Scalloped Aprons for BFFs

Aprons:  Essentials for the Kitchen!

Victoria-Rose is modeling the apron made for her dear friend Jessica.
It has the daisy print on one side and a white/black print
 of little chickens on the other.  She broke her ankle in two places
roller skating this summer!  The cast is off now.

Mother's Apron

Mother wore an ample apron

to cover her clean dress.

She'd tell you that's what it was for,

if you asked her, I would guess.

But that apron had more uses than

I could even count.

It brought in eggs and vegetables

and could hold a large amount.

I've seen her use that apron

to wipe her dripping brow

as she labored over the big range

that' s just an antique now.

Her apron could bring giggles

in a game of peek-a-boo

with her newest, sweet grandbaby

as she hid her face from view.

When the kids were hurt or crying

we'd run to find her lap.

She'd wipe the falling tears away

with a bit of apron flap.

That apron dusted tables

and chased away the flies.

It did just fine as oven mitts 

to take out bubbling pies.

But the greatest of the treasures

that old apron could hold,

was the endless love from Mother

abiding in each fold.

Author Unknown

I love aprons.  I wear them at home in the kitchen and when cleaning and I wear them at school in my kindergarten classroom.  I come from an apron wearing family.  My grandmother wore very serviceable aprons and my mother had both 'working' aprons and 'company' aprons.  I feel in charge and ready for anything when I tie one on!

I made a couple of aprons recently as gifts for my daughter and two of her friends.  All three were reversible.  Unfortunately, I neglected to take photos of the one I made for Victoria-Rose's friend Wes.  I adapted a simple butcher's pattern for him to include the adjustable straps and ties of the pattern I used for the girls' aprons.  The fabrics used for Wes were as 'manly' as I could find in my stash:  a dark mottled blue for one side and a constellations print for the other.

This is the apron for my Victoria-Rose.  She chose the old
fashioned floral prints for her apron.

Pattern:  Bake Sale Apron by the Cabbage Rose

Fabrics:  Florals quilting cottons and mini gingham from stash

Chicken print: "Country Touch" Wilmington Prints

Sweetheart Pocket!

Love the feminine details of the scalloped hem

 and sweetheart neckline and pocket!

This was a fun and easy sewing experience.  

I see a few new aprons in MY future!

Are you an apron wearer?