More Aprons!

I've been so crafty this past month! Here are 3 more aprons from the book - The Perfect Apron:

This pattern is called Tutti Frutti and it is about the easiest apron pattern ever! I made 2 of these out of 1 yard of green paisley fabric for my friends Tara (housewarming present) and Jessie (wedding present) for about $7 each.

This pattern is called Domestic Diva and is for my friend Ali's wedding shower. I skipped out on the appliqués and used a dotted fabric in shades of yellow and then plain white for the background fabric. I am especially proud of how I got the pocket to match the fabric pattern almost perfectly! This one cost me about $10.

This pattern is called Petal Power and is for my friend Michelle as a wedding present. Made this one out of a red paisley and used black to trim it. Cost about $12 for this one, but I bought more black than I really needed.















Making aprons is fun stuff! :)

Apron

I make such a mess when I cook that it finally dawned on me - that's what aprons are for! So I decided I needed to make one. This apron pattern is Simplicity 3949 and I made apron C. My mom (the expert seamstress) definitely had to help me with a couple parts. Especially the piecing of the two sections with the pockets on them. Sewing the corners to the middle section was quite a challenge!

I love the darts and the style of the skirt very much.

I also bought this apron book from JoAnne's last week by Rob Merrett titled: The Perfect Apron, so expect to see more aprons!

Fat Quarter Bags

I haven't done much sewing in my lifetime, but these bags are so easy to make and a great beginner project! It's also a quick project.. took me 2-3hrs to make one, but I am a slow sewer. All you need are 2 fat quarters, interfacing, a sewing machine, and some buttons. They even have special interfacing with the pattern of the bag already on it. You iron on your fabric, cut on the lines, and then assemble. The interfacing even has lines showing where to stitch!

My Mom helped me on the first one, the one with the brownish orange squares. Then I made the daisy one with the cute bumble bee buttons all on my own using the easy interfacing although I did cut it out on the wrong line so its about an inch shorter than the other two. I made the black and grey plaid one last and it is definitely my favorite and the one I have used the most so far.

The most challenging part was arranging the handles so that when you fold the inside of the bag over it contrasts with the lining. I had to think real hard about which direction to sew them on every time, haha!