So to keep the craft-on, I made my Ma an apron out of a thrift store sun dress. (Before you scream "Why did she cut up a perfectly nice dress for an APRON??" it was 1. too large and 2. didn't have a belt. )
Here's what I did:
I took this pretty cotton dress, and cut it in half. Then I took some of the black trim from the back and made the background for the belt of it. As you see, Little One was very helpful overseeing my work and holding it down with his silken paws. 
I dutifully pinned and then sewed. I thought the white thread was a nice contrast.
As you see, Iggy said nothing on the issue of the straightness of my stitching. He's so polite, he just silently looked on. Then I put the green grosgrain I had purchased (by far the most expensive part of this project- $7 for almost three yards, but I had to have it- green is Ma's fave color!)
Ouch!
Ack! Yuck! Where's my seam ripper????
At this point I should mention I'm a highly sporadic sewer- can't remember the last thing I used my Kenmore for, so my sewing is very organic- I had a vague plan but I let the dress tell me what to do. Right then it was screaming..."BLACK THREAD, GIRL!"
Ok I can live with this.
Next came the neck closures. The existing strap already had button holes, so I modified the structure and sewed on some new buttons. Now, I dug through my collection and found Rhinestones and Pearls. If it were for me: rhinestones, no brainer. But Ma...she'll get the pearls.
So here is the first draft. Nice, but it has a built in padded bra-type of thing going on, and it gaped. Drag.
So... I used some grosgrain to put little buttresses on either side of the strap- I realized the error of design- aprons generally are triangular on top- so I fudged it with grosgrain. Then I made a little grosgrain flowery thing to frost the cake a little. After all, it was a birthday gift! 
Happy Birthday Mamma Mia!
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