Wednesday, June 15, 2011

One Flower Wednesday and a reveal !

One lonely flower again this week and you will recognize the fabric from the project below , the scraps were right there in front of me so I cut some hexies and sat down and sewed this sweet little mauve flower .Since it is raining again !!!!! I had to take the picture inside on my Christmas Cactus . Thanks to Karen for hosting our One Flower Wednesdays , they really are addictive so why not give it a try .








So no further suspense , here is what I was working on when I showed you the sneak peak the other day , this apron ,I have made a few of these before but made them reversible , however I thought I would try it in a single layer this time and do some bias binding around it , I made all the bias binding and then sewed it on as you would a quilt and turned it under and stitched in the ditch and that worked so well , much easier than the traditional double fold bias plus I love a binding made with stripes especially when cut on the bias . This is called the church ladies apron and can't you just see your grandmother wearing one just like this , I know I can . I just added the picture of the pockets as in the larger picture it is hard to tell just what that triangle is but this is actually a double pocket ,still not that clear is it , oh well you get the idea .
Hope the sun is shining where ever you are and that your day is going super . Thanks for stopping by and to see more flowers head on over to visit with Karen as I am sure there are many gardens that have grown since last week. Hugs Sheila
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16 comments:

  1. I love the soft lilac of your new apron! That's a great idea to make your own bias binding.

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  2. Cute flower and your apron is very nice. We are rainy here in Alberta too.

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  3. nice Sheila; the apron and the hexie. It is cool and breezie here today. My grandson and I did some things outside this morning...he is playing with lego now...letting me catch up here.....

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  4. It's a beautiful flower. So is the apron, and I sure can see my grandmother in it! ;-)

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  5. I love what you are woking on, the flower is adorable along with the apron.

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  6. Both are very pretty. :) Hugs,

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  7. I love the matching hexie and apron....
    Hugz

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  8. Hi Sheila, I love your flower and your matching apron. I can just picture my mum in this!

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  9. Apron is gorgeous!! As is the matching flower!

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  10. Lovely apron and flower, the perfect way to use up the scraps!

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  11. Love the colour of your apron and flower....so pretty..x

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  12. I love your hexie flower AND your apron.

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  13. Love your flower! Especially the center fabric!

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  14. Love this apron and the purple fabric is devine! great work!

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