funky modern apron, just for the hell of it!

do you do linkups? like {Sew} Modern Mondays, or Fabric Tuesdays? are there others that you do? share!

i came across those two today, and was trying to think of what i could write about, when i realized exactly how many projects i've yet to post!

this was a quick, fun project, using super modern fabric, that i made back in june.



i fell in love with the fabric, even though it's so totally not my colours. i wanted to make something out of it, but i knew i would never use whatever i made! a door prize for the VMQG's 1 year anniversary party was the perfect excuse.



i picked up half a metre of the onion print, which is a Hoodie design for Blank Quilting, and half a metre of Kona cotton in curry.

the curry Kona is kind of amusing, because i HATE this colour! when i bought it at Spool of Thread, Lili wasn't working, so i told Henry that he had to tell her that i bought it, she wouldn't believe him. Lili LOVES this colour, so we've discussed our love/hate on multiple occasions.

(i once ran across a set of vintage melmac set in curry for really really cheap - and i passed it by, because of the colour. if you knew how much i LOVE melamine dishware, you'd understand how drastic that is!!)


but the curry was the perfect colour to match the onions, so i couldn't resist.


i used almost exactly all of the fabric i bought - i think i was left with a teensy piece of onions only a few inches long, and no kona at all.



i joined 3 strips x WOF and used my ruffler foot to pleat them, and it was the perfect length for the hem and the sides.


i was so busy taking notes that i didn't even see who won the apron, but i hope they like it as much as i liked making it!



(linking up with {Sew} Modern Mondays and Fabric Tuesdays)