Apron & Self-initiated

The construction of the final touches for my Apron threw a few obstacles as I originally set out to use the Insertion or Pfaff machine to join materials together. However, due to the heavy embellishments my samples wouldn't go through the machine. This will definitely not be a mistake I make twice as in the future, I will consider the size and construction of samples when designing, but before making a final product. Instead of Insertion and Pfaff, I used the zipper foot and patched samples together using the domestic Bernina. This meant some of the thinner ribbon strips had to be attached using bond-a-web, which wasn't ideal as due to the syntheticity of some materials and the delicate beading it was quite difficult to iron.
In the end I bagged out my patchwork fabric with the same pale pink cotton as my Apron base. To attach it to my Apron I top-stitched around the edges.

close-up of bound buttonhole as a pocket and top-stitched patchwork trim.

Ribbon tie fastening, around waist.

Finished Apron (Front)

FInished Apron (Back), with cross over ties.

After finishing my Apron I decided to start developing ideas for my self-initiated project brief. I wanted to take inspiration from the Apron brief in the sense that I struggle applying colour into fabric and threads as samples - I want to use my self-initiated project to locate myself as a designer, with the way I use colour and the processes I go through to find an end outcome. Hopefully the selection of materials and threads will come more naturally to me after exploring colours and textures within archive photographs. This project is to basically help me to develop my work for developments in future projects.