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| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 05 2010 : 6:13:33 PM
APRON BADGES!
Stitching and Crafting
Beginner Level~ Sew 1/2 of an apron/ where it whenever you are in the kitchen (if the half apron is a gift) get in the practice of wearing an apron in the kitchen.
Intermediate Level ~ Sew a full apron ~ Wear it out to a friend’s house~
Expert Level ~ Design your own "go to town apron pattern"
Sew two giving one away for a gift
Wear it to town.
Jump in where ever you need to. If you already have the Beginner Badge, start on your Intermediate. If you have Intermediate start on your Expert. If you have completed this badge then please stay engaged and help those that are just starting.
If you are new to the sisterhood, then always start with the beginner badge and work your way up to expert.
The January Badge in is APRONS.. LET'S HAVE FUN and share the journey. Make sure to post lots of pictures on the way.
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJanesFarm made us SISTERS :)
Rene'Groom~
Sisterhood Coordinator
Farmgirl Sister #185
www.MaryJanesFarm.com/RFBlog/
www.Twitter.com/ReneGroom
www.FarmGirlsFarm.blogspot.com
www.renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com
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| 19 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 6:09:04 PM
These are so adorable. Great job girls. I love how everyone is working together, thanks for that. The farm is going to be thrilled with all the sumbissions.
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJanesFarm made us SISTERS :)
Rene'Groom~
Sisterhood Coordinator
Farmgirl Sister #185
www.MaryJanesFarm.com/RFBlog/
www.Twitter.com/ReneGroom
www.FarmGirlsFarm.blogspot.com
www.renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com
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| willowtreecreek |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 5:00:26 PM
Okay I will be doing my beginner badge. I made an apron a few years ago but did something horribly wrong!!! I scrapped it and it became baby tops for a friiend! Ha! I'll make a half apron. Thanks Rene for organizing this!
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
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| Karrieann |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 4:11:06 PM
...sshhhhhhhhh, don't tell Brain, what he don't know will not hurt him!
....until it is toooooooooooooooooo late!
hahahaha
:o)
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My etsy: Yesterday's Scraps, Tomorrow's Treasures http://www.etsy.com/shop/2TomorrowsTreasures |
| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 12:02:17 PM
Thank you both so much for posting those! I will try to stop panicking about it. :)
I just thought of something, I bet Brian is going to love this when we all start submitting our badges at the same time. LOL!!!
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 10:53:41 AM
Jonnie and Diana, those are great! You guys are giving me tons of inspiration. :-)
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
http://beesinourbonnetsintheburbs.blogspot.com/
Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/ |
| gramadinah |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 09:30:00 AM
Next to make 2 and give away one.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
| gramadinah |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 09:28:54 AM
Here is my 1/2 apron Cowgirls glitz.
Here is my full apron of my design.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
| guerin |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 09:09:49 AM
I am new (don't even have my package yet from MJ yet), but I wanna play.
so how does this work? Do you set a challenge each month and folks can work toward the same badge at the same time. Or can you just pick any random badge and work on that whenver you want? |
| mtngirljon |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 08:34:04 AM
First of all, don't panic :-) There is no reason to panic. Have fun!
And I should state here that my badge has not yet passed through final approval. I only just submitted it, so there is a possibility that it will not be approved.
I started with a basic pattern that I loved and redesigned some of the pieces to make it my own. I changed the shape, added the quilted pocket and put it together to fit myself - made the pieces smaller, put the straps closer together and made them shorter, etc.). I've made this pattern several times now and have finally gotten the design that I will probably continue to use. I modify the size according to the size of the final "wearer" of the apron. It would be very easy to add ruffles to this one - on the straps, around the bottom, around the the pockets, between the bodice and skirt, but I like it as it is. It has a very long tie in the back which is very cute. It's great fun to wear and I've even worn it to work on casual Fridays.
I'm also including a photo of the one that I made for a friend (cherries and gingham taken from the back).
Mine is the one with the witches and is taken from the front.
Because I'm vain and I like the way that this one turned out, I'm also including the apron that I made for the intermediate level. I did not modify the pattern for this one, but made it as it appears in the pattern book.
Hope this helps!
Jonnie
Farmgirl #648
"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you" - Maori Proverb
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| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 08:12:31 AM
Ha! Kimberly it looks like you and I are both thinking ahead. :)
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 08:07:16 AM
Hey Jonnie, out of curiosity, do you have a picture of the apron you designe for the Expert Badge? It's already kind of starting to panic me the thought of trying to "design" an apron.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| CherryPie |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 08:05:49 AM
Jonnie, did you design your expert level apron completely from scratch? I wondered if I could use elements from other patterns.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher, Eager Podcaster
http://beesinourbonnetsintheburbs.blogspot.com/
Podcasts at http://thefannyfarm.blogspot.com/ |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 07:50:28 AM
Hey girls, great, how exciting....Jonnie thanks for hanging in there with us and being the "go to girl" for questions. Can't wait to see what everyone creates.
Circumstances made us FRIENDS; MaryJanesFarm made us SISTERS :)
Rene'Groom~
Sisterhood Coordinator
Farmgirl Sister #185
www.MaryJanesFarm.com/RFBlog/
www.Twitter.com/ReneGroom
www.FarmGirlsFarm.blogspot.com
www.renenaturallyspeaking.blogspot.com
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| gramadinah |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 07:06:17 AM
Check I have just the person I will gift one too.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
| chaddsgirl |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 07:02:21 AM
I'm in!! I've made lots of aprons, but haven't submitted any of them for badges. Yesterday I bought my lace and fabric for Valentines day aprons, so this will be a good badge to start working toward.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
| mtngirljon |
Posted - Jan 06 2010 : 06:16:57 AM
Oops :-/ I meant any questions that I can answer that you have. I shouldn't be doing stuff online at 11:00 at night . . .
Jonnie
Farmgirl #648
"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you" - Maori Proverb
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| Karrieann |
Posted - Jan 05 2010 : 10:04:59 PM
I just made two half aprons!
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My etsy: Yesterday's Scraps, Tomorrow's Treasures http://www.etsy.com/shop/2TomorrowsTreasures |
| mtngirljon |
Posted - Jan 05 2010 : 9:08:27 PM
K, so I just submitted the information for all three levels of this badge. I'll answer whatever questions I have . . .
Jonnie
Farmgirl #648
"Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you" - Maori Proverb
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Jan 05 2010 : 7:57:59 PM
Ohhh, looks like I will be working on the expert level apron. Have made a lot of them but never designed one. This should be very interesting. Can't wait to see what everyone else does.
Farmgirl Sister 572
May the force of the horse be with you. |
