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Loving My Skirt - Lekala 4723

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It was an absolute joy sewing this skirt.  I had the right denim and the right Sulky Cotton Blendable Thread.  There was nothing but smiles when I finished it.  I have worn it twice already - I am just late posting it. Skirt Lekala 4723, Lekala top 4808 Lekala 4723 How I Did It I can't remember but I believe I bought fabric for this skirt and this time I chose a denim that I would be happy with. When I am making skirts I always forget to raise the back waistline about an inch as was the case with this one.  My waistline is higher in the back. I stitched the back yoke to the back and added the pockets and top stitching. Next I stitched the two back sections together, created the vent and more top stitching. I added the pocket facings to the skirt front and more top stitching. I stitched the top portion of the skirt front with the bottom of sections of the skirt front and more top stitching. Next

The Wedding Apron

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When you are broke you have to improvise.  A friend is getting married and I needed (wanted) a gift to give. I knew the bride cooked so my first thought was making matching aprons for both of them but I wasn't sure her hubby to be would want/appreciate one.  I finally decided to look at their gift registry and one of the items requested  was a customized apron which had already been purchased for her.  She only requested one so that told me one was not needed for hubby to be. I decided an extra apron was in order and it didn't cost anything extra because everything came from my stash. What drew me to this apron was the rivets and I had every intention of using rivets.  The only problem was I forgot I am broke and I had no rivets nor did I have the tools to insert them.  So rivets got nixed.  I used buttons and extra buttonholes to make the neck band adjustable instead of the overall buckles.  I also added extra length to the waist straps. Since Sew4Home gives really