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Heidi from Elegance & Elephants made this apron dress for her Roots sewing series, in which guest bloggers will celebrate their heritage through sewing for children. The dress she made for her daughter combines her own Slavic and Caribbean… Read more ... 
Arts and crafts with toddlers is rarely mess-free, especially if you bring out the paints. Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making a laminated cotton art smock to protect your child’s clothing during a crafting session. The laminated cotton wipes… Read more ... 
Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shares a free pattern for making a child’s apron. It’s a simple project that’s quick to make. She says it can be done in just 10 minutes! How’s that for quick? Or, let your child… Read more ... 
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial showing how to make a Halloween apron for an 18″ doll. It’s a full apron with a bat applique on the bib and a pocket on a gathered… Read more ... 
You can find a tutorial over at Craft Foxes for making this 1950s-inspired apron. It’s a full apron with a bib and a gathered skirt, and a ruffle around the hem. Gingham and ric rac give it vintage charm. The… Read more ... 
Danielle from Peanut Life Adventures shows how to make her diamond apron. The main piece is a fabric square set on point. At the top, the tip folds over to make a pointed bib. The bottom corner makes a pointed… Read more ... 
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make an apron dress for a little girl. There are lots of ways to make one, but her version uses a t-shirt… Read more ... 
Liz from Love Grows Wild shows how you can make this fun apron out of a man’s button-up shirt. She loses the sleeves and the back, but keeps the collar. The cuff of one of the sleeves becomes a front… Read more ... 
When Autie from iCandy Handmade saw a child-sized vinyl apron over at a friend’s house, she wanted to make one for her own girl. And why not? The vinyl wipes clean easily, which is a huge plus when a child… Read more ... 
Sew4Home shows how to make this pleated half apron, trimmed with a pretty ribbon at the hem and the waistband. Ribbon also creates a couple of stripes across the skirt. They made theirs out of a linen and added some… Read more ... 
This apron was made out of two cloth napkins. You can find a tutorial over at CraftStylish showing how to do it. This is a great project for someone just learning to sew, as it takes just a few straight… Read more ... 
This is a repost of a review I recently published. It was intended to be part of the blog tour for the release of the book, but I kind of jumped the gun and posted it a few weeks early. … Read more ... 
Valerie at My 3 Monsters shows how to make a tiered ruffled apron. The layers of ruffles are so pretty! Especially when they’re made from different colors and prints. And she says it can be done in just 30 minutes! … Read more ... 
Cassie Cakes shows how to make an apron top. It’s an open back top perfect for summertime wear! It’s gathered under the bust like a baby doll top, Even though the bottom is left open at the back, the bodice… Read more ... 
You say it’s impossible to get any sewing done with the kids home from school for the summer? Then check out this tutorial by Jill from Creating My Way To Success. She shows how you c an make an apron… Read more ... 
