I am that crazy lady in the grocery store who is wearing an apron. Or maybe not in the just in the grocery store and around town too.
I wear aprons.
I have a tendency to bake and get flour in the middle of my back. I am not exaggerating, just ask Russell and Danica. All my aprons are handmade. My sister made me one for Christmas and the rest I have made myself. I have tried different patterns but I have decided that I like an Edwardian apron style because it covers me. If I go out, people think it is a dress most of the time. I started with a pattern from Sense and Sensibility. I have changed the pockets, the waist tie, and all the edging. This weekend I decided to make another.
The one negative about this pattern is how much fabric it takes. Four and a half yards. It should not surprise me because that is similar to what my frontier dresses take and they cover me in a similar manner. The waist tie was difficult until I figured out a different way to do it. Maybe it was just me and the directions but I made it simpler and had to cut out one less pattern piece.
Then it is just stitching.
And it is ready to get dirty. Russell keeps telling me I need one for every day of the week. I probably do. I have printed fabric to make more. I keep thinking I need to make some plain muslin ones, maybe with an embroidered appliqued patch on the chest. Then people will really think I am Amish or Mennonite when I am out and about!