Apologies aside, here's the cute little apron. It's from the "A is for Aprons" book that I bought earlier this year. I wasn't completely in love with the pattern once I started making it. I'm something of a sewing novice and the instructions weren't as clear as I'd like them to have been. But I managed to muddle through and pull it together.
I saw this cute fabric in an online fabric store. It's a Japanese cotton print by Lecien. I love it. I saw those little squirrels and the red partridge and it just screamed "Mindy!" to me.
I love how it looks with the red and white polka dots so much, but when you trim it up with this sweet little green velvet ribbon? Oh, my. I can't take it.
So, Mindy's birthday is around the corner, too. But since it's so close to my mom's birthday, we usually celebrate them together. I knew she'd been wanting one of these slouchy berets - the Le Slouch by Wendy Bernard. I had the wrong weight of yarn, so I had to fudge the pattern a little bit. Heh. Is anybody out there surprised that I tinkered with the pattern? I didn't think so.
Anyway, I was doubtful as I knit it up. It seemed like it was too small. It didn't seem like it was going to slouch right. I re-started it no less than three times. but as soon as I started the decreases at the top of the hat, I was in love. I may even make one for myself!
Because I'm pretty sure Mindy's keeping this one.
DAILY BLISS: taking in a matinee
12 comments:
Oh yeah - love the hat and the apron...hope you "girls" had a good time....
What a cute apron! Making another any time soon? I'd definitely buy one :)
yep, that beanie is mine.....i absolutely adore it (and i love my apron, too, of course)! thanks again for such a wonderful and thoughtful gift. :)
That's beautiful work Christy. Way to go. I love the apron fabric. Wonderful find.
Jessica - if you re-visit these comments....I've actually been thinking about moving in the direction of selling. But I need some more practice. Wanna buy some fabric and help me design one for you??
Ok. Seriously. Those are some FABULOUS gifts. :)
I love them both. The apron is to die for- love the fabric.
Ohhh, I'd love to! I'll start the search for some cute fabric. I don't know how much help I'd be other than that though. . . considering I just learned how to sew a button on:)
Oh yay! So, I'm thinking early March we could get together on it. I'll pull out a couple of patterns and see what we've got. You can look online for some cute fabric, too - sewmamasew.com and pinkchalkstudio.com both carry lots of cute fabrics that are hard to find. Of course, you could always search etsy.com for Lecien fabrics, like the one I used for Mindy's apron. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Sounds good! How many yards of each fabric do you think I would need to buy?
Probably around two yards total - but it depends on the pattern. So don't buy anything until we know what we're going to make!
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