Current Project / Commission

During an evening of red wine drinking bliss, I came up with an idea for my friend Cid who works at the local Mexican restaurant as a waitress. I decided to make a custom waitress apron for her that fit in better with the restaurant's casual charm. It came out like this:




I knew it was cute. I knew the craftsmanship was spot on. What I didn't know is that the restaurant owner would order ten of them. Unfortunately, both a blessing and a curse as the fabric I had chosen was a Joann Fabrics clearance item and there was no more to be had anywhere in the country. I only had enough for four aprons. What to do?

Well, one bit of relief came when Mister Restaurant Owner requested two of the aprons be made for men, slightly longer and with a more manly, royal color scheme. Phew. A suitable selection was made and then I went on to figure out how to make 8 aprons from enough material for four.

What I decided to do was choose a coordinating solid color. Since I had already cut out the pieces for four aprons, I decided to create four aprons with the solid back and striped pocket and cord and then four with the solid pocket, striped back, solid cord. Here's one in progress:



Some things I've learned from this process:

1. Learn to say no.
2. Never accept a commission even after one glass of wine.
3. Never price items after said glass of wine. (I'm making almost zero profit on these)
4. Learn to say no.

Honestly, I'm so excited to be working on my first commission. I just hope that should I be fortunate enough to be given another, that I will have worked out all the kinks on this project.