Monday, 27 April 2015
It's been quiet around here...
As the title suggests it's been very quiet around here :(. I've just been so busy and life has been so hectic but I still continue to sew my heart out :)
I would love to build on this blog and make it look better (sorry about the design and everything, I will work on it one day :p)
But for now it is what it is and I'm gonna try and post a lot more :) and follow lots of inspirational blogs! So feel free to leave links for me to check out!
I'll leave you with my latest make (placemats), not so exciting but for me they're a small part in making a big difference in my home being homely :)
I would love to build on this blog and make it look better (sorry about the design and everything, I will work on it one day :p)
But for now it is what it is and I'm gonna try and post a lot more :) and follow lots of inspirational blogs! So feel free to leave links for me to check out!
I'll leave you with my latest make (placemats), not so exciting but for me they're a small part in making a big difference in my home being homely :)
Sunday, 6 July 2014
First Post! Here's My Rockabilly 50's Pin Up Apron!
Hello all and welcome to my first post!
I thought I would kick off the new blog by showing you all my attempt at a rockabilly 50's pin up style apron that I made recently for my mum.
It started with a phone call a few months ago with my mum, who turns 43 tomorrow (happy birthday mother!). She mentioned that she would love a 50's style glamorous apron as she spends more time in the kitchen baking than doing anything else :D. Then we carried on babbling on and I forgot about the conversation until 3 weeks ago when it dawned on me that it was my mums birthday and I needed to get her something soon. Then a lightbulb moment occurred and I remembered our previous conversation a few months back and that was it! I was going to make her that apron she dreamed about :).
So off I pop to Leicester market to seek out some cute and fitting material that would complement a rockabilly style apron. I find that cherries and polka dots are synonymous with all things rockabilly so I was all set.
I then set about finding a pattern online but to no avail. I could only find people selling their own aprons which I appreciate but I wanted this apron to be special and made by myself, and I love a challenge! So I decided to create my own pattern! I googled some pictures of similar aprons I had in mind and got an idea of the shape my apron should be and adjusted it to my mums body shape. There was a lot of trial and error and it was quite a challenge but I loved making it and here is me very badly modelling the finished product.
I'm very pleased with how the apron turned out but I know I need more practice (practice makes perfect was one of my mums many quotes while growing up) so I look forward to making more in the future playing around with different prints and colours to create one off unique aprons. I think this apron is just what a woman needs to feel amazing while cooking up a storm in the kitchen :)
Thanks for looking!
x Kylie x
I thought I would kick off the new blog by showing you all my attempt at a rockabilly 50's pin up style apron that I made recently for my mum.
It started with a phone call a few months ago with my mum, who turns 43 tomorrow (happy birthday mother!). She mentioned that she would love a 50's style glamorous apron as she spends more time in the kitchen baking than doing anything else :D. Then we carried on babbling on and I forgot about the conversation until 3 weeks ago when it dawned on me that it was my mums birthday and I needed to get her something soon. Then a lightbulb moment occurred and I remembered our previous conversation a few months back and that was it! I was going to make her that apron she dreamed about :).
So off I pop to Leicester market to seek out some cute and fitting material that would complement a rockabilly style apron. I find that cherries and polka dots are synonymous with all things rockabilly so I was all set.
I then set about finding a pattern online but to no avail. I could only find people selling their own aprons which I appreciate but I wanted this apron to be special and made by myself, and I love a challenge! So I decided to create my own pattern! I googled some pictures of similar aprons I had in mind and got an idea of the shape my apron should be and adjusted it to my mums body shape. There was a lot of trial and error and it was quite a challenge but I loved making it and here is me very badly modelling the finished product.
I'm very pleased with how the apron turned out but I know I need more practice (practice makes perfect was one of my mums many quotes while growing up) so I look forward to making more in the future playing around with different prints and colours to create one off unique aprons. I think this apron is just what a woman needs to feel amazing while cooking up a storm in the kitchen :)
Thanks for looking!
x Kylie x
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