actually, i've had it since june, and it was given to me by my friend tina (who couldn't figure out how to thread it....it's one of those self-threaders lol---and her nickname is mcgyver?!? hehe she's good at a lot of stuff, just not sewing machines i guess....i love you tina!!!)
so i've had some fabric since our friend bob's b'day in july. it's what the party host used for table clothes for his "fiesta". it's black with multi-colored chili peppers all over it, perfect match for jeni's kitchen. so it was given to jeni and i told her that i could make her an apron with it. (she's probably totally forgotten by now! lol)
since i've been home over break i decided to pull it out, and elisabeth sat using hers (a christmas gift) with me for a couple of hours one day and we made a vest and jean skirt (for her new american girl doll) out of the cut-off portion of some jeans i cropped off for halloween. it turned out rather cute. then i made both of them (elisabeth and her doll) matching aprons, those rocked too. (wish i had a working camera, i'd definitely post some pics!)
but i digress... as elisabeth was sitting there stitching swirls and whirls on the piece of denim that became the vest, i made a bib apron out of the chili pepper fabric. but you know, that's not good enough for jeni, no, jeni needs a fru-fru apron and the bib apron was rather basic. so i decided to design my own apron using part of a child's pattern, and i am adding a bib to it too. it's got large scallops on the bottom edge and on the bib top, and heart shaped pockets. the plan was to edge it in red bias tape, but due to the twists and turns of scallops and hearts, it looked rather unprofessional. so i decided to see what my new machine could really do....
i took a scrap of fabric to play with and tried the scalloped stitch and decided to do that along the edges of the pockets, skirt and bib....too cute! i did it in red thread (since i didn't use the bias tape) and it turned out really well...after about 4-5 hours of intricate cutting with my big sewing shears. (note to self...buy some small precision scissors next time you're out!)
i've still got to finish making the ties and neck strap, and attach everything to the waistband, etc. but i think it's going to be so cute! i hate to give it away, my first "real" apron! i will definitely post pictures of it, and the matching bib apron.
on a side note, jeni likes for her family to match, so i figured this was the perfect way for them to match when making a meal. she's got a "his 'n' hers" apron set to allow greg to join her in the kitchen and look cute together! just think how cute they'll be when using their new oven mitt and potholders i'm going to make them too!!! ;) (i might even go buy a kitchen towel to make one of those hanging towels or something, we'll see.)
so until i have a camera, you'll just have to imagine my genius creativity! hehe
sidenote on my dream home... i really want to do this! even if it means getting someone else to invest the money and us either having to buy them out or sell it for profit, all i kept thinking while i was cutting the apron edges and watching hgtv was all of the things i'd do to make that one freakin' awesome home!!!
