It was my Nana's 70Th birthday the other day which we went down to celebrate at the weekend. Ellen and I really wanted to make her something nice so a couple of weeks ago we spent a few nights making this apron for her.
It's a bit of an heirloom really as all the fabric and skill needed to make this came from my Nana! 
She helped Ellen ages ago to make the patchwork which at the time was meant for a wall hanging and Nana taught me how to do the blanket stitch which you can see on the string ties. Even the thread and sewing machine we used was once Nana's!
She helped Ellen ages ago to make the patchwork which at the time was meant for a wall hanging and Nana taught me how to do the blanket stitch which you can see on the string ties. Even the thread and sewing machine we used was once Nana's! We each embroidered our initials in the corners as well to make it a bit more personal. Overall she was chuffed to bits with it and we even managed to make her cry. The trouble we have now though is that she won't use it for the job it was designed for because she doesn't dare get it dirty!! Fair do's I guess!
An update on how Jenna's doing. She went to the vets yesterday and he was happy with the 
recovery she'd made whilst home. He gave her a thorough check with the stethoscop-e and was happy with the results of that so thankfully didn't need an x-ray or anything.
recovery she'd made whilst home. He gave her a thorough check with the stethoscop-e and was happy with the results of that so thankfully didn't need an x-ray or anything. She's completely back to her normal self now and is being very cheeky!
