I have always loved all the children's fabric out there, but honestly didn't have much use for it in my shop. This was unfortunate for me because there is such a variety and they are always SO CUTE! They would be so fun to work with. Here is a very small sample of my favorites.
I have offered aprons for boys and girls almost since the opening of my Etsy shop, but they haven't been a huge focus since my women's aprons have always had much more success. So, I have never had the opportunity to buy children's fabric to my heart's content like I do with other fabrics (which is one of the main benefits of having my Etsy shop!).
I get the best ideas for new products from my customers. I have mentioned this before in previous posts, and it is so true. A customer was looking at my placemat sets and my napkin sets and asked if I could make a new kind of set that has just one placemat and one napkin in children's fabric. She needs to send her daughter to preschool with these packed into her lunchbox everyday. I loved this idea for a new product.
Here are a few for girls:
And some for boys ...
Cute, right? The possibilities of fabric combinations are endless! I also thought I needed a special way of packaging these. I was thinking ahead to easy and inexpensive birthday gifts and stocking stuffers. I came up with this labelling:
I thought it made a really happy little package.
While I was working with all the colorful fabric combinations I started thinking about my NEXT product to add to my shop: Mix-and-match napkin sets for boys and girls. These are sets of five coordinating napkins that can be used at school or at home. I am marketing them as a new fun napkin for every weekday. When the week is over, throw them all into the wash over the weekend and you are all set for the next week.
