Here is a quick and easy project for that special little one in your life — a cute kid’s apron that assembles in a jiffy using only a dish towel and bias tape. My son always loved to help in the kitchen, and I made this little apron for him when he was a tot. He liked to feel grown up and wear his apron right along with mom while we made dinner or a yummy batch of cookies. The dish towel was thick and absorbent for any spills and he loved the little pockets too.

Materials Needed:

•  Dish towel (preferably not a directional print or design)
• 1 package of double-fold bias tape/quilt binding (7/8 inches wide) to coordinate
• Coordinating thread

 Measure and Mark

1. Open up and iron your dishtowel flat.
2. Mark the center point of the top of the dish towel
3. Measure and mark 4½ inches to the left and right of the center point.
4. Measure down 7 inches from the top on each side of the towel and mark it.
5. Measure up 7 inches from the bottom of the towel and mark it on each side and in the center.

Cut

Now you are ready to cut the towel. (see diagrams above). Cut the top corners off of the towel according to your markings. Cut the 7 inch strip off the bottom of the towel, this will become the pockets.

Sew

1. With right sides up and raw edges even, layer the 7-inch pocket strip and the towel.
   Sew them together with a ½-inch seam. Flip the pocket strip to the top of the towel and iron it in place.
2.  Measure 5 inches from each side and mark them to sew the pockets.
   
3. Sew each side close to the edge. Sew each of the pockets at the 5 inch measurement.  Double stitch the top of each pocket.
   
4. Now sew the ties. Measure 68 inches of the bias tape.  Open up each end of the tape and stitch diagonally at a 45-degree angle from the open edge to the fold ending in a point. Trim and flip back around to form a neat point at the end of the tie.
   
5. Find the center of the bias strip length and measure down 8 inches on each side. Mark with a pin. Using the pin as a guide, pin the bias tape along the slanted raw edges carefully covering them with both sides of the bias tape. Pin together.

Starting with one end of the tie, top stitch close to the open edge of the bias tape. Stitch all around the tie, through the towel and back to the other side to the end. Trim threads.

Now you have a very cute, quick apron for all your little helpers. It was so easy, I put together another one with this adorable blue daisy dish towel too. Wouldn’t this be a great holiday gift idea for your children or your grandchildren?  With so many dishtowel patterns, you could tailor them to every personality or to every holiday season!

Happy Stitching!