Jan 22 2008

An Apron Break

	I confess, I’ve always been an apron wearer. I just ruined too many clothes with big drips of cooking oil to submit to the perceived shame of apron wearing. I think aprons somehow symbolised a womans’ home role. I still had the role but minus the protective clothing! I’ve never really thought of making one or delighting in such things. Inspired by Lucy and her aprons, I promptly went out and got enough material for aprons to suit my two daughters. I so enjoyed making them. The fresh motif based fabrics available today make choosing a theme for a person even more fun. The pattern was easy to make up and I used 70cms of two different fabrics for each one. This makes the apron reversible. I used just about all the fabric which included enough for a ruffle and ties. Each apron took about two hours to make. Now I’ve plans to make a few more for gifts…including, one for my husband. He has been known to get splattered by oil too!

6 responses so far

6 Responses to “An Apron Break”

1. # kimberlyon 22 Jan 2008 at 2:27 pm

   

   Very cool looking. Love the aprons on the apron

2. # textillianon 23 Jan 2008 at 12:50 am

   

   How fun! Making an apron for Paul was my first project after getting my sewing machine. I used a Burda pattern, and it was basically to refresh my mind about how to do the whole process from laying out the pattern to sewing it up. Mine was out of ho-hum denim rather than the fun prints that you have.

3. # Leighon 23 Jan 2008 at 1:01 am

   

   These are great! I always wear aprons too and for the same reason, those oil stains that never, never go away. Of course, I’ve been known to get a few other stains on them too.

4. # Joy Boazon 23 Jan 2008 at 8:43 am

   

   I love your aprons, I too am a mucky cook, but I feel like a domestic godess in my apron. Yours are really pretty.

5. # Callyon 24 Jan 2008 at 7:58 am

   

   No shame in wearing an apron in our kitchen! We call it the ‘mantle of responsibility’ and it is considered an honour to wear one – and ours aren’t nearly as handsome as yours.

6. # Meg in Nelsonon 25 Jan 2008 at 8:28 am

   

   You managed to find the exact same fabric as Lucy? Fantastic.

   I’ve a small collection of aprons, and I should wear them – I’ve ruined yet another new-ish white T-shirt this week. I might include this in my fabric-stash-reduction efforts.

   Will you make yourself one?

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