Welcome to the world of sewing. Who cares what the house looks like!
Your apron came out beautifully, you did a great job with it, we're all very proud of you!
I taught my DDIL to make an apron last November and she picked out the same cupcake fabric, only in pink!
Hugs, Kathy G in MI

Oh, I want to post mine. How do I get a pic in here?

Thank you Kathy! Those cupcakes just scream 'apron!' And now I'm craving cupcakes!

Turtle: to post pictures, you first need to have your pictures available on an online site. I use photobucket, which is super easy! You can register for free at photobucket.com. Then, upload your photos to your photobucket account (be sure to make them smaller. I made the mirror one half the size it was, and it still came out big.) I use iphoto, so first I have to export photos from iphoto into my pictures folder on my computer. Then, I can select them from photobucket. (I wonder if I can go directly from iphoto to photobucket...) Once they are there, you will see a bunch of links under your photo. Copy the one that says html. Then, simply paste that html link into the body of your post. Do a message preview. You should see your photos right in the body of the post.

Photobucket usually uploads pretty fast. But when I'm too excited to wait, I select all the photos I want to upload, and then I come to GW and start typing my post. Since I"m so long-winded, by the time my post is done, the pictures are available for me to paste into the post.

Let me know if you have trouble--sometmes my explanations turn to gibberish.

francy (who is drinking coffee in her apron covered pjamas)

I love your apron - excellent job. I think I need one of those now. : )

Awesome. Now don't you feel good for learning to do something useful and money saving in this economy? Loved all the pictures (I make messes like that when I sew too, husband says you can track me by yarn and thread snippets).

Congratulations! It's beautiful. Aren't you proud of yourself? Now you can make a fleece jacked for your son, just in time for spring! Just don't buy striped or plaid fleece, or you'll go nuts!

Sherry

Ah francy, francy.....that's mighty fancy! LOL. I leave the computer for a while and come back and lord love me you finished your apron! I LOVE your pictures....seeing the project makes this forum so much fun. Your sewing area looks very very familar...like my own... threads and "snippits" all over the table, across the floor to the ironing board and back, never mind those I wear on my clothing when I sew. This apron makes me think you should grab some of those scraps, tie them loosely in your hair with a big knot to the front, don that apron and be standing at your lovely stove banging a wooden spoon in a pot when DH arrives home tonight....You could be standing there ala Lucy....saying things like "Now look Ethel, Ricky won't believe me for a minute it took all day to make this thing..... and no housework done. I've got some serious 'splaining to do!"...... If I lived closer I could be your friend Ethel....what a duo we'd make! Now apron one is done.....get on with your "cherry" project! No wait, first go and BUY MORE fabric......only look at the price this time. Budster.

Your apron looks wonderful,and an apron is a good first project.The next one will be easier.TFS
Kathi

You did a great job!

I turned 40, 2 months ago and it's not bad at all! It does kinda freak me out that when my mother was my age I was 16. I don't have kids so that's how I stay eternally youthful. I get up every morning thinking it's 1989 and I am 20 yrs old, LOL.
Susan

Wow, good job.
And aren't you proud of yourself!
And its so cute too!
Make some cupcakes to celebrate.
My sons g-friend made a really cute apron a couple of weeks ago here.
Its so good to see folks who want to sew.
Whats next?
They have cute patterns for kids too...maybe your son would like an apron...guys kinda.
Karen L

Oh yes--my son very very much wants an apron now (he loves to cook). Anything I make for myself, he complains, "that's not fair!" I'm hurridly trying to finish knitting a pair of socks for him, because he was so envious when I made a pair for myself.

He probably wants rick rack too, because he says rick rack "is more cuter."

:-)

I took in the shoulders on the apron. Wrecks the look of the edging, but oh well. At least now the apron mostly stays on!

I'm not quite sure what I want to work on next. I have fabric for another apron, but I might not do this style, given the poor fit. On the other hand, I'd like to try it again, and see if I can shave the 40 hours of work down to, say, 30! Then there is my son's apron. And I'd like to make one for a friend.... But this is all competing with my other newish obsession--knitting. Ah, the midlife crisis. Next comes learning the guitar! Not really. But maybe someday...

Thank you everyone for all your kind words and encouragement!

:-)

francy (typing away in her apron)

Well done, francy! Your apron is adorable and I love the cupcake fabric. Thanks for listing the nifty and bummer parts of the project. I think that helps us to learn from each project when we are just beginning to sew.

Now....on to some capri pants for summer or pj bottoms or pillowcases or......

I am linking to one of my favorite sewing sites, Sewing Pattern Review. They have lots of classes and tutorials for beginners and experienced sewer alike, plus pattern reviews that help the next person figure out the pitfalls and problems with patterns.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sewing Pattern Review site

Very nice.... My grandaughters would love this print........