Working Girl

I recently started a very part-time job at a local quilt store. I enjoy the people that work at and frequent the shop and am looking forward to learning from seasoned quilters and sharing crafting enthusiasm. (If you're a crafter, you accept that you have an addiction and relish sharing tips/techniques, helping to problem-solve and bursting with enthusiasm for kindred spirits. You may also be prone to become a hoarder of supplies and a collector of gadgets. Giggle.)

For work, there is no uniform, per say. But, most of the women have crafted personalized aprons. This past week, I made one of my own.

 This isn't the best lighting, but it is a nice picture of the entire apron. I'm the kind of person that enjoys working from a well-written pattern. This, however, I just "whipped-up," based off of others I had seen. Six hours later, I can say that I really adore the finished product (and can only hope that future ones come together much quicker)!

Here are a couple close-ups of the decorative exterior pocket. Isn't the mini-yo-yo after my name just too cute?!

And speaking of my name, I had no intention of including it on the Apron. I was informed by the crafty-quilty-peeps that I *had* to add my name. Because I wanted to keep the crafty look, I opted to hand embroider rather than use a fabric marker. Sadly, unless you're up close, it looks like a marker, anyhow! Lesson learned, just use the marker and save some time. Yeesh. If there's a hard way to do something, odds are that I've tried it...perhaps more than once!

And finally, a "model shot." Doesn't it just make my hips and thighs to die for assets? Snort! Well, at least the apron is cute. :)