The Plan
I first measured a rectangle 36x24in and cut out 7x16in triangles inches from the top so that the top would be 10 inches wide. The 1 inch on all sides would become the seam allowance. I marked the corners of the apron with tape and cut out the shape with scissors.
Sewing
I had no clue how to use a sewing machine before this and while working, half the time, the sewing machine simply did not work and I could not figure out why, even though I did the same thing every time. I managed to sew the edge seams after many attempts of starting a stitch and the machine randomly getting stuck. The video we watched said we should reverse and forward a few times along the edges to reinforce but that only didn’t jam the machine about one out of four times I tried. I rolled the edges of the apron twice and taped them down to be sewn over.
a finished seam vs a seam prepped with tape
Straps
On the two top straps, despite numerous attempts to sew the square to the apron, I could not get very much to work. To fix this, I used the sewing secret technique and super glued the square down, officially giving me the strongest apron straps of them all. The side straps somehow were able to be sewn on with zero issues, though I made the attachment area long for strength.
the secret technique for the top straps
attaching the side straps
Cost Estimate
Fabric: $5.60: about .56 m^2 at maybe 10$ per m^2
Thread: basically nothing
Super glue: basically nothing
Straps: $2.25 about 1.5 meters at approximately $1.50 per meter
Labor: $70: 3.5 hours at $20/hr
Sanity: all of it
Total: $78.85
the result looks good from afar and that’s all that matters
Summary
My apron worked out ok, but the process was painful and opening up the machine ever 3 minutes to untangle thread was not fun. My sewing work was awful but next time, I could probably do much better.
