Domestic Goddess

Aside from sewing, I am severely lacking in domestic skills. I often forget to add key ingredients to recipes, even if those recipes come from the back of a box, and more often than not I burn everything anyway. It's a trait that everyone from my father to my boyfriend like to make fun of. Still, I'll be moving into my first apartment with a kitchen this month, and so I'm going to make some sort of attempt to cook things besides Easy Mac and Instant Rice.
If I'm going to have to slave over a hot stove, I definitely need an adorable apron to help me channel my inner Julia Child. This project wasn't really planned but I'm totally thrilled with how it ended up.

Ignore the stuffing pictured here, this is a picture I took for my pillow tutorial :]

I actually just used scrap fabric for this apron. I originally used the fabric for a pillow, then when I looked at the remaining scraps I decided I could make an apron with them.
You'll need:

• large rectangle of fabric (about 12"x24")
• a long strip of fabric (2" wide and as long as your arm-span)
• scissors
• thread in a coordinating color
• a sewing machine (this could also be hand sewn but I'm just not that patient)
• iron and ironing board
• two small squares of contrasting fabric (3"x5" or so)

Take the large rectangle and fold it like so:

Iron the flaps down, and also iron down about a 1/2 inch hem across the top and sides, (Ironing your hems before you sew decreases your chances of messing up a hem or making it uneven) then simply hem around. Cut off any excess fabric if necessary.

Next hem both sides and the ends of your long strip so that it is now 1 inch thick. This is the waist of your apron. (If you use a wide ribbon for the waist instead, no hemming is necessary.)

Sew the waist band across the top of the apron, pattern out, and make sure it is centered.

Of course, your apron needs some pockets to hold spoons and measuring cups in. (Who am I kidding? My pockets are for holding Starbursts.)

The pockets are easy. Simply iron and hem three of the four sides, then sew those three edges onto the front of your apron wherever you want them.

I'm really in love with the finished product. And while I can't promise that I will be making any gourmet meals anytime soon, you can bet that I'll be wearing it next time I force my boyfriend to come over and eat grilled cheese off of fine china. 

<3 Kat