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The Seafarer Top pattern is super easy to follow and has pictures with each step. It would be a great beginner project for those of you who have never sewn with knits before. Abby just makes making a cute tee easy. Now I am off to make a few more. The only thing I plan on doing differently this time is making them in a size medium instead of a large. This tee is a little too big for my liking, but it is so comfy I am leaving it as is! 

Toddler Dress Refashioned to Toddler Apron {tutorial}

Start by finding a dress that is too small, but a favorite. I chose to use one that had lots of ruffles, layers and is a bit twirly. This particular dress was a long sleeved dress but you can choose one that is short sleeved as well. Really any dress will work, you just might have to tackle each one differently.
1.Start by cutting off the arms. Cut near the seams but make sure you cut a good 3/4″ away from where the sleeves attach to the dress. Now cut down the front or back of the dress. I ended up cutting all the way down the front of the dress instead of the back because of a stain, but you can cut down either side. Just keep in mind the type of closure that was used for the dress that also may help you decide which side to use. If there is a zipper or lots of buttons you may want to cut those out or use them as an embellishment. Just think about the ending apron before you get cutting!

2. Cut off the front (or back) bodices pieces. Those were the top pieces that I cut in half when cutting down the length of the dress. Again, leave 3/4″ near the shoulder and skirt part for turning edges over. Below is what the apron looks like right now.

3. Fold over all of the edges twice and iron flat. You want to make sure that you do this so that you don’t have any exposed raw edges. I started where the arm holes would have been then folded the sides where the bodice pieces were. Then I folded the shoulder part and lastly folded over the skirt parts near the waist and continued all the way down the length of the skirt.

4. Sew around all the folded edges.

5. Make three ties. You can use ribbon, lace or fabric to make the ties. As you can see I used some wide lace that I had on hand. Just simply cut the ties to the length you desire. I prefer to make them a little longer so that i can make pretty little bows when tying them. The choice is yours here. You will need to make three ties. Two shorter ties for around the neck and one long piece for around the waist.

6. Attach ties to the apron. Sew the 2  shorter ties onto the apron at the shoulders and the one longer piece around the front of the dress and onto the skirt part of the apron. I just sewed them right onto the back of the dress. No super fancy sewing there.

And that is it! Tie it on and let your little girls enjoy!

I used some turquoise linen fabric that I picked up from the thrift store for $1 and paired it with some leftover fabric I had on hand. I believe I purchased the flowered fabric from JoAnn’s. 

I ended up cutting out a circle skirt instead of a regular rectangle piece of fabric for the main part of the apron. Then I slightly ruffled the waist line to give it a full twirly look. I love how the circle skirt puffs the pockets out slightly. Now if it would only stop raining I could finish planting!

Any of you wear an apron when gardening? What is your favorite style?

The girls have spent almost every waking moment with them.They have named each and every one of them. Freedie and Ferdo are two of my favorites, but Sommer is right up there too.We enjoy them as much as we can now, because all too soon they will loose their cute little fluffiness and no longer want to be held.