An Apron Gifted to Spain

I made this simple apron as a gift to my daughter's 

future mother-in-law, Angelita, who lives in Spain. . . 

I traced the basic shape, on the fold, 

from an apron of my daughter-in law's.

Just for kicks, I decided to cut the pockets

on the diagonal. I think it adds a bit of interest.

Mark pocket placements with pins...

I serged all raw sides of the pockets...

Nope, I don't have one of those super nice

"sew'n serge at the same time" machines...

"Dear Santa..."

Pocket tops pressed under and stitched down; 

back to the ironing board to press under

the other three sides then top stitched

the pockets to the apron.

I was happy with how the diagonal placement

looked, all lined up and professional-like ;)

I couldn't find a solid color

bias tape that matched the colors in the material,

which meant 'making my own',

cutting 2 1/2 inch strips, sewn together end to end,

pressed in half, then pressing under the edges...

It turned out really nice.
This would've been a great time to have one of

those nifty "bias making footer" thing-ys

for my sewing machine. 

So, now you know what I'm asking Santa for

next Christmas :)

Now my daughter wants one, 

with strawberries and polka dots:)

(picture from Google images)

Happy Sewing, Y'all