Tag: Simplicity 2980

In today’s sewing lesson we learned how to use the seam ripper, LOL. Actually, there probably isn’t a sewing day that goes by for me without using a seam ripper. Actually, it wasn’t too bad – I read the directions several times – and misinterpreted what they were saying. Sigh. It seems the weekend for… Continue reading Ta-da! Finished aprons

After a week off, we met again to work on our aprons, and achieved gathering the apron, sewing it to the waistband. Instead of using the technique as directed in the pattern, my mom and my friend Sallie both recommended we try zigzagging over crochet thread (of which I have plenty!). It worked much better,… Continue reading Aprons with waistbands

On Saturday Amy Beth came over to begin working on our aprons. I pulled all of my white and off-white prints out for her to choose the ones she wanted to use for her flying geese. Once that was done, I began cutting the pieces for those and the background triangles. While she pinned her… Continue reading Apron pockets, flying geese

We took a little shopping trip to Hobby Lobby Saturday, and found our primary fabrics, rick rack, buttons, and thread for making our aprons. Amy Beth couldn’t decide which fabric she wanted to use for the main apron, so she went ahead and got two (and maybe she’ll end up making two aprons, who knows?).… Continue reading Apron supplies shopping trip

Simplicity 2980 Apron (View A) has been chosen as our next sewing project. I’ve been talking with my friend, Amy Beth, about sewing off and on over the past several weeks, and she mentioned wanting to make an apron. My mom actually had a couple of patterns that she had purchased some time ago, and… Continue reading The next sewing project