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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Dean's apron

I finished this last night. When Dean came into the living room this morning and saw it he said, "Walter's new pillowcase." haha. His grandma made him a pillow case for Christmas that was the same color as the apron.

Some of my mistakes: I didn't read the instructions closely. I read "1/2 in. seams" but failed to notice that the neck and waist pieces were supposed to have 1/4 in. seams. I also thought it said 3/8 in. elastic, but it really said 3/4 in. Lucky for me, because the 3/8 elastic fit perfectly in my small straps. The straps were super hard to turn, but I actually like the size they turned out. Oh, and I forgot to pre-wash. Oops. Hopefully it doesn't look wonky after washing and drying. I'll let you know.

Things I'd change next time: Once I forced Dean to try it on (he REALLY didn't want to), the neck strap was a little longer than I wanted and the waist was waaaayyy too big. I'd probably cut the waist strap by 2 inches and the neck by 1-2. I added a lined pocket.

The two fabrics are Robert Kaufman Fundamentals and Robert Kaufaman Animals gone wild.