Sew much fun!

Since we’ve been stuck at the house these past few days due to snow, I figured it would a good time to tackle a few sewing projects. First item on my list was to make one of “Darby’s Dish Mats”. Her tutorial is VERY well written and easy to follow. I changed the measurements a bit as the terrycloth I was working with had different dimensions than her pattern called for. Other than that, I followed her general directions and they turned out great. Such a fun project! Thanks Darby for such a cute idea and fun tutorial.

I had enough fabric to make two. Didn’t they turn out cute?

Next up on the list of sewing projects was this apron that I had started several months ago. My mother-in-law and I had figured out a pattern based on another simple apron that I had purchased with this project in mind. As always, things are always more difficult than they seem and take more time than you anticipated they would.  (The fabric for the main body of the apron was what gave us the most grief. The pattern was printed crooked on the fabric, so we kept cutting it trying to make it straight and finally gave up and just went with it. I was afraid we were going to end up with a belt instead of an apron if we kept trimming the way were were.)

I think the ruffle gives it just the right amount of sass!