Since being stuck at home on pregnancy disability, my daughter and I have been doing some pretty fun, and very messy crafts. Trying to keep her busy and engaged, while remaining off my feet has been challenging, but I've found the messier the activity, the longer she remains interested.
I ran across this Retro Fun: Toddler's Laminated Project Apron awhile ago on Sew4Home and decided it was time to try it out. I had some oilcloth fabric I purchased for a few dollars as a remnant, and I always have homemade binding on hand. The real trick here anyway was keeping my little one busy while trying to make this...
First, I reduced the pattern size when printing from 100% to 90%. My daughter is a tall two year old, but I needed it a bit smaller. Warning- read the instructions carefully. I ended up cutting the 'shoulder tab' and 'side tab' off of the fabric instead of the pattern! It was ok since I had extra fabric, but I apparently had a difficult time playing with my daughter and making this at the same time...either that or pregnancy brain.
The oilcloth slipped a lot when I was sewing the pocket on, so I switched to my walking foot which made all the difference in the world. I also used the walking foot when stitching the line down the pocket in step 18 which created even stitches.
It fit my daughter perfectly, and it's soooo adorable! This was a very simple pattern to follow, and it was my first time sewing with oil cloth. I found that fairly simple to work with and can't wait to make something else with my leftover fabric!
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