Jona has done it again! My creative genius of a friend has come up with yet another nifty pattern. I love being a pattern tester for her. I'm constantly amazed at what she comes up with. And it's no easy venture, let me tell you.
I, myself, attempted to throw together a super simple pillow pattern once. The whole pillow took about 15 minutes to make, but trying to create a pattern to describe how I made it was a completely different story. Needless to say, it didn't turn out well at all. It would have taken hours and hours, and many pillow samples to get it right...nowhere near the 15 minutes it took to make the pillow.
All that to say, I have a tremendous amount of respect (and awe) for those who can accurately transform an idea into a usable pattern that others can understand. My left-brained self is amazed!
What really blows my mind is her homemade bias tape! In part of the pattern, she teaches you how to take 18" x 30" of fabric and make 7 yards of bias tape. Wow! How nice to have bias tape from whatever fabric you want! No longer do we need to settle for the boring colors at the fabric store.
Here is my first attempt at the apron.
The reverse side...
I see lots of these darling aprons in our future.
Thanks, Jona, for coming up with great ideas and fun projects!
these are beautiful, I love aprons! I cannot believe how professional they look, your sewing skills rock!
Posted by: Jana | February 08, 2010 at 12:20 PM
This is my first time to stop by your blog and I love it! I'm going to seriously consider making this apron with my daughter. Thank you for the tip!
I'll be back.
Posted by: Debi | March 17, 2010 at 12:33 AM
Thanks, ladies!
Posted by: KellyinVA | March 17, 2010 at 11:06 AM