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Here’s a project that every budding little cook will love – an apron and a chef’s hat to match. Make them with this tutorial offered by Michael Miller fabrics, and see what your child’s imagination will cook up next.
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Freebie: Printable Christmas Eve magic pillowcase poem
With all the excitement and expectation of Santa’s visit, it can be hard for kids to go to sleep on Christmas Eve. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair created special pillowcases for her nephews, to be used only on Christmas Eve. When she gave them to them, she included a little poem explaining that they’re magic pillowcases to help them have sweet dreams. She’s sharing a free printable of the poem on her blog, plus she links to a tutorial she’s written for making a pillowcase, so you can start the tradition with your own kids.
Click below for her tutorial & printable:
Free Printable Christmas Pillowcase Poem , by Polka Dot Chair
[photo from Polka Dot Chair]
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We were unfortunately unable to access the chef’s hat instructions as the link seems to be corrupted.
Thank you so much for posting the link to this adorable pattern! I got to it just fine and plan on making both the hat and apron for my Lil’ Miss’ fifth birthday next month.
We have made the apron 4 times now and the hat twice for children ranging from 5yrs to 14yrs.. Have to say its an excellent pattern that I was able to use to teach my children how to sew, great photos to help them learn without mum standing over their shoulder.
The patterns are adorable and the step-by-step is awesome. I am such a visual learner it was great.
For those that think the hat link is corrupt. It is not. It just took forever to download. Probably because of the pics. Be patient, it is well worth it. (also, I was using the Firefox browser, that may make a difference.)
I love the chefs hat! I whipped one up in no time. I plan on making 15 of them for my preschool class for our “bakery” theme. Thank you so much for the fun idea.
The hat would not download 🙁
That’s too bad! I was able to load the hat tutorial without difficulty. It was a large file – perhaps your connection timed out while it was downloading? –Anne