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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Apron Sew-A--Long...read and then move to the new  |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
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Naomi Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
1563 Posts
Naomi
Sunshine State
USA
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9365 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9365 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 7:44:43 PM
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Kim,
Your apron is so cute!
You girls are giving me lots of reading material tonight. I think I finally got caught up. This the first chance I have had to get on the forum today and I will be busy all day tomorrow. I'll probably have to get caught up again after all you night owls post.
I haven't had a chance to even look at my apron patterns in weeks. To much going on here. I need to get moving for my Christmas gifts will never get done this way.
I love the reversible aprons. I was wondering though how you put the ties on with out the seams where they are connected showing?
Keep up the posts gives me lots to read in the evenings. Don't know how you all have time to sew aprons and post on here and get your work done too! Can't seem to get enough time in my day. How do you do it?
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 7:53:47 PM
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Hello this is Linda in PA. I know I haven't posted an apron pic yet, but I am an apron maker and collector and pattern finder. I feel like my posts are not getting noticed. Just wanted to say hey! does a gal have to have a blog with a link to get counted as part of this group??
Currently I am exchanging vintage patterns with Aunt George, sent an apron I made to Stephanie and also apron pockets to swap. I just found another vintage apron pattern that I want to share...but it needs size adjusted up from a size 10. It is very unusual but I think we'd enjoy it.
I hope I am not invisible!
Jesus is a feminist! Linda in PA |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 7:56:30 PM
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really love Naomi's version of the wrap...the artistic arrangement of fabric colors is great. I can't wait to get my pattern. It does look easy to make and to wear.
Linda in PA
I AM HERE!!
Jesus is a feminist! Linda in PA |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 7:59:20 PM
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Linda hey girl, cool that you have found vintage apron patterns and that you share. Ya don't need a blog, the subjects just fly on here. I have a tough time just keeping up.
Okay, laugh all you want I make notes to remember what I wanted to post cause smetimes it is 5 pages and I can't remember!!!!!!!!! Yep that would be me, brain f**t........
Surprize, I am actually sewing on a apron, no you all may not fall over and faint!!!!!!
Now all I have to do is learn how to post a picture when I am done. LOL
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Edited by - Carol Sue on Aug 24 2007 8:21:07 PM |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9365 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9365 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 8:11:47 PM
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Hey Carol Sue can't wait to see your apron.
Linda, it is so nice of you to share your vintage apron patterns. I love everything vintage. My kids think I was born in the wrong time. I don't think so just really enjoy things from the past. People really appreciated what they had in those times. Would love to pictures of your aprons.
Denise
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 8:49:29 PM
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Hey Linda,
I saw you pop in around 4am several days ago...I was just getting in bed  These ladies talk up a storm so just jump in the middle and go for a ride...LOL
I'm so excited about the Artful Apron Swap I've got going and received your pockets and apron...I'm waiting for a few more to show up before mailing them out for us to embellish further.
I've been in the dentist chair or at the Chiropractor or doing some work this week and haven't been able to post much..I'm like Carol Sue...gotta try to remember everything and who I want to comment on 
You are not invisible!! Don't want you to feel like you are either You are welcome to hang out and play!!!
See you soon! Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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Edited by - queenofdreamsz4u on Aug 24 2007 8:49:56 PM |
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nashbabe
True Blue Farmgirl
687 Posts
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Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 9:06:26 PM
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Calamity, those are cool!
I really like that wrap one too...
Crunchy crafty goodness and psychoses...;-)http://nashbabe.blogspot.com |
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BotanicalBath
True Blue Farmgirl
1014 Posts
Elizabeth
Ohio
1014 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2007 : 11:05:02 PM
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Nash, when are we going to see some more aprons out of you?
BTW the hand apron that Georgann is talking about of Calamity Kims Rocks! I love the palm reader hands!
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BotanicalBath@peoplepc.com www.Botanical-Bath.com www.BotanicalBath.etsy.com http://botanicalbath.blogspot.com/
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 12:21:57 AM
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Kim,
I just love the little "designer dress towels" over at your blog..I've got to make some of those for Christmas presents!! Too too cute
And to anyone reading this that wondered what the heck I meant when I started my Artful Apron Challenge and Swap just look at Kim's collage aprons..They are a shining example of what I was trying to get across to folks
I'll have to post a link to Kim's aprons on my topic for the apron swap.
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.com/artfulapronswap.html
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 07:01:31 AM
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| Well..Linda..you do not need to feel left out bae..we just do not know you too well yet sweetie...but i have seen you are a halloween swappin monster!!! Sunshines swap and mini's...you go girl and post us osme pics and Elizabeth is right...start blabbing girl...we arent ignoring you..we do not do that...c'mon girl get to blabbing..we know you got it in ya..you are female..that is what we are here for..and the more we blab to each other the less our husband's have to listen to it...right Carol Sue..you have to remember, alot of us have known each other for a long time, or knew each other before jumping in on the farm. Oh, and after you swap a few times people will get more comfy with you sweetie!! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 07:02:49 AM
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| oh, and carol sue...i have not been on since like 5 last night...I missed your 1000 post sweetie!!! you have really been blabbing...congrats babe!! |
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 08:00:32 AM
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kim i love your aprons! and welcome!
linda i know how you feel. at one point i felt like not only was i overlooked, but i felt like my posts would end threads  but i agree, you just have to jump in sometimes, because these ladies can get on a roll! glad you are here!
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 10:08:18 AM
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Linda(yarnmamma),Pleez pleez post pics of the vintage patterns!!! I love to see vintage patterns! So glad to hear you're trading with Georgann, 'cause then we get to see what she does with them (the "pattern modifying goddess" that she is!)
Denise(levisgrammy)~caffeine, that's the secret to our success. Buckets of coffee, tea, sodie pop~whatever gets us revved.('cept for Jessica, she has a wind-up mechanism implanted)
Naomi~I love that pattern! why didn't I ask for it??!! **smacks forehead** Oh, and Elizabeth is "old". I was "old" at 40 too, but all that changed when I hit 50, then you just start counting over  See what ya alls have to look forward to! 
http://www.bonne1313.homestead.com/spiritspace.htmlSoap
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 10:16:15 AM
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Yep, this is an "Apron Support Group"   The more you make the better you feel!!! Just ask then!!! Most make the headline everyday or two with one...ok,
Jess, I'm still trying to digest 19 aprons cut out in an evening..you are a cutting machine
I went back to the Chiropractor yesterday and I feel so much better. The dentist visit was fine. I found a lady dentist that gives "happy gas" while they work..Gotta have a crown put on the broken tooth But the good news is that their crown prices were almost $200 less than what I paid 2 years ago....guess it just depends on where you are living.
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 10:26:46 AM
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Tell her Bonne,
I think I felt old at 40 too but now that I'm almost 50 it's a different story. I feel much younger and not growing old gracefully either...gonna round that final curve totally exhausted, used up, broom with several cracks in it, screaming "what a ride" 
Georgann, Thank you for adding your name to the Artful Apron Swap!!!! I've been watching you pump them out right and left hoping you would join You are a designing woman at heart!!
Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 10:56:20 AM
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Wo was asking about attaching the ties and neck strap to reversible aprons...we are going along so fast here no one has answered her question..okay my dear...do this...sew your neck piece, your straps(ties), and your pockets...right sides together, turn them do all your top stitching..blah blah blah...okay, now take your apron front, lay one side down, pin your neck, and tie straps to that one piece, right sides together..pin them in place...make sure you are not going to sew over them...then pin the other apron front with right sides together to your sandwich...sew all around it making sure you catch both ends of your neck piece, and both strap ties in your seam...leave an opening for turning...reach inside pull it out ...shake a few times and voila!!! Then lay it out flat and top stitch all around it all pretty you know...then pin your pockets on...I always do mine on both sides in the same place so I only have to sew it on once, but you can do it first if you want, before you sew your 2 fronts together, so the back stitching is hidden if you want your pockets in different places! Just remember to reinforce your pockets!! Okay does that make sense? HOpefully...that is how I do it!
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 10:59:28 AM
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Okay..so I brought my new old treadle home this morning...boy is it beautiful..off to pick up the belt.
Havent sewn as much as I wanted last night and today..stayed up til 4: 30 am talkin to my mom who is in for a visit.
But, I did manage to sew up 3 aprons that are reversible. Wanna see pics? These are very very simple functional lightweight aprons, nothing fancy...but my favorite for actually doing the job!
Mybe my next ones I will do on the new treadle! |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 11:04:40 AM
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Stephanie....one question. I have an apron ready for the swap and artsying up. It is a blank slate.....are we to art it up before sending it? They the next person adds more? Or do I just send it as a blank slate? I decided to send the peach muslin 1949/Bonne apron for the swap and decoration?
I'm embellishing artsing up my blue jean cowgirl work apron for the challenge like you suggested.
Bonne....do you want a copy of the wrap apron?
OH AND IF ANYONE WHO EMAILED ME WANTING THE APRON DOESN'T GET IT BY MONDAY, PLEASE EMAIL ME AGAIN. I THINK I MISSED SOMEONE AND WILL GET IT OUT TO YOU!! THEY ALL WENT OUT ON THE SAME DAY.
I'm working on some aprons today. Got a secret one in the works right now. I saw an antique apron, and am trying to work out the pattern on the table....................
KTKnits....yours is still in the works too!!!
AND........I spent about a half hour crying from the love I received in the mail yesterday. I couldn't figure out for the life of me, why I was getting a package from Kathie in Florida..........then I opened it and bawled my eyes out........in it were the most exquisite and lovingly made mini aprons and wonderful notes...........I am so humbled and discombobulated today over this. I don't really know what I have ever done to be thought of in such loving terms.......thank you friends. I tied them all together in a garland and will be hanging them soon and will post a photo of them. I have an idea of how to display them so ya'll can see and enjoy my apron treasure!!
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http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
http://thefabricho.blogspot.com/
http://auntgeorge.etsy.com
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 11:29:21 AM
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 11:37:57 AM
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Georgann,,
About the apron...
You max it out however you want it to look before mailing to me and then the next person adds even more. Then when it comes back to me you will get your original back totally maxed out with adornments! It can then be a "display piece" or put that baby on and ROCK!!!
Oh...goodie, yes, send me as many pictures of your aprons that you want to add to the Challenge gallery...I'll be putting them in the Artful Apron Gallery over at my website and also have the link to the gallery from my blog.
Talk to ya later, Stephanie
"hold close your inner child and always listen to the gentle whispers" ~queenofdreamsz
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9365 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9365 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 1:23:27 PM
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Bonne,
Thanks for the tip. I am usually a tea drinker but splurged and drank a cappucino last night so was up till midnight reading the posts. lol
Jess,
Thanks for the tips on the ties. I thought I saw ruffles around one of those reversible aprons and I just couldn't figure ouut how binding or a ruffle was put on with the ties on there.
Thanks.
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
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