Sewing a Christmas Dress and Apron

     

 I wear aprons.  I wear an apron everytime I cook, even if it's just to scramble a few eggs on my way out the door in the morning.  It's a habit I picked up long ago when my daughter's array of food allergies meant that pre-made food of any kind was out of the question.  I spent so much time in the kitchen that within a short amount of time, all of my tops had some sort of food splotch or grease spatter.  But, really, it began before that when my mom and I started flea marketing together and collecting vintage aprons for ourselves.  At the time, I just loved how pretty they were and couldn't really see myself getting much use out of them, but that all changed with a single diagnosis.

      It was tough to have to make all the meals all the time, including needing to pack all the food for our trips, because there were rarely restaurants that could accommodate her needs, but in the end, I'm glad for that experience because it kept my family away from the processed food trap that it's so easy to fall into and forced us to eat wholesome homemade meals.  It also taught me a myriad of substitutions and gave me a reason so put all those pretty aprons to use.  Recently I saw some autumn toweling fabric and thought it would be fun to try to make myself a fall apron with it.  I loved it so much, I'm doing one for every season.  Christmas is mt second try at this pattern and I love the results.  The YouTube video link will be posted below if you'd like to see my process.  The dress and brooch are also handmade by me, but perhaps I'll save that for another post.

Sewing Project:  Dress pattern is , Dress fabric is  , Apron pattern is Simplicity S9496, Toweling fabric is Moda Retro Christmas Tree, Dot fabric is from Joann.com