It is only about a week away from my granddaughter, Alyssa's, 9th birthday. I had decided that I was going to make her an apron since I couldn't seem to find one online or in stores that I liked or were for kids. So Kent bought me an apron pattern at JoAnne's Fabric store, along with ribbon, thread, and D-rings to sew it together with.
I haven't sown anything for years. So getting out the sewing machine itself was a big deal, as I had to have Kent lift it out of the corner of the new room's closet. Then I had to have him thread the machine and fill the bobbin as well. I got out the pattern, and cut out the material by myself. But wouldn't you know when I got to the first step of the pattern, I couldn't figure out the directions they had given for the pocket. So I had to ask for help, again. And that frustrated me. The pattern looked so simple from the package, but why did it have to be so complicated in reality.
Well I didn't feel as bad, since Kent himself, had trouble understanding the pattern's direction. But finally he figured it out, and basically it was somewhat to what I thought it should go. So I finished the pocket, put it on the front of the apron, sewed some narrow hems, made the ties for the sides, and sewed the ties onto the sides.
Before I got to the top part, Kent decided it was lunch time, even though it was later in the day. So I stopped to go and have lunch with him.
So now I must get back to finishing what I started, so I can get it done before supper time.
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