Wednesday

Sewing again! A nifty retro apron

by Joanna

I have been in a sewing "desert" for a long while… I haven't stitched a single stitch on my machine in over a year! Last spring I cut out a dress (the Clara dress) for myself and it is still sitting folded up on my desk. I decided it was high time I got sewing again. And what inspires like a birthday for my sweet little niece!


Determined to make this a pure stash project, I found about 5/8 of a yard of this adorable retro zoo-themed fabric in my stash, and decided to use some red or yellow floral as a contrast. I have been organizing, purging, and cataloging my sewing patterns on pinterest, which is working out amazingly well, and quickly found this vintage pinafore pattern. Converting it to an apron was a breeze!


I created the pattern mostly as written… just adding a snap closure at the upper back instead of a zipper, and adding prefinished eyelet trim to the armhole edges. Zing! What a fun little project this was! 


Our niece loves to play kitchen and dress up. I hope she enjoys wearing it as much as I enjoyed making it!

4 comments:

  1. How sweet! I used this same pattern to sew for my daughters when they were young and now it is vintage! Ouch!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Jeanne! Oh, that is neat that you have used this same pattern, too!

      Delete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.