Laura's apron

Laura's apron

Earlier this summer I fashioned a really sweet black and white apron for my niece’s bridal shower and packed it in a reusable black and white shopping bag with lots of black and white accessories including a dish towel trimmed with fabric from the apron designed to fit over the oven door handle. 

My only regret was not making a coordinating “his” apron to go with the pretty “hers” version – she said her fiancé was the one more likely to cook! 

The pattern was one of earliest ones I found while searching for patterns on the internet.  It is from a JoAnn Fabrics tutorial though I modified it with a lining, making it more functional and easier to construct as all the seams are neatly bound inside.  http://www.joann.com/josephine-apron/prod310986/  

When I showed it to my co-workers they said it was pretty enough to wear when you had a dinner party.

It All Started with a Frying Pan

It all started with a frying pan.  I came home from work and went straight to the stove to make dinner.  I was frying something – which is rare as we don’t often eat fried food.  It was only AFTER some of the oil splashed on a silk blouse I was wearing, that I realized I needed an apron.  Despite hand washing, then a trip to the dry cleaner’s, I never did get that oil out of the blouse.  I NEEDED an apron.

Miss Lynch Apron

I went to the internet and found dozens of apron tutorials and soon was madly sewing each newly discovered pattern.  Though the easiest ones are half aprons, they don’t really cover the chest area where the oil splashed me – defeating my purpose for wearing one.   

My first apron was made of vintage blue fabric reminding Paul of our days as Junior High students when Miss Lynch and a couple of other elderly teachers had seemingly endless wardrobes of blue floral dresses.  It was described as an apron to be used while bathing a baby and meant to be sewn of flannel and bound with bias tape.  I used cotton and just hemmed the edges except for the neckline.  I discovered it was a little wide for my shoulders so adjusted it a little before finishing it. The back is gathered and the ties wrap around twice before tying in front.   Mothers-Baby-Apron pattern