Aprons and Chefs Hats for the Little Chefs

Today was spent at a funeral for my hubby's cousin. What with the early time we had to be up and on the road, the driving, sitting, standing, and visiting, I was exhausted and in pain by the time we got home. Plus the weather was in the 90s and hot and humid! In fact, I fell asleep on the way home and caught a half-hour nap. Then when we came home, took a pain pill, and snuggled up to my heat pack...like it wasn't hot enough out? So, after sleeping awhile, and having a light dinner, I started on my evening projects.

Last week, I had a friend who wanted to come over and refresh her sewing skills. Well, we decided to make an apron for her 4 yo daughter. I made one also for my 7 yo granddaughter, They both turned out really cute. This one was made for my granddaughter here in Illinois. It is reversible and the pics show both sides...

Well, I decided to make more aprons tonight for my Florida grandkids. It will be great for them to have when grandma comes down, and they can "help" me in the kitchen. And maybe even a chef's cap - just because!!!

My fabric was one I had picked up at a garage sale last week $2 for several pieces mostly cotton. The one I used was a blue with sailboats on it. After all they do live in FLA. I did it differently than the one last week. All 3 were made with the same fabrics; but styled slightly different. The yellow fabric was part of an old sheet. The red was also garage sale.

Sewing with the GrandKids

My grandson and granddaughter wanted to sew while they were in town for my son's wedding. They are 7 (girl) and 3 1/2 (boy) We sewed while their sister (2 yo) slept and mom and dad went to the ball game.

His was the leftover pieces from a blanket I made for him earlier this year. This was really getting creative, I even looked thru my "kids stash" (boxes of fabric scraps I've kept for the kids to create with) and came up with a long top hem piece from a sheet in a perfect construction yellow for the handles. He even wanted me to use a small 4 x 3 triangular piece, so I added it to more yellow fabric and created a pocket. Finally went thru my button stash, and found 2 adorable trucks to put on the ends of the handles. Really cute.

Refashioning

Since the clothing business I was in folded last year, I've done a bit of refashioning. One is turning a sweetheart mid length dress into a sleeveless top.

Another is just a simple shortening of a top, cutting just below the unattractive (on me) drawstring waist, and then sewing up the slit neckline to a more acceptable for me opening. A really simple fix, which is resulting in a top I can wear a lot.

Wedding Sewing

My youngest son got married just before Memorial Day. I was thrilled to make my granddaughters' dresses since they would be flower girls. Also made the ring bearer's pillow (with my grandson's help) and we had so much fun we made 3 - one for each of the grandkids.

Plus, I made my Mom's dress which was a beautiful print we got for $3.95 a yard. Mom has been sewing most of her life, and she is 92 yo. She looked beautiful in it.

Speaking of my dress, I did make 3 trials, 2 in fabrics from my stash, and one final one.

I altered the bride's dress, and under - bustled it. That took me longer to make than my dress did. Also, made the card bag, and a bib for the bride. That's right a bib - not an apron. She wanted to make sure her dress stayed clean, so bib it was.

As soon as I figure out how to do, I'll post pics.