I thought it apropos that my first sewing post be a kitchen apron. My life has turned into one long progression of teaching myself new skills. I love learning how to make things from scratch in the kitchen, but I also love new challenges outside the kitchen as well. Over the last year, I taught myself how to sew namely so I could make bow ties for Ryan. After sewing 100+ bow ties, I figured it was time to branch out to new sewing patterns. Now I should mention both Ryan and I are tall, lanky people. We look ridiculous in most “standard” clothing and accessories. Aprons for us have always been a bit of a joke. Aprons never quite cover enough of the chest and are always too short. We never bother wearing aprons, because they never cover us from food splatter. I also hate how aprons slowly creep up over time. I always end up in a choke hold from my apron. No more.
I found this great pattern for a cross back apron. It doesn’t involve any tying and just slips over the head. It also covers a lot more, so we get less on our clothes. The post also includes a very thorough YouTube video:
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