Saturday

Utility Apron Project

Craft Fair Apron
Last weekend we had a rummage sale in our neighborhood and my daughter participated by bringing all her baby stuff to my house. That baby stuff always draws a crowd. She was making lots of sales and commented to her father that it's a struggle to hand out change. She tried an envelope which fell apart, a plastic container which meant you have to pay attention to where you put it, and she tried her pockets where money popped out onto the floor with each sale.

Her dad had this great idea that she should use one of his nail pouches. So he dug one out of his tool box for her to use. At the end of the day she had commented on how wonderful it was to have her change handy at all times. Transactions were completed much more quickly without the hassle of trying to find the right change and where she put it.  She said she wished she had that pouch for the last few years of rummage sales - it was that convenient!

After she left for her home, I went to put the nail pouch back in my husband's tool box when it hit me that it would be a great idea to make some pretty ones.  And we have craft fairs coming up so it was perfect timing to invent something a little cuter than the ones we had. Now that it's complete, I think I will test it out by wearing it for a while to see if I need to make any adjustments before I make any more. But I do want to make some more. It was quick and easy.

2 comments:

  1. It's darling! I have a fall market coming up and need to make some of these, but I'd love to make one for myself first. Did you follow a pattern, or was that the inventing that you mentioned?

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    1. I used the measurements from this tutorial: http://momseatcoldfood.blogspot.com/2011/08/easy-utility-apron.html . The things I changed are the pocket sizes and I put a casing on the top and ran the ties through the casing. (I can't explain why, but I like my aprons scrunched towards the front.) Do post photos, I can't wait to see yours!

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