I'm about to pull my hair out, so I thought I'd ask my friends here for some advice. I'm usually on the cooking forum, but I have a developing interest in sewing... I'm still a beginner though. I wanted to make a test apron, just to get the technique down. Once I master it, I want to make a nice one for real kitchen use. I used a store bought apron as a pattern and just tried to copy it. It's a little too short and wide, and the sides aren't quite even, but I've had fun playing. The sides started out even, but then I tried to give them a deeper curve and somehow they got crooked! I thought it would be a good idea add some lace, but I've never worked with lace before and it's tricky! The apron has sharp corners, and I don't know how to get the lace around them. Do I need to cut the lace into separate pieces and sew them on individually? I can't imagine that looking good. Do I need to somehow miter the lace? Or, should I throw the lace in the trash and forget about it? I think it would be easier had I made an apron with gentle curves, but I didn't think about that at the time.

Also, for sewing on lace, is it best to straight stitch right through it as if I were sewing two wrong sides of fabric together, or to overcast the edge?

I'm looking into classes for sewing and quilting, but they all seem to be when I have to work which is a little discouraging. So, for now, you are all here are all I've got!

Here are some pictures so you can see what I'm talking about... but promise not to laugh! I know many of you are very skilled, this is my first project that isn't a pin cushion or pillow, and it's a practice test project anyway! The bottom picture is what I'm trying to do. I just basted it on to see what it might look like. At first I was going to just use one strip of lace, but I thought it would look better to have a wider band and I like having the finished edged of the lace facing both toward and away from the apron.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer!