As my sewing buddy Tripti can attest, most, if not all, of my projects have pleats. Unintentional Pleats that result from my less-than-perfect sewing skills. Not this time though! My life is so exciting that I feel it necessary to announce my first intentional pleats! A whole group of them in fact- a ruffle, if you will! The apron itself didn’t turn out as cute as it looked in my head, but the lesson was learned,
so I’ll count it as an experiment. It’s a little…Minnie Mouse with that black edging. The fabric I’ve had for a year and didn’t know what to do with. In fact I got it the same day I got the leaf fabric in my first apron. (The Joann Fabrics nearby was moving locations and having the obligatory blowout moving sale and I was just learning to sew so I grabbed all kinds of stuff!) Anyhow, Stay tuned for the next exciting adventure at L-Del Sews.
Well this time the new thing I tried was the v-neck style that looks a little like a wrap dress. Again, no pattern, just blind cutting and sewing. One of these days I'll learn to do things "the right way" but for now I like trying to figure it out myself. The design is not perfect but I am super happy with how it turned out. The fabric is a thick cotton, like home dec cotton duck? I think? Anyhow, I like that it's thick because it won't be as easy for liquid to seep through but it is wrinkly so whenever it's washed it will need to be ironed too. This will be going to my friend Kate for x-mas. Hope she likes it!
