Aprons

I started collecting aprons before I got married. I have always thought wearing an apron was kind of flirty and sexy. When I got engaged my roommates gave me a beautiful antique white apron with my new initials monogrammed on the pocket (see below).



When I go into Anthroplogie I always drool over their aprons. But seriously who wants to pay 40 bucks for an apron. Every time I saw one I liked, I thought "I could make that for nothing" so one day I finally did. I don't have a sewing machine but I do know how to sew...kind of.

So I picked out some cool fabric and used concepts from aprons I already had. I used magic sewing tape to bind the hems. Here are all the parts: the top, the skirt, the waist band and the straps.



I ironed the hem in place before I put the magic tape in so the hems would be straight. I also pleated the skirt and pinned it in place before I adhered all the pieces together.



When everything is magic taped together I go back and reinforce the connections with embroidery thread. It also gives it the hand made look.
Here is the final product!