I consider myself an artist, in more ways than one. I’ve always enjoyed the crafts whether it is painting, drawing, cooking, gardening, and sewing.
This past fall I took on a huge project when I decided to make my own Halloween costume. Truth be told, when it was all said and done, I spent about the same amount to make the costume as it would have been to buy a pre-made outfit. Oh well, at least I learned a lot about sewing, right?
This time around, I needed to take that previous dress and add an apron to it. In a little over a week I will be playing Alice in a murder mystery and decided to just use my Dorothy dress, but add an apron. I knew exactly what I wanted that apron to look like and let me tell you, it’s hard to find an old fashioned pinafore for a decent price.
After realizing I didn’t want to make more than ten dollars, the most obvious choice was to make the apron myself. I still had a pattern for Alice because it came with my Dorothy dress. Surely it would be simple to just make the apron part of the dress, right?
Pretty much.
I bought some white fabric and some lace from Hobby Lobby and went to work. I’m still working on it so pictures will have to wait until I show off the full effect, but it’s looking good so far. In fact, I only spent ten dollars on the fabric and lace and I put together an apron. I’m convinced more than ever that I just need to learn to sew better so I can make my own clothes.
I also purchased a black hairband and my costume is now pretty much complete. Can’t wait to show it off next weekend. :)
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