I was the recipient of a super thoughtful Christmas gift. It was a Vintage Apron pattern and the fabric to create it. Really thoughtful, right? (Thank you Anita!!).
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| My sweet model showing off one side of my reversible vintage apron |
The great
Project Starter in me immediately cut the pattern out and cut the fabric up as well. I was going to make the
Reversible Version. The
Slacker in me looked at that ready-to-go project every day from January until July - saying "I'm going to get to that very soon." In July, I began the great
post-camp studio clean up and
very soon became right now.
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| Vintage Apron Pattern from Houston Street Mercantile in Granbury, TX |
The pattern was a Quilt Stitch and Sew picked up at Houston Street Mercantile, the cutest quilt shop in Texas. The pattern went together quite easily, I'd say in under 2 hours. The most fun part was adding some decorative stitching to the top of the pocket.
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| A decorative heart stitch pattern was used to topstitch the pocket |
The one
challenge was cutting out the neck hole. I waited so long between cutting the pattern and fabric out and actually constructing the thing, that I couldn't figure out how the neck went together. Once I looked back at the pattern and realized I had forgotten to cut the hole - all was well!
I also made the ties reversible. The pattern didn't provide instructions for how to do this, but it was easy enough to just make a long tube with one fabric making each side up. This actually saved me a step because once I turned it right side out I didn't have to worry about finishing off the ends.
This is a great pattern for the beginner sewist! A perfect starter project if you've been in a sewing rut too.
What do you think of the chicken print? It's perfect for a kitchen apron, right?
