Hey Guys!
I know today is not Thursday but …. I have been working on something for you and I would have had it done by Thursday but I got my hair colored…AND… I had an extra Praise & Worship practice on Thursday night. It was a long day!
Today’s tutorial trail comes from Aesthetic Nest. Anneliese has created a wonderful tutorial for a Reversible Fat Quarter Apron. I found this tutorial on Pinterest and promptly went over to Aesthetic Nest and was smitten by this tutorial. I had to do it right away, plus my niece’s birthday is on the first. I really had not choice but to attempt this super cute apron.
Let’s see the results:
- How long did it take? I was done in about two hours. This is the quickest tutorial I have done. I was really surprised how fast it went together.
- Was it easy to follow? This tutorial was simple to follow! There are lots of pictures and detailed instructions. I did alot of first here…First time I made a buttonhole, first time I sewed on a button and first time I used Ric Rac Trim. Let me just say, all three were so much easier than I thought! I am seriously thinking about taking some pattern classes soon because of this tutorial.
- Do you have any tips? I suggest you go through your fat quarter stash and make something fun and colorful for that sweet girl in your life! She deserves this apron! ;0) For the record, I could not find ribbon at my LQS that was suitable for the apron so I made some bias tape. I made three, 3 inch by 18 inch strips folding them into double folded bias tape. I also could not find any pom pom trim, so I just added some ric rac in it’s place.
- Would you make it again? I would totally make this again! I am teaching a series of summer classes at Fabricate Studios and I think I will need some aprons on hand for those messy moments. if you live in the Atlanta area, I hope you will let your baby get crafty with us!
Alright now let’s get to the best part! The pictures:
Here are the beginning stages.
This fabric is from the collection called Madrona Road by Violet Craft. I purchased this fat quarter bundle from the Fat Quarter Shop.
Meet Princess Grace. She is my travel machine! She is an amazing BabyLock machine and perfect for those on the go projects! Her bigger sister Princess Bea gets car sick and is obviously my favorite! :0)
Here I am in the final steps…sewing the apron together.
Until today I had never made a buttonhole. Thank God for YouTube! This video was a great help, if you don’t know how this video would be a great start.
Almost there, all I have left to do is sew on that button!
The finished product! I am in love with it ;0)
I love every thing about this pattern. The ric rac makes it soooo sweet, I only wish I had some pom pom trim.
I have one more thing to show you! My hair! I absolutely love the color…something fresh for spring:
I love it!
I will be linking up toCrazy Mom Quilts for Finish it Up Friday and Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday. If you are visiting from there, Welcome! Leave a message, i would love to go check out your blog!
Until, next time friends, Sew Pretty!
~Kare
March 30, 2013 at 8:21 pm
I love the colors that you used for this apron 🙂
April 2, 2013 at 12:50 am
Hooray for trying ric-rac and a buttonhole, and for such good success! The Madrona Road fabrics are darling together in this little apron, well done!
April 6, 2013 at 1:13 am
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May 24, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Way cute apron!! Congrats on not letting a little ole buttonhole get you down!
June 3, 2013 at 12:20 am
Why thank you!