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Post by bopeep on Mar 31, 2015 22:37:58 GMT
I have made 3 aprons this week.....I gave one to my sister....I have had this chef's pattern forever .... but I didn't like the strap on my neck ..... so I moved the straps .... now I like it ..... I like wearing them in the kitchen and I think they will be nice to wear in the garden....... bopeep
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Post by farmchix on Mar 31, 2015 22:43:07 GMT
Awesome!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 2:36:24 GMT
SmartO! How did you fasten the straps?
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Post by bopeep on Apr 2, 2015 2:47:31 GMT
Thanks Ladies.. I just crossed the straps and then sewed them to the back of the apron....you pull the apron over you head....it is really to put on with no straps to tie..... bopeep
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Post by hmsteader71 on Apr 2, 2015 11:00:31 GMT
I love aprons. Your's are wonderful. I just mailed out a Little Mermaid apron to my 3-year-old granddaughter yesterday.
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Post by mollymckee on Apr 3, 2015 22:15:57 GMT
I need to find a pattern that goes all around me. Somehow, I've developed a habit on using the rear of my jeans to wipe my hands and I don't realize I'm doing it until someone teases me.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2015 23:32:52 GMT
Your aprons are great. I have made so many aprons that I have lost count. My mom loves aprons so about every other year she gets one for Christmas or her birthday. I have made and given away several. I have several of my own. I always wear an apron when I am working in the garden or canning. Love the big pockets.
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Post by bopeep on Apr 4, 2015 0:17:22 GMT
Thanks Ladies... Molly....look on Pinterest ....they have a lot of pretty aprons on there...and some of them have free patterns to download....or you can just add some on the back of a pattern you already have. Mocrafter.....I am sure your Mom Loves the aprons you make her....I would be happy if someone gave me some... bopeep
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Post by Maura on Apr 4, 2015 18:26:14 GMT
When I worked in a deli I tucked a small towel into the ‘waist’ of the apron. I learned to wipe my hands on that. Keeps the apron less stained.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 18:31:37 GMT
That is a great apron- I love aprons- I rarely am seen with out one on!
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Post by kawaiitimes on Apr 4, 2015 23:54:08 GMT
I have a stack of aprons that are all cut out that have been waiting to be sewn for about four years now. I am DETERMINED that I am going to finish them this year. So I have at least another 7 months to put them off...
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Post by jd4020 on Apr 22, 2015 5:22:40 GMT
Very nice! I too love my aprons. I make some out of denim jumpers. I either make two using the back and front or make one, slitting the sides and making a sort of smock. For Christmas, I made my little granddaughters denim aprons with pockets for cooking or art work. I took those plastic magnet letters and traced around them making their names and colored them in with sharpie markers. For the pattern I used the small apron someone had given to my oldest daughter when she was little. Another apron I use in the winter time is a cotton on one side/flannel on the other. It is actually a wrap around skirt of a smaller size. It wraps around to the back side of me but not all the way to actually close up. I wear it over my skirts to keep them cleaner when choring and the flannel helps keep me warm. Then for summer, I have the same, only a heavy kahki fabric. My daughter had a pair of jeans that were her Grampas'. He had washed them but had gotten bleach on them so they had big white random spots. When she finally stopped wearing them, I cut the legs off, cut up the side seams, keeping the entire waistband on and hemmed it. The back with the pockets was the apron part. She was quite happy to have it re-made. I like the 1930-1940ish style wrap aprons and have a pattern for that. I also like the aprons the girls wore in the Sense & Sensibility movie. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by mjslady on Apr 22, 2015 15:12:57 GMT
I love aprons! I used to sell them before I got sick. Now I need to get back to it. I have one I love that is old style, LHOP days type. It took me about 4 hours total from cutting to sewing and I love it! I need to make more pf them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2015 17:18:59 GMT
Molly, there was a hoity-toity apron maker in the high 60's that made front and back pieced aprons - haven't been able to pull one up from the internet, but it has a scoop neck style, like an A-line dress, that is sewn together on one shoulder and buttons on the other. The front piece has bust darts and ties at the waist. But wait! The back piece has ties at the waist too. It's a lot of fabric, but quite choice for summer barbeques poolside. Another fashion blast is apre' ski - you can run around in your leggings and still have your butt decently covered - and for you, approved wiping. A light weight fabric would make it easier over regular clothes.
I don't quite get the button shoulder, but maybe folks were sewing the sides together instead of tying the two ties. Very modern, very lux.
A 1920's home ec book I'm reading instructs apron wear is to protect food from the dust of your clothing, and to present a clean presence to others. Huh.
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Post by my3boys on Apr 23, 2015 3:11:20 GMT
Molly, there was a hoity-toity apron maker in the high 60's that made front and back pieced aprons - haven't been able to pull one up from the internet, but it has a scoop neck style, like an A-line dress, that is sewn together on one shoulder and buttons on the other. The front piece has bust darts and ties at the waist. But wait! The back piece has ties at the waist too. It's a lot of fabric, but quite choice for summer barbeques poolside. Another fashion blast is apre' ski - you can run around in your leggings and still have your butt decently covered - and for you, approved wiping. A light weight fabric would make it easier over regular clothes. I don't quite get the button shoulder, but maybe folks were sewing the sides together instead of tying the two ties. Very modern, very lux. A 1920's home ec book I'm reading instructs apron wear is to protect food from the dust of your clothing, and to present a clean presence to others. Huh. I remember those aprons! I wouldn't mind finding a pattern for one like it. I really like the full coverage, especially when I cook in my good clothes, like on Thanksgiving.
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Post by mjslady on Apr 23, 2015 15:12:23 GMT
I designed some similar to the ones in the 30s and 40s that buttoned to the blouse, only these were held on by magnets. I think I want to explore that more. With nerve damage in my neck, a strap across there is just simply not going to work!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2015 16:28:16 GMT
The "good design" of the front and back panel apron is that it's balanced across the shoulders.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2015 12:43:12 GMT
I like the crossed straps in the back instead of a strap around the neck. Very nice!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2015 3:12:31 GMT
A friend gave me a made denim apron that had a needlepoint canvas on the bib. She stitched my house and kitty cats (grey and orange) in a little scene. The ties came from the bib and crossed over through loops at each side. Pockets.
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Post by bopeep on Apr 27, 2015 13:39:49 GMT
A friend gave me a made denim apron that had a needlepoint canvas on the bib. She stitched my house and kitty cats (grey and orange) in a little scene. The ties came from the bib and crossed over through loops at each side. Pockets. That sounds Beautiful.....you have a Good friend to take the time not only to make the apron but to do the needlepoint.....I would love to see a picture, at last of the needlepoint....
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Post by mjslady on Apr 27, 2015 14:33:18 GMT
A friend gave me a made denim apron that had a needlepoint canvas on the bib. She stitched my house and kitty cats (grey and orange) in a little scene. The ties came from the bib and crossed over through loops at each side. Pockets. I make this style too.This is what I do when I want a fast apron, though I do not cross stitch on mine! My favorite is the LHOP and I need to make another one of those.
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Post by themotherhen on May 5, 2015 1:08:09 GMT
I made an apron this afternoon out of an empire-waist tank top I had saved (it shrunk up to nothing in hot water!) It had a bodice-style top and smocking-style elastic under the bustline. I removed the top part and turned it into a pocket, left the elastic, used the shoulder straps as ties and hemmed it. It is pretty cute!
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Post by oldmania on May 5, 2015 1:28:14 GMT
I love aprons! They remind me of my mother. I particularly like the full skirted ones like the women on 1950's sitcoms wore.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2015 22:01:34 GMT
A kitty apron is what I need - no, not for Kitty to wear, but for me to keep the cat hair off.
I thought vet techs would have the last word on fur-resistant fabric, but no, they're all polyester and off to the commercial laundry. I tried the table cloth stuff, too weird for Kitty's taste.
Anybody have a fabric suggestion?
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Post by mjslady on May 15, 2015 15:03:06 GMT
It would be kind of warm but my cats LOVE fleece. Something soft and kind of fuzzy is what they like, they just roll up in my hubbies blanket and knead and purrrr.
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Post by sss3 on May 15, 2015 22:08:36 GMT
I've always loved aprons. I'm so messy; I don't wear them. Just use old stained tops. I have a vision of a perfectly good apron. Just can't bring myself to use them. I know that there to be used.
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Post by ann on May 17, 2015 19:59:16 GMT
I'm another who cannot tolerate a strap across the back of my neck.
I have an old Simplicity apron pattern that has the straps that cross in the back and button to the tie. This is a 1 yard pattern but calls for 6½ yards of bias tape. The skirt is skimpy so I'd probably make it longer. The pattern has to be at least 40 years old because the store name stamped on the pattern was gone before we moved to this area. I would guess its is a 1950's pattern -- price 45¢.
I also have a newer Simplicity (5201) that is the wrap style. The large takes 3 1/8 yards of fabric for the knee length version. Cost $13.95 -- I got it for 99¢ on sale at Hobby Lobby.
I've not made either pattern yet because my latest aprons are made from denim jumpers from thrift stores. I leave the bodice intact, remove the back of the skirt, shorten the front of the skirt, hem everything, use cutoffs for pockets and call it done. Lately I've been leaving about 3 to 4 inches of the back on each side of the skirt to get more wrap around coverage. I've also made 2 from cotton sun dresses/jumpers from thrift stores. I cannot buy fabric for the cost of the thrift garments. Another plus is the garments often have a nice embroidery/applique on the bib.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 22:11:44 GMT
Oh, MJ's Lady, you made me laugh out loud! My cats would love me to wear a full dress fleece, with kitty brushes on each hand and foot. If only they would keep their fuzz to themselves - I have 3 t-shirts to de-hair before I can launder them. Actually, I'm keeping a big chambray shirt to wear backwards, like a kid's painter smock, but hairs still stick. Hmm, polished cotton maybe?
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Post by lindym on Feb 14, 2016 22:39:54 GMT
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Post by woodwind77 on Feb 15, 2016 20:53:46 GMT
I want an apron like this - no neck strap, covers front and back, and looks so comfy ! link
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