Bottom of Boutique Apron

I thought my Boutique Apron would be a quick sew, which I was in the mood for after spending two months (!!!!) on my last quilt.  But once I got going, I realized it had lots of components.  So I broke them down and made a list so I would feel productive as I finished each of the five components.

We already looked at Component One, the shoe fused to the bib.

Yesterday I sewed Component Two - the bottom.  The pocket is fully lined.  I left too small of a hole for turning, so that was just a little bit challenging.

This pattern is weird.  For the black trim on the hem, it would have been nice and simple to line up its raw edges with the boutique fabric, then stitch and flip it down.  But for some reason, the pattern wants ALL of the black fabric to be on top of the boutique fabric.  Plus there are 3/8" seams everywhere.  So there was some weird alignment going on before sewing the seam.

Luckily, the bottom hem (white fabric) was a normal seam with no overlap.  Still a 3/8" seam, but I have a foot on my new sewing machine that is 3/8" from the needle to the right side of the foot, so that's easy.

Next step - sew bodice to bottom, and add straps.  Then I have to LINE the darn thing!  Well, I'm sure it will all be worth it in the end.