Have you ever read my “about me” thingy over in the right hand bar on my blog? Where it says I like to sew and quilt? Well, I do, and I love to make aprons. Mostly because I love to wear aprons.
When I used to work at a “real” job (you know, in an office, for a corporation) I used to wear really nice clothes to work. I loved nice blouses, and dresses. After work every day, I had to come home and make dinner. In order to keep those nice blouses and dresses looking nice, I started wearing aprons over them.
The problem with that, back in the late 70’s and thru the late 80’s, was that you could not find a decent apron. They all looked like Aunt Bea from the Andy Griffith Show. The ones I could find to buy were either hideously tacky, or really flimsy material, so I decided to make my own.
I have made and worn, and made and sold, hundreds of aprons over the years. When I make them, I don’t skimp on fabric, because if an apron doesn’t have enough fabric to cover your clothing, what is the point of wearing it?
This week I am making aprons. My friend Lynda told me that if I had any Christmas-y crafts to sell at the Christmas tree lot that I could, so I am making some Christmas aprons. But, the ones I made today are everyday aprons.
This one is cotton, green and white checks with a pink flower print. I used a light pink bias tape for the edge of the skirt. It is really cute:
It has a bib that fits over your head, and a long sash that ties in a bow:
It is big enough to cover a big grandma sized girl, and has two great big pockets on the front:
This one is black and white checks with sunflowers, and has yellow bias tape for the edging:
I couldn’t get FabGrandpa away from his computer game long enough to take a pic of me wearing it, but trust me, it is BIG too. It has three pockets across the front, and goes down to my knees. 
I am selling these at the tree lot, but if they don’t sell, I am going to put them on Etsy. If you’re interested in maybe purchasing one, let me know. If you want one, I have the two pictured for sale right now. They are $30 each and that includes shipping to you ( I can take paypal payments. I’ll be putting more on here as they are made. Thanks for your interest.
Very nice. You should have no problem selling at the Christmas Tree lot.
I LOVE aprons! My dear grandmother always used to wear one. I have many, many happy memories of her wearing her apron in her kitchen. I learned to cook and sew from her…so many memories! I LOVE your aprons! Very useful! Do you have any to sell? I bought quite a few aprons on ebay a few years ago and I wear them. I even have a blog:
http://grandmasaprons.blogspot.com/ which is dedicated to what I call “then and now”…memories of the past and my current class of third graders. Come visit!
My nana used to wear the Aunt bea type aprons and i actually loved them when she gave me a few when I got married. ut they were a nuisance to have to iron all those straps and strings.
Good to know someone still makes and wears aprons.
they are lovely dahling, but I think the first one is green and white checks with pink flowers. You may want to look at that in your blog. Love to you dahling.
LOVE your aprons! Can’t find any to buy, guess they are just for us “older gals”, huh? You did not say how much $ you need for them.
From another Georgia peach..
Pat
Oh, I love your aprons! They remind me of my hubby’s grandma who we miss so very much!
I love aprons too! I have two that I wear all the time and my sister is planning on making another one for me in the next few weeks. They are wonderful.
I love those, and if I had money right now I would send paypal payment off to you! 🙂 Can’t wait to hear how you do at the tree lot.
My mother-in-law has aprons like that those. She makes them herself because you can not find them anywhere. Those sure are nice grandma aprons. You will have no trouble selling them. Seriously…my daughters would want them and they are not even grandmas. Perfect for cooking Thanksgiving diner. I love the sunflower one. You are very talented. I am terrible at sewing but have just inherited a very nice sewing machine from my mom who has decided that she does not want to make quilts anymore. I am going to take a stab at it when I get back to Canada.