Another girl's birthday party, another chance to sew a gift. We were away on vacation all of last week so I only had a couple of hours to make something, start to finish. I chose a simple apron. I've made a variation of this in the past and combined it with a store-bought cooking item so I thought I'd go that route again. This time I added a flounce to the bottom of the apron, shortening the basic apron pattern the depth of the flounce. The upper portion of the apron is made from a heavy woven twill, the bottom from quilting-weight cotton. I used the watermelon stripe fabric to make the bias binding and embroidered the recipient's name on the bib. This is a fast and unique gift for the birthday girl (or boy, with some modifications).
Preschool starts back up tomorrow and to say I am looking forward to this particular Monday morning would be an understatement. My youngest will be hanging out with me at home for a while longer while we "perfect" the use of the potty, but I am hopeful he will soon be reunited with his friends and teachers, and I will have a little bit of free time all to myself. Can't wait.