I Just LOVE ME A CUTE APRON!

The Making of a Christmas Apron

Good Morning,

What a beautiful day to do some sewing!  Especially something Christmasy....so put on your Christmas tunes and warm up the sewing machine because we are going to make this adorable apron in one day! I actually did this a couple days ago and it took about 2 hours.  So easy!

OK...this is my first attempt at this style apron so I have made some mistakes.  But you just rip out the stitch or "make it work" right!

First, I sort of read the instructions.  Then I started laying out the pattern and of course my Romeo was by my side the whole way.  He always likes to get in on what is going on in the house.

You do ALOT of ironing...so fire up the iron so it's nice and hot so you can press down the seems.  Sewing them will be SEW much easier.  :)

Lay it out and play around with the pocket placement and pin the gathers.

After I had cut the pattern, pinned, laid it out, ironed, and sewed it together.....I found I had made a mistake....the style I had thought I was making has a nice flare at the ends more like an A line skirt.

see below picture.

However, I ended up making the skirt bottom for style A.  I did not realize this until I put it on.

So this morning I am headed to my Mentor Marcie.....for help in adding the bib to finish this apron so it looks like the picture below.

 Here is how it looks today...

SO I am OFF to Marcie's for HELP!! 

Enjoy this day and the weekend.  AND

SEW YOU LATER!

Jenny

Wednesday Mornings....Coffee and Crochet Club!

Hi,

This blog is about sewing, crocheting, or any other of the many ways a woman can practice the feminine arts.  These skills refine our character.  We become more patient.  We are humbled when we are learning.  It won't be easy because anything that is worth doing is going to be hard! 

 

I find that getting together with the woman and doing these things together is much more fun!  So we came up with the "Coffee and Crochet Club"

Currently, I am a newbie and this is what I have done so far with my crochet hook....was supposed to be a square and is turning into a circle...and now is something that looks like a clam shell that I am not going to post.   See....Humility!  I am already humbled by the beautiful things I have seen my Mother and friends create. 

One of my crochet goals is to make this hat......before the end of winter.....kidding!!!

MY INSPIRATION....My Mother Wendy

MY MENTOR and TRAINER.....MARCIE! 

Current Project....I want to make those cutie aprons!  A couple Christmas aprons as well.  That adorable crochet hat...and I already made a beautiful scarf that I model below...and gave to my son's beautiful girl friend.

What is everyone else doing to hone in on the Feminine Art of Sewing?



Sew Long for Now!

Jenny