The Apron Is Finished!

I have finished the apron!  I do have to repeat to myself that perfection is not to be found in this life:  I am not entirely happy with the finishing of the rickrack but hey, it's done and I can actually put up a couple of pictures. My plan is to wash it and iron it and then pack it up to send to Cece, hopefully today and hopefully in time for Thanksgiving.  I may do one last thing (tack down the tie ends more securely) before I actually put it in the mail . . .

And so it goes!  I have a really hard time feeling that any project is truly done while it is within my sight.  After a while (like months) the flaws fade into the background and don't leap out at me every time I look at the garment or quilt or whatever but it's hard at first.

Now, on to the next project though maybe I should just finish a few things I have already started, like binding Matthew's quilt?

Midway on the apron . . .

Since I seem to have inadvertently published the first post, I guess I'll keep going.

I have spent my afternoon sewing on my sister's apron.  Things are never as perfect as I want them, but then this is an apron.  Repeat after me:  Perfection is not to be found in this life.  It's certainly not to be found in my sewing.  On the other hand, I think it looks pretty cute so far.  I probably will have to go out and buy some rickrack to finish off the rough points (it's part of the pattern which may explain why this pattern does leave some things curiously unfinished) but it'll give some body to the neckline anyway.  It'll also be kind of busy but maybe that's OK too--it makes the gravy splashes almost invisible!

Tomorrow, the ruffle.