:: Swap Apron, Finally Done ::

I'm posting this directly from Flickr, which I'm sort of thinking is probably a mistake but, you know, whatever. I'll try anything once. Posting from Flickr didn't work so well.  I got words but, strangely, no pics.

Being home it's hard to post to the blog, hard to upload pics, etc. The computer's in Evan's room here and so I only get to steal moments when a grandmother or someone else is watching the babe. My usual after-dinner-blog-fest (write, read) is a no-go since Evan's sound asleep by then.

So anyway, here's a somewhat odd pic of the finished Sassy Apron Swap apron. It's made with brown cotton, hand-embroidered with three shades of blue thread, and lined (with a little sticking out) with some caribbean-ish blue fabric. The ties are super long so you can tie them in front if desired. They're pale sky blue and they help pull out the sky blue in the embroidery.

I hope my partner loves it. It was hard to send because I kind of wanted it for myself. You know how it goes.

It was a lot of work for an apron, I'll admit. But in an era of super-simple do-it-quick sewing patterns and books, sometimes it's nice to take your time with a project that's meant to be a little bit ornate, a little bit special.