As many of you know, if you are enjoying your AOCD (Apron Obsession Compulsion Delight) as much as I am, Stampington just released (apron*ology). One hundred and forty-four pages (plus covers) devoted to aprons – of every description! Well lo! and behold! I ended up with two copies of this treasure! So, what can I do but offer one up – well with a OOAK NotQuiteJuneCleaver apron of course. Duh.
What I LOVE about Stampington magazines is they are really not magazines. They are workshops that come to you! In fact they even have a magazine called Somerset Workshop. I won’t tell you how many of their magazines I have because, well, that’s a little personal isn’t it??? Nosey!
Anywho, here’s a pic of the lovely cover of (apron*ology) —
OHHHH and did I mention that our very own beloved EllenAnne Geisel! Author of The Apron Book and The Kitchen Linens Book…oh and of course the pocket book Apronisms is featured!! A lovely spread! You can go here and take a peek if you cannot wait for the magazine.
Here the skinny: To be entered in this giveaway, leave me a comment. Tell me about your very favorite apron. Even it it isn’t yours. Even if it is an apron you saw someone else wearing. Share your apron story. And if you would mention this giveaway on your blog that would be extra sweet of you. The button is below.
If your name is drawn from my very special mason jar, you will receive one copy of (apron*ology) magazine and a OOAK NotQuiteJuneCleaver Apron.
The deadline for entering this giveaway is the morning of February 23rd. I will draw the winner at noon CST February 23 and as soon as I get that lucky person’s address info, I will send the package right out to you!
And I suppose you might be interested in the apron that will be given away too…well…here’s a little hint:
That’s all I have to say about it for now! Good luck to everyone. Tell your friends, and if you want to link to this post here is a cute little button for you to swipe and post!
I would love to have an apron just like the red polka dot or the red gingham retro apron here: http://www.stitchthrutime.com/canning%20jam%20recipes.html
I mostly use aprons to cover my clothes when I quilt on my Gammill machine. I use the pockets to hold kleenex and my MP3 player.
I “need” this book so I know how to make my own aprons!
Love your blog, I follow it all the time.
Gayle
I would love to be entered inthe drawing. I wear my aprons every day. I can be seen 95% time in a full apron, I wear it always when collect eggs from My “girls” It has great pockets to carry them back to the house in as well the treats I take tyo them..
I love your blogsite too and have added it to the ones I follow.
My favorite apron is one that I had sewn for my sister as a birthday gift. I wish that I would have made another one just like it.
This looks like a great book…I’m crossing my fingers that I get lucky and win!
My fave apron is my pretty PINK one. I bought it some time ago just because of the color and the pretty feminine touches: LACE!!
Love to win the book, lol.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy from MJF
My favorite apron (today) is the one I just made for my friend with “I love Lucy” fabric…..she loved it!
Well, Susan, how can I resist? I know this is utterly unfair to the rest of you, because I am already wearing a NQJC apron – which I adore, but I am entering any way! Ha! I am not very good at the favorite thing, but right now my NQJC is my favorite to wear and the turquoise gingham my favorite to look at. ~Kelly
unDeniably Domestic
Hello,
I followed the link from Mary Jane’s — I love the site! My favorite apron was one my Gram wore — it was a half-apron but she was so short that it went to her knees *giggle*
It was a bright and cheery yellow with red flowers and a lot of ric rac.
ta!
–Kelly
(a.k.a. Gaelic Gardener on MJF)
My fav apron would be the red and green sack apron my great-grandmother wore…(she had more but I remember this one). It was way old and raggedy…but oh so soft and it wiped away many a tear caused by punches from my cousins.! My own fav apron gets special care and treatment, maybe that’s why it’s not soft yet…huh?
Thanks for the chance to win!
I used to live in an old neighborhood that had great garage sales. When I was hunting through a pile of stuff on a table, I found a musty old apron. All I could tell from the top was that it had a rust stain and a few little mildew specks. When I unfolded it, I found a real treasure! Reversible vintage with a heart shaped pocket…cotton on one side and sheer on the other. For 50 cents! It washed and ironed beautifully and is still one of my favorite ever finds.
You can see it in a post I did once about vintage aprons:
http://charitygrace78.blogspot.com/2007/02/tuesday-treasure-vintage-aprons.html
My Fav apron is one I sewed in 8th grade home ec class. I remember going to the fabric store with my Mom and picking out the blue flowered fabric. I had so much fun sewing it too.
(Followed your link on MJ’s Farm.)
Again, don’t enter me… I will look at the mag next time I visit! But my favorite apron is of course that one you surprised me with I believe it was on my birthday, the lovely full coverage Mary E. one with the huge buttons. I just love it!
Like Deb my favourite apron is the one I made in grade 8 home ec. Mine is very plain, made out of lightweight denim. I like it because it’s big enough, and made of heavy enough fabric, to keep my clothes safe from spills (I can be a messy cook at times).
Susan, you are such a peach!
My favorite apron is a chef’s apron my brother-in-law gave to my son. Well, since JA thinks aprons are for girls, he gave it to me. It is getting a bit tatty, has paint splattered on one side and food stains on the other, but when I need to really dig and get cooking, it is what goes on me every time!
It’s funny, because I have a bunch of pretty aprons (even one each from MaryJane and Bev!) hanging in my craft room and on the kitchen doorway, but I still grab that one.
Oh, and my friend, Dawn, made the apron on the cover. Can you believe I don’t have a copy yet? I’m such a slacker!
My favorite apron is one the my then-fiance (now husband) had his Oma make for me. Its blue gingham with hand embroidery on it. I don’t actually wear it, but it sure does make my kitchen look pretty.
My grandmother was of that generation who wore aprons everyday. There were the full covering “Micky” aprons for housework, frilly, embroidered aprons for serving tea or coffee to friends, and the practical style for daily use that slipped over the head, protecting both bodice and skirt. My favorite was one that had a row of pockets across the front. Each pocket was labeled with things like “hankie,” “bottons,” “treats.” I wish I could see the apron today, just to recall the labels. As a child, it was magical reaching into each pocket to see what I’d find!
Please include me in this give away. It is such fun!
My favorite apron was one I made for my husband when we were first married. We were going to a halloween party and I made this apron with a bow tie & pleated shirt. Then he carried around a tray with a glass hotglued to it. That was a lot of fun to make.
Paula
Each time I make a new apron, I swear I have a new favorite, lol. 🙂 I just love aprons. I see them posted throughout blogland and love almost all of them – some are more my “style” fabric, but I appreciate the various construction of all of them. I really should break down and buy and Emmaline, because I do love that pattern when I see it made up. 🙂
My love of aprons comes from my mom. She always had an apron on in the kitchen when I was little, and special pretty holiday ones. Over the years she stopped wearing aprons for the most part – I think due to the fact that she went back to working outside the home after many years as a “home working mom.” I only have one of her aprons, but I love it!! I now have a small collection of my own that I love to wear especially during the holidays. My son & daughter each have little aprons too!!
Laura
My favourite apron so far, is the one I made a few weeks ago, with the most beautiful cupcake fabric! It turned out just how I imagined it, and I am so proud when I wear it!
I recently joined Apronista, and that is how I came across your blog, which is really sweet.
Oh, I’ve been looking for this new magazine but my Walmart doens’t have it? I’d love to win it and a new apron too! My favorite apron now is a new valentine one a sweet farmgirl made and sent to me, it’s so cute and festive, not to mention the special friend who made it!
I love aprons!! I have collected old ones for years and currently am collecting apron patterns – I am sewing them too. I was so excited when I saw the apronology magazine at the fabric store till I saw the price, guess I will have to wait for a coupon:)
I love your blog!!
Amy Grace
Whoops – hit submit before I entered my favorite apron. My current favorite is one that I made this fall. I made one for a swap and liked it so well I made one for me too – shades of pink and brown, flowered on one side and polka dots on the other. My favorite vintage apron is one of the old ones that doesn’t really have a strap as much as a neckhole, because the design is bigger. It covers a lot, including my butt so I can wipe my hands
Well, I had to think about this for a little while. My favorite apron was one my great grandmother would wear out in the garden. It was once a bed sheet she told me. She did not waist anything. Although, I remember it being of good sturdy fabric. I was only about 15 or 16 at the time. She had me working in the garden one summer and made me wear it all the time. It was a Bib type with large pockets that she would fill with vegetables. It wrapped around her. Kind of a prairie style. Great Grandma even had a few patches on it and a little needle point. When she passed away 20 years ago, that was the only thing I asked for. No one ever found it. I guess someone threw it away thinking it was just a rag.
Thanks for hostessing such a sweet giveaway. Could you please give my entry to Sue from Country Pleasures. She’s such a sweetheart and I would love to see her win. Thank you kindly. xxoo
Would love to be entered into this giveaway.
I have a red apron with little yellow flowers all over it that I actually won in a giveaway a long time ago. It belonged to the hosts grandmother and when I got it, could tell that it had been lovingly worn and cared for. Love that apron!
Hey, this is a fun giveaway!!!
Sadly, I don’t have any apron storie yet– but hopefully this will be my first!! 🙂
Thanks so much!!
Also, if you’d like to enter my giveaway for 3 Banana Nut Cheerios gift baskets, go to:
http://romanianescapade.blogspot.com
THANKS!!!
I do not come from a line of anyone who wore aprons as far as I ever saw. . .so my apron knowledge is limited to my own. My favorite apron is an apron that I have which is just a regular apron, a nice heavy duck-type fabric, with an allover poinsettia pattern covering it. It does look Christmassy, but it’s wonderful for keeping my clothes clean while I’m baking and canning! It has a pocket that I keep a hairband and clip in and another one for hotpad and my jar lifters. I guess it’s special to me because it’s so useful and hey, who doesn’t love a little taste of Christmas while you’re sweating during canning season!
I’d love to be entered in this giveaway! My ex hubby’s grandma used to make me aprons every year. They were half aprons made from gingham material, and then she’d cross stitch designs or flowers on them. Unfortunately I no longer have the aprons, as they were lost in the various moves I made over the 30+ years since she gave them to me.
Would love to be entered into this giveaway….I don’t have an apron but have been on the lookout for one…
I never see anyone wearing an apron anymore – my daughter 34 yr old doesn’t…. I love the aprons my mother made, they covered the whole front and they were more like a bib. My sister and I have started making them again and I wear mine all the time. They are great for protecting your other clothes. Hope I win. I’d love this book.
Barb
My favorite aprons are those Donna Reed type aprons. I really need to make one for myself. I love the super frilly, 1950’s, vacuuming in heels and peals sort of apron.
Hi Susan,
If you visit my blog, you know I love aprons!!! Would love to be entered in your giveaway.
My favorite apron is my grandmother’s I have. She was never without one. I will always remember her in the kitchen cooking her earthquake cakes (so good) wearing her apron.
Keep Stitchen’
Bonnie
Green June~yeah!! you are “recycling”!! a duplicate book-good for you! Your karma must be really good lately, yes? My favorite aprons don’t fit me……WHY?? well, my old granny made them for me probably 47 years or so ago when I was around 5. They are made out of old feed sacks that 5 lb flour, sugar, and chicken feed use to come in. Maybe if you get your chickens, their feed sacks might supply you with “new” apron material. (I don’t think the sacks come in material anymore–boohoo)
ps…..My dad got 100 hens this weekend to add to his 12. Anybody need eggs?
Thank you for hosting this fun for all of us. My favorite apron is the first one I ever made in home ec. class. It was a simple straight stitched fabric threaded onto a plastic ring that fit around your waist. Dating myself aren’t I !? I still have the original fabric, but have had to change it because it got so thin from use. I still gravitate to it, good thing it is expandable…I think it is my favorite because it started a lifetime of enjoying sewing and I grew up among apron wearers and just always wore one myself. I can’t cook without one, nothing turns out.
My favorite apron is a yellow floral one that my mom had when I was growing up.
rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com
My favorite apron is a darling pink one that my grandma made for all the women that worked in the kitchen at my mom and dad’s wedding. So cute!
I don’t have a favorite apron, but if I won yours, that one would be my favorite! Please enter me in the drawing.
The first apron I received as a gift was from my farmgirl buddy Clare. She wrote me that she had been in a swap and made too many ( I never have that issue?) Anyways it is a simple half apron made of a beautiful outdoorsy/Christmas fabric w/cardnals. I was so blessed that she would just give it to me ~ my first taste of farmgirl love.
Clare has since passed away and I treasure that apron even more.
I would have to say my favorite apron was one featured on your site some time ago, It was a red gingham pinafore style full apron. Now mind you I don’t own one but if I did, it would be my favorite. I love all your aprons and would be thrilled to have my name entered into the drawing. Thanks for yet another exciting giveaway and a chance to own one of your beautiful aprons.
A little plug here…I do sell my aprons as well. If you are interested in a custom apron…give me a buzz! 🙂
My favorite apron is one my Mom gave me that was my great-grandmother’s. It’s all white with some lace. I love it. Thanks for this great opportunity to win your generous give-a-way!
Hi there, well I don’t know that i have a favorite apron..but I do still have the very first apron I ever made from 7th grade…I did a good job on it too…it was our first project ever…once in a while I still put it on…please enter me in your yet another wonderful giveaway..I will gladly post this on my side bar too..
Gina 🙂
First time to your site- linked here from The Apronista!!! Love your site! My favorite apron is the very first one I made (last night!)!!! I am new to the world of aprons and I think I am in love!!!
I couldn’t get your button to work…
My favorite Apron is one that I found while going through my Grandmother’s things when she was moving closer. I am pretty sure that it is from the 40’s. I keep it in my glass bookcase on display as it is just too pretty to wear. You can see a picture of it here:
http://flipflopsapronsandpearls.blogspot.com/2008/11/something-old-something-new.html
It was also wonderful to find several of her vintage apron patterns too. I hope to make all the ladies in my family aprons from the patterns for next Christmas. Needless to say I better get started now. I would be so very happy to have my name included in the drawing.
Sheepishly, my favorite and only 2 aprons are made by you. Well, that is besides the white ones i have for work but those aren’t really mine..
The one I wear most is your Sous Chef’s Apron in Red but I also love my Retro 1/2 Apron. It’s made of black and red cherry fabric with black and white polka dot fabric pocket and tie. You had a picture on your blog of is a while back, last february 13, yeah, i just spent the time looking it up. Haha!
You make the best aprons!
Marisa
Hi Susan!
My favorite apron is the pink and white gingham apron I made for myself when I was seven. One summer, with the supervision of an older girl down the street (she taught all the little girls in the neighborhood to sew that summer–eek!) I made an apron! I still have it and it is so cute–if I do say so myself! And my slip stitches are pretty good looking, too! The only thing that I couldn’t do very well was knot the thread in my needle, but she didn’t do it for me–she worked with me unitl I could do it myself! Great summer that was–and I would LOVE to win your giveaway! 🙂
I kept a few of my Mom’s aprons. I can still see her cooking in the kitchen wearing them. My favorite one is a pale green and it has bunnies on the pockets. It’s faded and has a few stains on it. It’s probably 30 or 40 years old, but so well made it will last years more.
Hello!
I’m glad I found your blog again! Sue at Country Pleasures sent me.
I’ve put this give away on my blog.
http://harvestlanecottage.blogspot.com/2009/02/apron-and-book-give-away.html
I invite you to come and visit.
My favorite apron was one my mother had when I was a small child. It was made entirely of patchwork squares. It was so colorful. I think it was the beginning of my love of quilts and patchwork!
Laura of Harvest Lane
I love aprons, my favorit is one i made for my brother in law who loves to BBQ to the point that his DJ name is Grillmastah J, so to reflect that on his red hot chili pepper apron i made a pocket that looked like a grill wearing headphones and music notes. It was a big hit with the Grillmastah
Thank you for a chance to win one of your aprons and a copy of that magazine. I would love to win them. My favorite apron would be one that was my greatgrandma’s. Knowing that she wore it for many years and for many special occassions makes me feel soo nastolgic about it. Thank you for the chance to win!
I will even mention this on my blog!!!
I inheritated some beautiful aprons and kitchen table clothes from my Aunt and Grandma. My Aunt is 89 so that kind of tells the age for them. They are all beautiful. I have them folded in my kitchen cabinet with glass doors so I can see them always. I love to see the colors peeking out at me and it always makes me smile. My favorite apron is a half apron that is made out of a beautiful lace! (the whole thing) It must of been very special and used only on holidays like Christmas and Easter. Thanks for your blog, I really enjoy it!
My favorite apron once belonged to my grandmother. It is very plain and worn and I never wear it anymore but it’s one of the few things I have that belonged to her. I always remember her wearing it when she cooked dinner for the family. When she passed, I didn’t want anything of hers but that apron and her pots and pans. I still have both.
Recently, my friend Tammi sent me a Day of Dead apron that is pink with white skulls. Now I collect Day of the Dead stuff so it was perfect. It’s very simple but so beautiful.
Please enter me in your giveaway. I remember my mom wearing a white apron with red flowers on it. I have been looking in different stores for an apron I would like to have. I haven’t found anything yet.
Hi Susan,
Could you add my name to that little ol’ mason jar of yours? I would love the chance to win the magazine and one of your beautiful creations.
My favorite apron is the one I always saw my aunt wearing whenever I would go and visit her. She always wore an apron but she had one that had great big pockets. It was a full apron and she always wore it or one like when she made her scrumptious oatmeal scotchies. Those were the best cookies I ever had!
My sweet mother -in-law died last week and the family gathered to start cleaning out her house. I wandered all over looking for what I wanted. It was a red and pink flowered apron circa 1958 or so. It has a bib and nice pockets and a wonderful sash. I can now step up to the stove and make family gatherings special, even without the special spirit.
My favorite apron was a surprise I received and it wasn’t even for me – it was for my dear daughter who is 7 years old. It is whimsical and colorful and my daughter just loves it! The thoughtfulness of that gift makes it even more beautiful.
nicole0110 at roadrunner dot com
I was just reading some of your stories about your aprons and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing them….Debbie
My favourite apron is one that was given to me by a good friend a couple of years ago. It’s a plain blue gingham, skirt style apron that was made for her by her mother in law many years ago. I had admired it when I saw her wearing it and she thought so much of me as a friend, that she chose to gift me with it. That meant the world to me. No, it’s not the prettiest apron around and is rather plain, but it is beautiful to me because of the sentiment behind it. That’s the way it is with heartfelt gifts. They are priceless.
My very favorite apron is the first one I ever made, in a home ec, many years ago. It was blue gingham, with three blue ric rac pieces running up one side like flower stems. I put a red bow at the top of each, made from seam binding, and a button for the centers. How I wish I had that apron today! ♥
My favorite apron is the one my husband’s Aunt Jo took off one Christmas Eve and gave to me. She was wearing a vintage apron that had Santa’s all over it. I complimented her and told her how much I loved her apron. We went on and had dinner, sang carols and opened gifts. She always gave everyone who was at her home on Christmas Eve a brown lunch sack filled with small gifts that she picked out special for each and everyone. Anyway, I opened my sack and found the very apron that she had been wearing while preparing dinner. I cherish that apron more than any other apron that I own. We lost Aunt Jo to cancer several years ago………but Rich and I have never lost the memories of those special Christmas Eves.
Yesterday while shopping at Ross’s I found a new “Vintage Apron” that I liked very much. It has brown and white checks and tiny little daisies on it. I had to have it. It is my only apron so I guess it would be my favorite.
Blessings,
Elizabeth
my favorite was one i made myself in home ec many moons ago it was a lavender gingham with matching ric rac thanks for the giveaway
I really enjoy your blog! I’ve been anxiously awaiting this apron*ology mag, and a giveaway with an apron–wowie!!!
My favorite apron today is the multi-colored polka dot vintage child’s apron my daughter and I discovered at a tag sale. Today, my young daughter wore that apron while cheerfully doing her dishes, and cleaning the living room! Tomorrow’s favorite apron will most likely be a different one…oh, I love them all!
I’ve added your link and button to my blog…thank you for such a lovely giveaway offering!
June,
RubyJunes
…homespun by humble hands
My favorite apron “this week” is my cupcake provocateur apron. It’s easy to work in and soooooo darn cute!
I would love to win the magazine because nobody in my area carries…I’ve checked everywhere.
I love your aprons. The prettiest apron I saw was at a garage sale and it was the softest india cotton and was stitched in yellow and green thread. The only problem was that there was a little rip and with the material being so delicate, I thought it would rip so I didn’t buy it, but I regret it to this day. It was just a bunch of crossstitch xxxx but it was darling.
Renee
Belive it or not I made my apron 1 st last year…well a pretty one..I love my apron and I feel so chic in it 😉
I don’t really have a favorite apron mainly because I only wear one mostly at the holidays or doing something with my 2 young grandsons who love to cook or bake but ,I do still have the 1st. apron I made back in elementary school think 5th. or 6th. grade and I’m now 61 yrs. young (of course). I’m a saver so if I win yours you can bet it will be around along time.
Hi, Susan! I have to say that my favorite apron is a blue and white “smock” type that is so worn, so soft that I can hardly tell I have it on. The pockets are big enough for everything and anything. It’s like sort of a portable security blanket for me – I feel so darn “safe” in it!
I love your blog – and I remember that red gingham apron. It is just beautiful…absolutely.
XOXO,
Libbie
Great apron and Love the name of your blog It made me laugh
My paternal grandmother came over to the United States from France when she was 13. She always had an apron on.
Usually, it was a half apron; unless, she was cooking Sunday dinner! Grandma used her apron in a lot of ways! I can remember when it would start to sprinkle, she would begin gathering her small chicks in her apron to get them under cover in the chicken shed. Her apron was a very thing material and had birds on it. She loved canaries and had at least three all of the time. Grandma loved to hear them sing!
Thanks for the chance to win a copy of a wonderful magazine and a OOAK apron made by you. Cindi
My favorite apron is which ever one I am currently wearing. I always wear an apron when I cook or do housework.
My favorite memory of an apron is one I made years ago. It was aqua and had laundry on a clothesline printed on it. My son who was about 12 then would put on this apron and tie a red bandana on his when we did housework.
Yes, he was a bit dramatic. He is all grown up now and in his 2nd year of law school – so I guess he will always be dramatic.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway.
My favorite apron was one my grandmother always wore. It had sunflowers on it and she must have worn it for 25 years. Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite apron is one I just made. I found a black fabric with aprons on, and just fell in love with that fabric and had to get it! You can see the apron on my blog.
I can’t work in the kitchen without an apron, so it would be very nice to learn how to make some more.
One of my favorite memories of my grandmother is her in her apron, which was most of the time. It was a full apron almost like a dress. I would love to be included in the drawing, Thank you so much.
What a splendid giveaway!
I just love aprons. Aprons are something I have many favorites of…my favorite apron is the clean, fresh apron I tie on in the morning.
I’m sharing this giveaway on my blog.
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I have 2 aprons that I love especially. Both were made by my sister Judy, one for me that is covered with sweet flowers on a blue field, the second was made for my daughter, Erin as a college graduation gift. Judy embroidered a sheep on it, because sheep are my daughters favorite animal. It has a really large pocket, and the apron strings are long enough to tie in front. They are both beautiful, but the main reason I love them, is because there is so much love sewn into them, both for me, and my daughter. I would appreciate being included in your drawing, although I do not have a blog of my own. I found your giveaway through my sisters’ blog.
So my favorite apron was very thoughtful…a friend found a white apron and decorated herself with puffy paint and sewed on some kitchen type buttons…and gave it to me as a bridal shower gift. So sweet, though the buttons got in the way a bit!
Annette
How thoughtful of you to offer this sweet treat to a visitor. My favorite apron was one I created for myself when I was teaching fourth grade. It had Captain Kangaroo pockets to hold everything I needed to keep a bustling classroom orderly. I remember it was a bright yellowish/orangeish with orange patterned pockets. Very ’70’s. LOL After those days came marriage and motherhood and I haven’t sewn since.
All the best, Lana
My favorite apron may be a surprise. Because it is a Denny’s Restaurant apron. I doubt they still have them. My sister gave me one when she worked there about 30 years or more ago. But I do love that apron. I love aprons, but I see myself going back to this one over and over again.
My fave’s are my grandma apron’s and her linens. They keep me close to her.
My favorite is a faded and worn apron with two big pockets that my Granny use to wear every Sunday as she cooked a family lunch for all of us!
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My favorite apron is not one that I wear, but is actually my youngest daughter Eliana’s. Her big sister made it for her 5th birthday. It’s a half apron made with vintage fabric….green with little kittens on it….it has a scalloped edge that is trimmed with eyelet. It’s been well used and loved and even though it is a bit small now she still loves to wear it (she just turned 8), and still looks adorable in it.
Thank you for this wonderful giveaway….I posted about it on my blog this morning.
~~Anne
diligntmom@gmail.com
What a fabulous give-away. :o) I still don’t have a copy of that magazine.
I have atleast 36 aprons stuffed in corners of my house. I love them all because they remind me of the people that made them for me, the place I got it from or make me think about women in the past that made and wore them.
My all time favorite was the first one I every got and that was a muslin apron my mom made for me with a golden yellow star quilt block for the bib. I wore that until it is totally threadbare. I still have it and keep it in my safe apron place. I re-did the apron in a tutorial on my blog in May of 2007 for Mother’s day and gave her the new copy of the apron.
Hi there, Susan!
I love all of the aprons that we have…. the girls and I use and wear them daily. Not sure that I have a favorite apron memory, but I hope that I am creating some wonderful ones for my children as I delight in serving them, apron-clad.
Thanks for entering me in your give-away!
Susan
I love aprons! I make some with some really cool fabrics. easy peasy to make and I use tapestry fabrics which are a little heavier than cotton. My all time favorite apron though is one that a friend of mine made for me. I have 5 children and my tagline is “Remember me not for the condition of my home but for the love contained within its walls.” She took a pair of old jeans and cut them at the crotch area straight across. Cut out the zipper and then ran a ruffle around the whole edge. Ran a ribbon through the waist which the back pockets become the front of the apron and she added a bib in which she embroidered my saying along with a mama hen and 5 baby chicks. I just love it!!
My memory garden is filled with aprons and the marvelous women who wore them! My dear grandmother is the first lady I see… She had a drawer full of aprons – the ‘working’ kind with deep pockets made of pretty floral cotton prints and trimmed in matching bias tape. I also picture the hair-netted school lunch ladies with their bibbed white aprons and wrap around ties… They worked so hard and I loved the yummy food they prepared for starving little students! I see a neighbor lady who always made the BEST cookies while wearing a ‘waist’ apron made of cheery gingham checked fabric… usually adorned in ric-rac or cross-stitched embroidery. I see my mother (who died when I was a young girl) helping me learn to sew as I made a 4-H apron… the kind that looped on a plastic waist band.
My FAVORITE apron memory is when I was 8 years old. My Sunday School teacher was getting married and she asked all the girls in her class to be ‘servers’ at her wedding reception. All my little girlfriends and I were over-the-moon excited to be part of her wedding reception! We were so proud to carry sparkling glass dessert plates (the kind that held a glass teacup on the small plate… anyone remember them?) laden with a little paper cup containing mixed nuts, pastel colored mints on the side, a square of fancy wedding cake, and a cup of punch to the awaiting guests. Most of all, I LOVED the white, frilly, fancy-schmancy organza aprons all of us girls were given. They were trimmed in delicate white lace and featured a sheer lavender heart pocket with an embroidered lily-of-the-valley flower on it. My girlfriends and I were careful not to tip the plates or the red punch would stain the pristine white wedding cake… a little nerve-wracking! But, as we passed each other going from tables to kitchen, the flouncing, elegant aprons brought secret smiles to each of us!
Thanks for the walk down memory lane…
Long live aprons!!!
IF I win, I will give the Apronology book away, since I already have a copy….
sheesh..I can’t even remember if I entered this..yikes. anyhow..I have quite a few fave aprons, in fact a really neat set of aprons from 1920’s that are small child size aprons from 2 sisters..they were their home ec. class sewing projects way back in the early 20’s. they are really neat. Then I have a pristine crisp white apron that was a maids apron from about 1890. in awesome shape.
Then I have another one from the 50’s that is a pretty gingham red with a chicken as the pocket, completely stitched by hand.
Anyhow..I’d love to add a apron made by you to my collection..nothing like having an apron a friend made.
hugs, Tina
I would LOVE to be entered in this giveaway! I do not own an apron (I know…can you believe it?!) and would love to have one to wear while I am baking. My favorite apron was worn by my great grandmother. I can remember it having two large pockets on the front in which she always had candy hidden for me. It was a gingham red and white apron and I swear that she wore that thing every single day. I can remember that whenever I gave her a hug I would get flour all over me from her wiping her hands on her apron. Wow…I haven’t thought about that for such a long time!
Thanks for entering me in your giveaway 🙂
Patricia
I like the Hello Kitty polkadot apron from the apron*ology book.
Thank you for the giveaway.
Chris
I cant believe I just missed out on this one!!!!! But for what it’s worth I love my new apron from Twinklebelle. It’s a simple full apron with huge purple and brown flowers on a white background. Got the mom/daughter set so my little girl can wear the same one. If you get a chance maybe stop by my site. I’m grabbing your button to post on my side bar too!
I’m fairly new to the crafting world but one of my first projects was a craft apron for my two-year-old little girl. I’m so very proud of it. Her eyes light up when I whip it out because she knows it’s time to paint/glue/cut/create. I’ve been scouring the web this morning for a tutorial on making a mommy sized apron and came across this. Looks like I almost missed out on the draw. 😉
I just wanted you to know that my favorite apron is made of ticking fabric, with big pockets, and precious flower trim . My friend Susan mad it. I wore it this weekend when we made bread and pancakes!
I wear an apron everyday as part of my uniform. I am employed as a live in housemaid. But my favorite apron is the one I wear on Sundays. I help look after the babies and small children at Church in the kindy room. I have two aprons I were there, both ankle length full aprons. One is pink with small floral print, the other, pink gingham check. I think I have seen this style described as Ladies Prairie Aprons.
In Him,
Kim.
If I had read the blog earlier you could have saved a lot of time by giving me the prize! I am actually looking for a gingham apron pattern that is cut on the bias and has counterchange smocking on it.
Regards,
MKP