Thursday, April 21, 2011

Cute Reversible Garden Apron {for my mom}

My mom has recently been interested in gardening, but she said she doesn't have an apron or tool belt, so I decided I would make her one that's both cute and useful with lots of pockets




I am using the same fabric that I made the handbag with to make this apron for mom.


Fabric cut out


pocket fabrics cut out


embroidered this on the pocket. It means "Mom is the best thing in the world"


sewing pockets on the apron front


front pockets done


Apron front done


a loop for gardening tools, and my little tag :)


apron back done


loop at the back as well

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Cute Garden Sleeves {for my mom}

For mother's day, i thought i should make my mom something, since i learned how to sew a year ago, i never made mom anything, so I went to Hancock's and found some really cute garden prints, and some purse handles, so i am making a few gifts for mom.


First, i am making these garden sleeves for mom so she wont get burned gardening.



fabrics cut out.


sewing the contrast fabric to the gardening fabric



added lining


 elastic sewn



sleeves done!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Kitchen Accessories (Oven Mitt & Pot Holders)

For a friend's birthday, I am making a series of Vegas Themed gifts for her.

Here are the Pot Holders and Oven Mitt I made for her




I bought some batting, heat resistant batting for them



For the oven mitt, i decided to quilt it along the print lines


the back is quilted too


front and back pieces sewn together


bias tape sewn, and loop added


i quilted the pot holders like the oven mitt


pot holders front

pot holders back


Kitchen Accessories (Reversible Apron)

For a friend's birthday, i decided to make her some kitchen essentials: apron, oven mitt, pot holders. Since she loves Las Vegas so much, i used Vegas print fabric for this set.


Here is the reversible apron I made for her with her name embroidered on it.



Here is how I made it.

 Apron pieces cut out

 Pockets done


 one side of apron done

the other side done

Made bias tape for this apron


one side done


embroidered her name


front of apron done


had to add my little tag :)

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