Flouncy Apron

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.