He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"
Café Apron
Here’s a site worth checking out from time to time: .weallsew.com All the patterns for this issue come
from various contributors. It’s a good site to discover new designers (in various areas of fabric art - felt,
sewing, quilting, etc…)
This pattern comes from Erika Mulvenna
.weallsew.com/2013/11/07/log-cabin-patchwork-cafe-apron-by-erikamulvenna/
(NOTE from editor:
It’s a good pattern for both men and women, because a café apron sits nicely at the hips.
There are a lot of instructions here, but Erika has done a great job of explaining how to
make mitered edges with the binding and has a lot of explanatory photos. We are not
showing all the photos here, but this would be a great project to do if you have not tried
mitered bindings and a good reference to keep on your computer to look up for a reminder)
Tools
Sewing machine
Quarter-inch foot (such as BERNINA Patchwork Foot #37 or Patchwork Foot with Guide #57), optional
◊ Walking foot (such as BERNINA Walking Foot #50), optional
◊ Sharp or Microtex needle size 75/11 or 80/12
◊ Rotary cutter, clear gridded ruler, and cutting mat
◊ Scissors or thread snips
◊ Fabric safe marking pencil
◊ Pins (flat head or flower pins; quilters or glass head pins)
◊ Ironing board/iron
Materials
◊ All-purpose sewing thread
◊ Large scraps or fat quarters of 100% cotton woven fabric for patchwork
◊ 1 yard of 100% cotton woven solid color (white) fabric for apron
Step 1) Cut the pieces for the patchwork and apron.
From the 1 yard of 100% cotton solid color (white), cut the following pieces:
Two 2” x WOF (width of the fabric from selvage to selvage) strips for binding
Two 2¼” x WOF strips for finishing the patchwork
Two 2½” x WOF strips f