Finally the winter newsletter is out, and it even contains a pattern for a felt apron for the 17″ dolls. I had a hard time figuring out how to make a pattern that could fit all on one page and still be easy to sew for the 17″ girls like the one for the little 8″ dolls. When I finally did it, I took one look and thought, “Why haven’t I done this before?”
Simple and Cute Apron
I had so much fun making these little aprons that I would like to have made one for all seven of the orphans. However, if I stopped to do that the Dream Circle members would be wondering if they would ever get their February package, so that will have to come later if I have the time.
As promised, I have added the pictures in the newsletter to this post in color.
I tried a lot of colors to go with the rose garden dress and was surprised to find out that I liked brown as you see it in the picture below. This apron has a variation on how it is tied. I sewed a 30″ piece of ribbon to the front only and tied it in the back rather than on the sides. That allowed me to sew a bow on the front for decoration.
Too Pretty for Baking!
Both of the dresses in these pictures, as well as the ivory one, are still available in Harold’s store. I can think of many ways to make the apron for these two, but especially for the ivory one. Also, it can be made to go over the white under dress that the orphans come dressed in. Everyone who has one of the 17″ girls should have that option.
I thought how many other things this pattern could be used for. Just maybe I will add some of them to the ideas part of the orphanage this month. At any rate, enjoy!
Cheri
Cheri, these are sooooooo cute! I especially love the brown with the Rose Garden dress too! The little pink rosettes are just perfect on it.
~Carolyn