Hi everyone! 🙂
This is my blog for the apron homework. It was my very first time using a sewing machine and I can say that it was quite challenging at first because I would keep losing one of my two threads, if not both. But with time and practice I was able to work through it and got my final result, which I personally think turned out better than what I expected at first!
OVERALL PROCESS:
I took the plain black fabric that was provided to us and folded it in half and started to lay out my silhouette with a piece of chalk. After making sure I measure everything as described in the instructions I proceeded to cut with fabric scissors.
I then folded and started to sew the borders of the main apron body. Thispart was particularly challenging to me because it was such a small area I had to work with and many times I would not be able to properly control the path of the machine needle. After doing this step, I can confidently say that I got the hang of it and I started to think about adding two medium-sized pockets. I created the pockets and I sewed them from the inside out and then turned them back on the right side out so they would look better aesthetically. I then attached both pockets to the lower right and left side of my apron. Later on, I added the two straps to tie them on the back, one non-adjustable and custom-sized tie for the neck and adjustable straps on the lower back. Additionally, I also took 4 separate fabric squares (light blue and purple) and folded and sewed them at the top of my apron so it looked more colorful.
After doing all this, I thought I was done but I then had the idea to add my initials to the apron. I first added huge initials but it turned out to be too ugly in my opinion, so I just took them out and re-designed them by folding the fabric in half so that the letters would be thinner and more “delicate”. I sewed the letters by adding little segments of this folded fabric together (this was extremely hard for me), and then added both the G and Z to the bottom right side of my apron, as I thought it would look better than in the top.
FINAL RESULT:
OVERALL COSTS:
After conducting the cost analysis model I can say that the cost of my apron would be of approximately $149, based on raw materials, labor, and machine time.
| Cost Type | Cost | Price | Source | Quantity | Total |
| Fabric | Fabric | $7.27/yd | bigduckcanvas.com | 3 yds | $21.81 |
| Fabric Pockets | $7.27/yd | bigduckcanvas.com | 1 yd | $7.27 | |
| Thread | 0.133 cents/yd | amazon.com (Tortoise Thread) | 4 spools with each one 3000 yards,total 12000 yards | $15.99
(Would only use 1 spool: = $3.99) |
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| Strap material | $3.99 | Amazon.com | 1 yard | $3.99 | |
| Labor | Sewing Operator | $14/hour | ZipRecruiter.com (Texas general seamstress hourly salary) | 4 hours | $56 |
| Prototyping Engineer (You!) | $12/hour | N/A | 1 hour | $12 | |
| Overhead | Facility Cost (Machine Time) | $2/hour | Reddit.com | 4 | $8 |
| Quality Control | $5/hour | Reddit.com | 4 | $20 | |
| Design | Engineering and Development | $4/hour | Reddit.com | 4 | $16 |
| GRAND TOTAL | $149.06 |
