Recent Selfless Sewing

So today two friends received some presents I had made for them, so now I can share them with the rest of the world.

First of all is this this apron I made for my friend Alicia, she's an amazing cupcake baker and ice cream maker so I wanted to make her the best apron possible.

I find its always hard to take a photo of an apron when no-one is actually wearing it! I've made this apron a few times before - you can see it here and here.

I managed to find fabric which included nearly all of Alicia's favourite things - pink, glitter, heart shaped, skulls and of course baked goodies.

The second thing I've made recently for a friend is a My Little Pony purse for my friend Joy who is a big fan!

I decided to use this pattern again, it wasn't as bad as the first time I made it, but I'd be lying if I said there wasn't any drama! Also the lining of Joy's purse is the same fabric that I used on the pocket of Alicia's  apron.

I'm always working on some selfless sewing for my niece and nephew - but I will wait till after Christmas to share what I've made for them.

A purple apron for Jess

During the Arthur Toye closing down sale I picked up some patterns I would normally never buy -including an apron pattern from Kwik Sew. I know some sewers aren't crazy about Kwik Sew patterns, but I found this pattern really easy to use. Lots of diagrams and the instructions were really clear.

I bought this pattern with a few different people in mind, but one of them was my friend Jess who sent me an amazing Christmas package just because she knows how much I love receiving mail - so thoughtful right.

Jess likes baking and her favourite colour is purple - so OBVIOUSLY I had to make her a cute little purple apron. Fortunately I had quite a few purple scraps in my stash to make up this pattern with - I love the purple with green poka dot fabric and I've been holding onto it for a while, waiting for the perfect project as I only had a small amount.

It's times like this (and many many other times) that I wish I had room for a sewing form, so I could show you guys the apron a little bit better. I just have to say I am so happy with the way it turned out, when I sat down to start this project I was CERTAIN I had some purple thread, but it turned out I had used it all. I decided to use some contrasting white thread instead and I'm really happy with the way it turned out.

I just wanted to show a close up of the pocket as I was worried I'd mess it all up - turns out I can sew on a pocket pretty well. You can also see that great poka dot fabric better in this photo, I love it so much!

Now its March, I can let you all know what I'll be making this month for the Miss Bossy Challenge - the pattern I will be making is The Ashland Dress (19 votes) although Washi and Emery weren't too far behind (they got 13 votes each!)

Hope you guys have all been having a good weekend!