Well, I’ve been a bit busy. I’m really enjoying sewing and can’t wait to move on up to something that can be worn out in public, though this is pretty dang close, even though it is an apron. So, let’s start with the basics:
This is the pattern I used:
I am not a girly girl in any way (my usual attire is a 3X White T-shirt and sweat pants, worn with Birkenstock shoes, of course). Hair? Makeup? Twice a year, at the most. So, to test myself, I chose apron E (center right) but decided to add the ruffle to the bottom. For some reason, I felt the ruffles over the shoulder would be a bit much. 🙂
This pattern was much less confusing than the bath robe I made. The only thing I had to learn, really, was machine gathering. See, I could never understand what they were saying when I read about how to do gathers on a sewing machine, so I decided to just do them by hand. Well, since these sewing projects are being done so I can learn how to make things properly, I decided to look again. Once again, You Tube to the rescue! Now, I had two comments on my Facebook wall about this. Both said they learned to machine gather by sewing three (not two) lines of basting. I will try that next time.
I did change one thing, though. There is no way I’m going to button and unbutton (or try to slip this thing on) the straps. So, I left them loose and just tied them around my neck (I still need to figure out how to make button holes on my machine, anyway).
And since I am not a girly girl, I decided to go all out and become one for the photos of this apron. I love this thing! The fabric I got from my hubby’s grandmother. She was a spit-fire of a woman and we miss her dearly. I think of her every day.
