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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new  |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
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Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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 Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 05:40:32 AM
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Jessica and Carol Sue and Bev,
I made a mother/daughter apron set for the women's club Christmas auction last year and it drew in $50 for the set. It was one of the hottest items. So yes, great idea. It was made from vintage Christmas theme fabrics. I didn't get a photo of it though.....argh....they were adorable!!
Bev..............love the tractor, be sure to get yourself a reflector triangle for highway driving! LOL
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 05:55:52 AM
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| oh...and do post a pic of you driving it...there is just something so attractive about women driving tractors..no I am not trying to sound strange..well...i am kind weird I guesss...but I love to see women on tractors..an empowermrnt thing I think! I love strong women! |
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 07:56:48 AM
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I've made a lot of aprons lately...recovering from surgery, couldn't lift a whole lot as a result. But fabric is light. :-) Here is one...
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com |
Edited by - nashbabe on Aug 24 2007 08:01:00 AM |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:02:28 AM
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| well that apron is very very very cute...what size is that? how are you recovering from your surgery? you were part of my cutting party i had with myself 2 nights ago! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:05:24 AM
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Where be those wrap aprons?!!
On the mother thang, my mother was 40 when she had me. Everyone else's mothers were like 28 when I was in grade school, and mine was in her 40's. I think these days, women are marrying later and having familys later, but back then it wasn't common. I resented it as a kid~finally got over it, but I also resented that my dad died when I was 12.
I was too pooped wrassling teenagers in my 40's (my son and my hubbie's twin boys~all the same age)to be changing diapers too! LOL Now that they are all fairly independent, I AM looking forward to grannydom. Yeah, the spoiling part~let the parents deal with the rest! ROFL!
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:07:36 AM
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Nashbabe!! How adorable is that!?!?!?!!
I love the glitzy trim! |
Edited by - Bonne on Aug 24 2007 08:09:56 AM |
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:15:27 AM
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nashbabe...very cute apron.
ok, so i never mustered up enough energy to make an apron yesterday. i was pretty useless. i did manage to get a kid craft out with my son. oh, and some carrot cupcake from scratch. yum. and then we had company over for supper last night. that is three nights in a row. it is just me and the fam tonight, though. i did go through my vintage aprons last night and found a couple of apron patterns to try. so, hopefully i can at least get one cut out today.
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:33:29 AM
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| well...i am on a cleaning rampage this morning so hopefully from 12-3 i will be a sewing genie...my machine runs 90 miles an hour when i sew...i always follow this thing that a woman i met at the cutting counter told me once..."sew with a red hot needle like your thread is on fire." It is really good advice, some peole get so bogged down with getting it just perfect that they cannot get much accomplished very fast...i sit down...put the pedal to the metal...and away we go..oh...back to cleaning!!! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:35:56 AM
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OOOOOoooo maybe that's another thread, but I'd love to see pics of vintage aprons and patterns!! My sister gave me these 2~a gingham embellished with black cross-stitch, and a crocheted one. I'm so thinking about going to the antique mall just to get ideas........
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:37:34 AM
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I don't know what size it is but it isn't large. :-) It's a pattern a friend gave me...one size I guess.
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:39:24 AM
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Jessica, on a sewing hot streak!!! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 08:49:18 AM
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| you are a funny one arent you...funny thing is yes looks very much like that!!!! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 09:35:22 AM
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 BEV, heading to town for more fabric.......... |
Edited by - Bonne on Aug 24 2007 09:55:57 AM |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 10:16:18 AM
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nashbabe....love the apron!!!
Bonne! Good Golly woman! I JUST got my pattern yesterday.....and was up late last night working on one....hehee....reversible, and almost finished..only have to attac to the halter piece, and sew the ribbon tie on....:D
Ah'm good...except for the going to bed at 2 and sleeping for...10 hours....yeah...heh...
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Ohio
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 10:16:53 AM
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Nash, Great Apron! So show us some of the others! I am glad that you are feeling better.
Bonne, I realy like the gingham one. I have some gingham fabric, but I have not done anything with it.
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 10:39:47 AM
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Back in the old days they used to do the cross stitching on gingham ~"chicken scratchings"
was that what it was called? Or did I dream that.........LOL
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Edited by - Bonne on Aug 24 2007 10:40:15 AM |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Ohio
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 11:54:00 AM
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I had originally intended this to be a patchwork skirt, but it looked too "Tammy goes to the County Fair", so reworked it into an apron.
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 12:04:37 PM
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cute cute apron...finished the wrap.....i'll post a pic later...and tell of my mistake...argh...did anyone see what I named my dress form? as in...Jess...and Bonne...did you see? :P
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 12:08:47 PM
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| okay Nay...you are hilarious!!! My middle name is Lucille...My other twins' first name is Francesca...and well...you know my last name..Ha!!! |
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Kathie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kathie
Thonotosassa
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 12:28:28 PM
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Very Sweet Naomi! I LOVE the Name!
Stephanie.. thanks for the pumpkin pattern.. these will be really fun & easy.. I can just see them EVERYWHERE!!
Bonne. That patchwork apron is adroable.. Such pretty pastels huh?
BEV!! I love the blue & yellow Apron.. The reversable's are just turning out SO Nicely!! What a quik change idea!!
Georganne!!!!
I ALSO got my Wrap Apron Pattern yesterday too!!
THANKS So much!!
I can have someone tell me how to do something 20 times.. & i'll just NEVER seem to get it.. But give me something to SEE.. To have in my hands to look at.. & i can eventually figure it out!! So THIS will be perfect!! Thanks for all the great details too! Your such a Doll!
And Thanks Autumn for sharing that Design idea too!!
You girls are great!!
So E. , When is the next baby shower then?
In a World Where you Can Be Anything, Be Yourself.. |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 12:36:04 PM
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Ohhhhh girls, LOL ROFL.....Miss Bev yes we denitely need a picture of you on the tractor.
Aunt George my pattern came and thank you. LMBO with the Methuselah's sisters comment, still laughing
Bonnie, that was just so perfect the tractor and Jess at the sewing machine....lol
I t has made me laugh so hard between this and the mini thread I have had great exercise laughing.
Okay, I actually have some fabric out for an apron and for the minis....but am having too much fun  reading and laughing,, a needed element of my day.....
Carol Sue
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Edited by - Carol Sue on Aug 24 2007 12:37:12 PM |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 1:38:36 PM
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whoa..are you serious Jess? thats so funny...
Bonne had suggested Lucy...but I made it Lucille w/ Lucy for short..and then my grandma suggested Francine, and i used part of the name you suggested(Rosina La bella)...haha
Thanks to all who suggested names....sorry I couldnt use all of them....
~Naomi~
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be-Abraham Lincoln
Check out my blog:http://thebellamodiste.blogspot.com/
and my Etsy store: www.shesewsbytheseashore.etsy.com |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Ohio
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Stitching & Crafting Room: Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new |
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Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new
