Laowai

I haven’t had much sewing mojo lately, but then I got inspired at a little antique store that I like to go to. It’s a store that is fun to go to because it has really reasonable prices and I can always find something for just a few dollars that cheers me up and makes my day. This time I found an beautiful apron and decided to make Claire another apron dress. The apron was only $4.00 – I could hardly buy a beautiful bit of fabric for that little at the fabric store.

I used the very basic and easy Playtime dress pattern from Oliver + S. to go under the apron. I shortened the sleeves of the pattern to make it more springy. The apron was just the right length so all I did was sew it along the top to attach it to the dress. Simple. And I used the automatic button hole maker on my new sewing machine for the first time. The button holes look so much neater that the old ones I’ve made!