Lucy and I love to bake together and experiment in the kitchen, and since I always wear an apron, she also wants to wear aprons. She's growing quickly, and has outgrown her all of cute little aprons, so I decided Christmas was a great opportunity to pull out the used sewing machine I bought off of Craigslist last summer for $25.
I have learned that if you know how to use a sewing machine, it's pretty easy. And if you don't know how to use a sewing machine it's completely tricky and somewhat hair pullingly frustrating! For me, the trick was having my Mom come into town and explain this tricky contraption to me. Now it's only a little tricky and getting much easier to use!
All that to say, this apron project would not have been completed had it not been for my mom, who is a sewing genius, to show me what to do, and to help me with the parts I found impossible tricky to do.
I started with this online tutorial, but I wanted a full apron, not a half apron, so we winged it after that. I also took inspiration from this little apron, which inspired the' L' on the bodice.
I went to our local discount fabric store and purchased all of the fabric and ribbon from the remnants section, so this apron cost me all of $7. And lots of emotional angst, but that all worked out well in the end!
The ruffle was the trickiest part, but I really wanted it, so we made it happen. The apron would have been a breeze to make if it weren't for that. And for people who know how to sew, like my Mom, even the ruffle is a breeze.
I used velcro for the neck strap to make it easier to wear and easier for Lucy to take off all by herself.
I was going to do the same thing for the waist, but ended up loving the cuteness of it being tied, so I left it long.
The final product ended up just perfect. It's so stinkin' cute, that the only thing cuter is Lucy wearing it. And she loves it! It already has flour all over it from making bread, as any well loved apron should.
And that was my sewing debut.
