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Today I’m sharing an apron that I made for my Christmas in July exchange over at Happy Hour Projects. I went with a kitchen/baking theme, so of course I had to make an apron. I wanted to come up with a unique pattern from scratch, but I’ve had the Cynthia Rowley Simplicity apron pattern lying around since Thanksgiving, so I decided to go with that. Aprons make awesome handmade gifts for the holidays because they are simple, yet present a classy statement.
This pattern is a beginner pattern. I liked the way the pockets were inserted, and I liked the sash. However, for a Simplicity pattern (which is really the only brand I use), I did get a little flustered at some things. For instance:
- The pattern calls for the user to hem the ruffle after it’s sewn on to the apron. Hemming is hard enough without the fabric already being bunched up into a ruffle. I hemmed mine before I attached it and before it became a ruffle.
- I like the stitching lines for my trim to not show when possible. In hindsight, I would have sewn the trim on the waistband prior to making the facing so that the trim stitch lines did not show in the back.
Other than those minor things, the pattern is easy to follow and I do recommend it to a beginner seamstress!
Can you imagine this with some cute accessories and packaging?
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Looks awesome, I wish I knew how to sew!
Great Idea to make a few aprons, I have a collection of patterns that for some reason I have not quite gotten to. Perhaps today… Stopped in, via Made by You Mondays…
CUTE!!! I love aprons!! I should get a few made now to have for Christmas gifts!:)
This is gorgeous! Coming over from Manic Monday Party.
Very cute! Good job! I like the pockets.
What a beautiful apron!
Cute apron! Great combination of fabrics!
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Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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So cute! I love the fabrics and trim that you chose. So glad you linked up at Etcetorize this week~
Adorable apron. Love the colours that you used and your tips – very helpful.
Maybe if I had a gorgeous apron I could cook better. Do you think?? Great job – I LOVE it!
It’s adorable! Worth bragging about…. You sew girl!
Excellent fabric choices! I love how it turned out.
What a cute apron!
I love it, it’s so cute!
Loving the apron!! LOOKS great!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality! 🙂
You are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff blog hop:
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This makes me want to wear an apron. 😀 Fun fabric combo. So not our grandma’s apron. 😀
Thanks for sharing this week on BeColorful.
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