Too Pretty To Use

The Ucreate site has a section called Create With Me!, where everyone uses the same tutorial and makes something.  Here is my something for February.

I used the tutorial from Sugar Bee, Craft Edition.  I did change some construction methods to what I thought made a little more sense.

 I also fully lined it.  I because of the lining, and the way it's put together, it could have been totally reversible, but I just used an unbleached muslin for the lining.

I made a U-shaped pocket with a ruffled edging.  I even took the time to top stitch everything!

The fabric is from Hoffman Fabrics.  It happens to be an organic cotton.  I just fell in love with it when I saw it in the LQS.  The lady there told me a funny story about using the fabric.  She made a quilt with the line for the store and then gave it to her daughter.  She showed the quilt to some of the (older) quilters that meet regularly and was telling them how wonderful that it was organic cotton.  To which one of the ladies replied "So what? Are we going to eat it?!?"  - well, I thought it was funny.

I pulled Matilda out of the closet and put her together for photos.  She's been in there since we moved. (almost 3 years!)  I guess I haven't done much sewing for my self in that time!  It was easier to get her out than for me to shower, put on makeup and try to set up the camera with the timer!

So, in sum.  I love the apron.  But I shudder at the thought of spaghetti sauce on it, so it might be used only when company is over!