My first apron (don't look too closely!!)

I love the look of frilly aprons. The kind they sell at Anthropologie and Etsy.

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Layers of gingham, eyelet, little fringes, patchwork fabrics - so girly and pretty! All those pretty aprons make me want to get into the kitchen and bake a beautiful, summery lemon cake!

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So I attempted my first apron today.

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Went out and bought an apron pattern and spent a few hours trying to figure out what to do with that pattern paper, the fabric, the pins and the new sewing machine.

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Well, for my first apron (and having only sewn for a few days), I'm quite pleased!

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Just make sure you squint when you look at the pictures, oh.....

and don't look too closely at my stitching!

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Sewing inspiration pics

Sewing & Shiraz

My girlfriends and I got together for a night of sewing and shiraz recently! We hired a woman to come to my house and teach us how to use our sewing machines! Julia, our instructor, was great! She was very patient, showed us a ton of easy tips and helped us create little pillows! We can't wait for lesson #2!

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