crank up the calliope music and pull up a chair...

WARNING: If you happen to have impending nuptials round about the month of May, then ye best be skipping this post lest yer surprise be ruined.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please? Come one, come all. Step right up and see the AMAZING $150 apron. Gasp! One hundred and fifty dollars!!? Yes! (You see, I told you you'd need a chair.) And it doesn't even assist you with your bathroom hygiene or service your husband. That's right folks, all it does is look pretty while it keeps your britches clean.

I really love how it turned out; I so hope my brother's fiancee likes it. And the Amy Butler fabrics? TO. DIE. FOR. They have such a nice hand and the colors are gorgeous. Worth every penny.

How could it possibly cost $150? Well, here's the break down:

• The pattern rang in at $12.95 (which is really steep considering YOU have to calculate and draft your own pattern. Don't get me wrong, it is a cute pattern, and if you have had previous experience using patterns or making patterns, then it's a snap, but if not, well, I think it might be a bit of whip).


• I used 2.25 yards of this fabric for a total of $17.00.


• I used 2.25 yards of this fabric for a total of $17.00.


• I used one yard of this fabric for a total of $8.50.


• Lastly it took me about four and half hours to make and I think a fair wage for such labor is $20 an hour (HA-hah, in a dream world, I know, but it's my dream world).

So, there you have it. A really cute apron that you can only ever make as a gift or for yourself because you could never hold any kind of profit margin for all the fabric and time that goes into it!