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Vintage-Inspired Aprons – #13

Posted on April 30, 2011July 28, 2015 by Martha

It’s appropriate that this is apron 13, because it was a nightmare to make.  Just about everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.

The apron idea was inspired by 4 leftover reproduction hankies from apron #1.  I knew I wanted to make a handkerchief hem, but it took me longer than it should have to come up with a design and a technique for the construction.  Things began to go wrong when I started to sew some cute trim around the hankies that ended up being too short, so a compromise second trim was finally selected.   After it was applied, I decided I didn’t like it, so I removed that trim and replaced it with the floral stripe you see here.  Because the hankies had a bright white background and the stripe was ivory, I figured I would just give the whole apron a light tea bath — what a disaster.  What was I thinking. . . the handkerchiefs were produced by Daisy Kingdom and are a cotton blend (unlike the similar and newer reproductions by Marcus Brothers which were all cotton).  They barely darkened, while the floral stripe turned very dark.  I had to remove the tea with Oxyclean, then brush the tea on each individual hanky until it sort of matched the stripe.

There were lots of other stupid mistakes, and I ended up spending almost the whole day yesterday working on this one silly apron.  After all that work, it’s not even one of my favorites.  The one good thing is that I got lots of practice with the rolled hem foot, which I am hoping to use with my wedding napkins.  Hemming corners with the foot is getting easier.

 

10 thoughts on “Vintage-Inspired Aprons – #13”

  1. Nicky says:
    April 30, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Disastrous to make perhaps but no disaster in the result! Pretty and cute! You are still doing a fantastic job!

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  2. Kym says:
    April 30, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Just loving all your beautiful aprons! You’re so clever to come up with so many varied but equally cute designs. Your guests will be rapt!

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  3. Jan says:
    April 30, 2011 at 9:06 pm

    It does look very nice, but I imagine that you will always see it through the lens of frustration. These aprons are so cute!

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  4. Allie says:
    April 30, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    For all the frustration, it turned out beautifully! Maybe you should have skipped number 13 and called it number 14. I can’t imagine how time-consuming brushing on the tea dye was…

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  5. mickie says:
    May 1, 2011 at 5:19 am

    I’m sorry you struggled with this one…but it is Beautiful! Hope the next ones go better! Hugs, Mickie

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  6. Lorid says:
    May 1, 2011 at 7:14 am

    It was worth all the angst! It is so lovely!!

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  7. Cathi says:
    May 1, 2011 at 8:17 am

    It is so pretty! Sorry it was such a struggle — but it looks fantastic and was well worth the effort!

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  8. Josefina says:
    May 1, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    ¡Hello! I like your work and I congratulate themThey are beautiful!
    have a good day
    Josefina
    tijeras y cuchara wordpress.com

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  9. Ann Champion says:
    May 2, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    I love the effect of the hankies on the edge. I’m glad you didn’t give up on it. I think I might have?
    I’m surprised at how many different aprons you’ve come up with. Each one is adorable! 🙂

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  10. Bianca says:
    December 13, 2022 at 12:12 am

    Thank you for making this and sharing! I now have an idea of what to do with my grandma’s napkins and hankies that are just sitting in a box. I just discovered your site and am having a blast looking at this apron series! You are so talented!

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