  33. NicoleDecember 15, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    You are beyond brilliant. I just made three of these and they are just adorable. I also put in a bit pocket on the front so my big kids can have 4x6 cards and my sister double folded the bottom so there's a pocket behind the crayons. Seriously. Great job and thanks for sharing this...

    Nicole

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  34. Corynne EscalanteDecember 19, 2009 at 1:56 AM

    this was the perfect thing to give my kids for christmas... I made two of them the other night. Thank you so much! Merry Christmas!

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  35. TanyaJuly 21, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    I love so many of your projects! Made this one too: http://sewmanydreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-thata-couple-projects-on-go.html

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  36. Lizzy~BethAugust 11, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    I love this!! I will have to give this one a try :)

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  37. UnknownAugust 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    Thanks a lot for posting. You have helped me get an idea on what to do as a project for my kids this summer. We haven't tried coloring as a big project though. I have seen forums discussing coloring books, apart from the very colorful books, I would be able to help enhance my kids' arts skills.

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  38. ChrissieSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:03 PM

    I understand the two straps you cut for ties but I don't understand the piece you cut from the SHORT end of the towel ( chest...) and what you did with it. I LOVE this and its a great BDay present!!!

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  39. ChrissieSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    nevermind...I'm a dork. I get it now.

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