“You’re the talk of the bridge club in these snappy aprons.” I finally have my sewing groove back! To kick things off here is an apron made from Butterick 6743. According to the Vintage Pattern Wiki, this pattern was sold in 1953. I bought my copy from Etsy last year in factory fold condition. It [...]
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I work in theatre – and for some reason, last year was the year of the apron. Almost every production I worked on featured aprons of some sort – from mid-19th c. aprons for ‘Jane Eye’ to some super cute 30′s aprons for ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ and ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’. I used this ad copy [...]
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I did a bit of a stash rearrange recently and found I had the perfect light brown (with white polka dots) fabric to make up McCall 957. Rather than choose the colouring of the main illustration on the pattern as a guide, I opted forthe more obscure white apron with blue check in the background. [...]
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Just in time for all the holiday parties (how many, exactly, do I think I’m going to host this season?), I finished my December apron! If you’re interested, I’m hosting an apron challenge over at my blog, Willow Homestead. This month was made from a remnant of taffeta with flocked – yes, flocked, how cool [...]
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