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dedicated-accumulator
Farmgirl at Heart
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 Posted - Aug 17 2005 : 1:19:37 PM
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I'm also in Missouri and have been scanning the posts for some display ideas. I'd very much like to show them in my laundry room but it's a converted back porch to a Victorian home and it's pretty much ALL windows. I have pondered the 'apron curtains' idea but I'm afraid of sun damage. Do you starch your aprons for display?
MJ
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Originally posted by showmemom
i have a little different take on the aprons. i have hung them up in my kitchen as art. i have one large wall and swagged a regular cotton clothesline along the top. with vintage clothespins, i hung aprons (some fancy and some of my grandma's-more worn but well-loved)along it. i used three aprons as a half-curtain above my kitchen sink.
i love the way they look. i have them for different seasons so i change them out regularly. i like to imagine what woman might have worn that apron and how her life was then and might be today.
talk to you soon. karen
living' large in MO
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Deb H
Farmgirl in Training
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Deb
Glendale
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 5:47:31 PM
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Hello, dedicated-accumulator!
Those are good questions for Karen - I haven't done anything with mine yet, but wasn't planning on using starch, because i'm not familiar with using it. My kitchen windows are shaded, so I'm not worried about the sun fading them. It could certainly be a problem, I would think. Could you hang something behind the aprons, to protect them from the direct sunlight?
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Originally posted by dedicated-accumulator
I'm also in Missouri and have been scanning the posts for some display ideas. I'd very much like to show them in my laundry room but it's a converted back porch to a Victorian home and it's pretty much ALL windows. I have pondered the 'apron curtains' idea but I'm afraid of sun damage. Do you starch your aprons for display?
MJ
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Originally posted by showmemom
i have a little different take on the aprons. i have hung them up in my kitchen as art. i have one large wall and swagged a regular cotton clothesline along the top. with vintage clothespins, i hung aprons (some fancy and some of my grandma's-more worn but well-loved)along it. i used three aprons as a half-curtain above my kitchen sink.
i love the way they look. i have them for different seasons so i change them out regularly. i like to imagine what woman might have worn that apron and how her life was then and might be today.
talk to you soon. karen
living' large in MO
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
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Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 8:01:40 PM
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| I would just make a little flat liner the size of the window width, the length of the aprons, of that fabric they sell at JoAnn's called "Rain No Stain" lining..it is sold as a lining for drapes.Just hang it on a tension rod inside the window..that will block the sun damage and give the outside of your window a plainer look too. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2005 : 10:10:38 PM
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What a great idea!!!
And I am so excited about the MJ stitching room book! Can hardly wait!! Thanks for keeping us informed CindyLou..and how neat the MJ is going to "apronize" the city gals when she goes to NYC..that is so fun!! I wear either aprons or overalls every single day..aprons more often for sure..unless I am doing yucky dirty work..and then I tend to put on the overalls...but han't been brave enough to wear them to town yet (the aprons..EVERYONE has seen me in my overalls) Hmmmm the aprons are alot nicer..I need to get on that! Anyone else wear them to town?? I do get comments from anyone that comes by my place that I wouldn't look like me without an apron on...
Jenny in Utah
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Kim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kim
Pflugerville
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 07:14:55 AM
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I am too, I can't wait for it to come out. Meadowlark, I'm dying to see the apron you bid on! It sounds adorable!!
farmgirl@heart
Be at peace with yourself and the rest will follow |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 08:08:03 AM
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Well, I won a vintage apron yesterday on Ebay! I love it; it is a full front apron that wraps around and has lots of pockets across the front, and is a dark green paisley. Problem is, I put a 10.00 limit on what I would bid. Well, only one other person bid me up from the 3.00 beginning so I had to end up paying the full 10.00!! Sometimes I wonder if the sellers have people do this on purpose to get the ending price higher. Arrghhh. Oh well, my fault for putting a higher maximum bid on it, right?
I have been seeing these vintage aprons that are from the 60's on the Ebay list, and there are really neat looking - a little of the hippie mixed in with a great, soft looking apron. May have to bid again! :)
What is going on with all of us? Fabric and aprons! But it is so fun!
jpbluesky
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 09:32:24 AM
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I just got the pink/white collar apron today...oh it is so cute girls! I am taking pics of my apron finds and sending them to MJF like CindyLou suggested here. It will be fun to see everyone's aprons!!! I am sure they are as unique and diverse as all the farmgirls are! I still don't feel comfortable yet using my digital and posting the pics. MJF crew do a beautiful job scanning pics and posting them. JP, I have noticed that too about the price getting bid up to my maximum bid. I have wondered that same thing. Your apron sound really pretty! Send some pics of your aprons to MJF so we can see them!
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 10:44:56 AM
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I FINALLY won a vintage apron on eBay -- Yeah!! It's nothing fancy but will fit over my "stout" frame!
"If you are lucky enough to have a garden, you are lucky enough!" |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 10:47:46 AM
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Good for you Kay!!
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 11:16:13 AM
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I got a cute metal sign/wall hanging on clearance at Target yesterday. It says:
Life is messy.
Wear your apron!
Good advise! I'm taking it as my tagline :)
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 12:31:51 PM
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I LOVE that!!!!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
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LifeSmiles
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Kathy
DeKalb
IL
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 2:00:13 PM
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I just wanted to point out that, despite the fact that I'm not as into aprons as everyone else, (1) I love that everybody here is so passionate about them and (2) This thread is eighteen pages long. You ladies rock!
Cheers,
Kathy
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 4:28:40 PM
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Just got home from a quick run to the bank and they are working on our road so I took a detour to go around the mess. When what did I see but a yard sale that I had not seen this morning on my usual rounds of sales. On a back table of clothes there was a handmade pink and white gingham half apron. I could not pass it up at 50 cents. Can you believe it sat there all day and nobody took it home...guess it was meant for me! It is in perfect condition. It fit my robust frame, so I put it on after I paid for it. Off to my car I went carrying my vintage luggage I'd also bought. The ladies said, "Look she is even wearing it!" I wanted to make all my fellow farmgirl apron lovers proud of me!
Pamela
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 4:32:48 PM
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Pamela, You rock! Welcome to the apron society!!!! I love it that you wore it to your car!
Being is what it is. Jean Paul Sartre |
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realme52
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Klara
Gatesville
Texas
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 5:55:56 PM
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Pamela, that wasn't a detour but the real direction you were supposed to go! Fate lead you to your apron! Congratulations on your find!
From this hour on I ordain myself loss'd of limits and immaginary lines. Walt Whitman |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 6:21:32 PM
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High Five, Pamela!!! 
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 7:32:14 PM
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Hey Pamela, a several posts later.... Yes,our chapter will be starting up in September. RIght now it is just me, my 13yr old daughter, a friend and her 11yr old daughter. We both homeschool and will be using our chapter group as part as our homeschooling. OUr first project will be an apron. It wll be fun to see what we all choose in style and fabric.
"The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take joy!" Fr.Giovanni |
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 8:29:40 PM
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What a great idea to have the Farmgirl Chapter be part of your homeschooling. I can remember as a kid going to our church girls club and making projects. I think one of the things we learned was to make penny's from fabric scraps. It was something easy and we could work at our own pace. I think we were to sew them together to make a quilt, but I do not remember the quilt. Anyway, it was the beginning of a life of crafting. It is a very good thing to get your daughters going on projects at a young age. Aprons would be a great choice.
Be sure to take pictures of your progress for those scrapbooks.
Pamela
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 19 2005 : 9:35:59 PM
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WTG, Pamela!! A true Farmgirl wearing her apron to the car!
"If you are lucky enough to have a garden, you are lucky enough!" |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 11:52:41 AM
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A bust at the yard sales today. And I was on such a roll!
"The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within our reach is joy. Take joy!" Fr.Giovanni |
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Susie Q
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Susan
So. California
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 3:00:22 PM
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Originally posted by Aunt Jenny
I am really excited to see the harvest aprons too..I noticed that on the calender right away..what a cute idea..I think we will do that for our first "chapter meeting"...even if it is just me.
Jenny in Utah
Bloom where you are planted!
I'd love to make a harvest apron. It would be great to use when I'm picking my citrus trees. Which calender are you talking about? |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 3:45:02 PM
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I made another apron late last week...and ended up giving it to my neice while she was here visiting. Took a picture, though and plan to make more from the same pattern..I like it! you can see it at http://photobucket.com/albums/y45/AuntJenny it is the red one
Jenny in Utah
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 3:54:36 PM
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VERRRYYYY cute apron!!! Good job!
**** Love is the great work - though every heart is first an apprentice. - Hafiz
Set a high value on spontaneous kindness. - Samuel Johnson****
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
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Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 4:14:40 PM
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 24 2005 : 6:36:09 PM
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This one was a McCalls pattern still available and has a few other vintage/retro looking styles on it...cute huh? I am more than a little obsessed with apron making right now...fun stuff.
Jenny in Utah
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