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Receiving my incoming tax returns + Presidents Day Sale at JoAnn = 28 new Simplicity patterns and 1 completed apron!
What can I say? Patterns are part of my sewing addiction, but buying them isn't always cheap. The regular price for patterns can be anywhere from $15 to $30+, so Mom and I have devised an ingenius plan... Whenever we happen to be at JoAnn, if it's not too crowded and we aren't in a hurry, we look at patterns. The last time we did this, we wrote down the numbers for the patterns we wanted, and decided to wait until there was a sale. Sure enough! Our patience was rewarded!
The Presidents Day sale had Simplicity patterns 5 for $5, limit 10! Between the two of us, and more than one trip, we got 28 new patterns. According to our receipts, we saved about $425 on those patterns alone! Totally ridiculous, right?! I have to confess something... Of those 28 patterns, 11 of them were for aprons!
Aprons, really?! Yes... I am a bit transfixed by them at this point in time. I have good reasons, I swear! (At least, they sound good to my all-too-often non-sensical brain.) I usually don't have to worry about if they'll fit or not, as most of them come with adjustable straps in the back (a HUGE benefit to a woman that's working on losing weight). They're a great way to showcase newly found favorite fabrics - such as this one. (I ADORE the occasional little yellow bird that peppers this fantastic home dec fabric I found at JoAnn, ALSO on sale - SCORE!!) Finally, the variety of aprons out there really helps me to learn new techniques, without having to commit to a seemingly-impossible headache-in-the-making.
This apron was a breeze to put together! I made it, start to finish, this past Saturday. I even did a couple things that the pattern didn't call for, to put my own touch on it. I flat felled the seams along the shoulder and side (see previous post - see! SHE CAN BE TAUGHT!) and I embellished the pockets with a few buttons (again, part of the JoAnn sale!). My plan is to make several new aprons that I can use interchangeably in association with my calling at church. I'm the Primary Chorister, and the kids, especially those in Nursey, get a kick out of finding out what I have hiding in the pockets of my apron. I wore this apron, my latest creation, during Primary yesterday. My favorite part? One of the little girls was so entranced by the new apron, that she came up and asked to count all the birdies on it. According to Erika, there were seven. I had a trick up my sleeve, err, in my pocket, though! One of the birds is on the fabric behind one of the sewn-on pockets, so there are actually eight little birdies on the apron.
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