Once upon a time when my kids were little I made them aprons. Those aprons are still here, now used by the grandsons. River also wore them, but he's now over 6' tall so has officially outgrown them.
Last year when Joann's went out of business I grabbed all the duck cloth I could get my hands on (to be more specific, I grabbed all the cotton fabrics I could get my hands on - especially the last few days when the fabric was practically being given away!) specifically to make kids aprons from. And make aprons I did! And then I photographed the aprons to list on Etsy and proceeded to sell out of most of the fabric before I got them listed. That's a happy problem to have. :)
I have found a few new fabric sources and am looking for more, and am now very consistently sewing and selling children's aprons at markets. And now is a perfect time to get more listed.
The aprons fit ages 2 to at least 12, and are machine washable and they're great not only in the kitchen but also for woodworking, art, chores, and so much more. This particular print is a little more girly with the flowers and purple, but I do have many that are more boyish/neutral.
This farm animal apron can be found here.
My kids with their aprons, made from mens button down shirts:
Unlike most people I clearly remember the Independence Day Bicentennial celebration in 1976 (yes, I'm that old). And now we're celebrating the 250th!
I've added this wonderful decorative 10" wide pillow to the Etsy shop, it's almost identical to my 7" pillow and the two complement each other perfectly.
I'm on a short break from markets so getting the shops filled and lots and lots of fall and winter items ready for season, so keeping checking the Jude Harbor and Because I'm Me shops for new "must haves".
Quick foster update, since I haven't mentioned that in years (side effect of not posting much in years). I now have two darling toddlers in my care. Both are 17 months old - they're not twins but are four days apart, so it's like having twins. And both are amazing. I have to admit that I do a horrible job keeping up with pictures of them since most of the time I'm holding at least one of them ... but if I am able to get a nice picture I'll share it. :)
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While I absolutely love baby bibs with fun prints and designs, sometimes I really love my baby's outfit more and want to show that off. I needed simpler "coordinate with everything" bibs for him ... so I made some. And they're now some of my favorites for him.
So I made more, because of course I want to share. :) White eyelet, green gingham, black gingham, tan linen, and blue linen can all be found at JudeHarbor.com and in the Etsy shop.
Oh my gosh, I saw the cutest pattern for these and had to make some! They've been a great seller at local markets, and it's easy to see why.
Both the watercolor palm trees and the floral/plaid bibs are available in the Jude Harbor Etsy shop.
As is often the case, I saw one of these somewhere and thought they'd be fun to make. So I made some. And they were not fun to make. They took forever and did not look good. In fact, the first ones looked BAD.
So I walked away and while on my way to get the baby from daycare I thought up a solution. Got back home and tried again. Meh. Somewhat better, still super time consuming and the finished look wasn't consistent.
Slept on it. And come up with a new solution and now I'm happy with them. I did put one on Lucy, the cat, to see how it looked and it's a winner (she does not agree, however).
The fish/oranges and bones/rainbows are available in the shop. The others will be available at markets.
And if you're taking on this little project - I'm no expert but I'm happy to share what I've learned and what worked for me. :)