Blue/Green Apron - Assembly and Bias Tape

I've assembled the main four sections of the apron. The fabric is gorgeous, it's called a cotton called "Whale Song - Blue Ombre" and I'm so happy to work with it. It's blue with teal/green, and accent notes of pink/lavender and accompanying pale colors that aren't quite white. I'm using a dark blue solid cotton for the pockets (not pictured) and bias tape. It looks like making the double fold bias tape will be the most time-consuming part of this whole thing, probably taking even longer than putting it on the apron's edges once it's ready. Now that the bias tape is pinned, I'll iron it, then re-pin it to put in the second set of folds, then iron it again. After that, I'll trim it and continue with the other steps for this pattern, like preparing and attaching the pockets.

The front of the in-progress apron, with a large swathe of the fabric's design visible. The colors (blue, teal, green, lavender, and pale green that's almost white) are swirled together in a manner that's reminiscent of the inside of clam or oyster shells.

The back of the in-progress apron, showing how the straps meet diagonally across the back, making the apron stay on without ties or adjusting.

A pile of dark blue fabric, pinned and ready to be ironed.


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