The apron giveaway for commenters is a little early this month, but I won’t have the drawing until Wednesday morning, September 4. Some days you just wake up and feel like making an apron — I’m sure some of you know what that’s like.
I did end up sort of copying the pattern illustration I posted when I announced the August apron winner, although I decided to make the full apron version instead of the half. My pleats are not pressed flat like they are in the drawing, because I ended up positioning my pockets more to the side where the pleats are. Anyway, I’m pretty confident this one will fit any size, and I made it with really long ties, just in case you like to tie in the front.
Once again, I used part of the bolt of Waverly fabric I purchased last year at the Goodwill — you might recognize it from my sewing room, where it covers my chair and ironing board, and is also a curtain. I had lots of fabric to play with for this apron, which allowed me to line up the front, skirt and pocket pieces just the way I wanted, even though the print is fairly large. The fabric to make the trim was also a Goodwill purchase, so it’s a completely recycled piece. Let me know in the comments below if you would like to enter the September giveaway.
ohmygosh–this is so retro and so gorgeous–would absolutely love to be wearing this one on Thanksgiving! thanks for the opportunity to win…hugs, Julierose
I would like to enter. 🙂 It is so beautiful, I love how you lined everything up. It really makes the apron wonderful. Thanks for sewing these!
YES yes; please, please, thank you, thank you!! Absolutely stunning — love it!!
Beautiful! It so reminds me of the aprons my mother used to wear when we had Sunday family dinners! So nostalgic and so heartwarming.
Count me in! It’s lovely.
Your apron is just so beautiful – I love the style and your fabric choice! Thank you for the very generous giveaway! I will keep my fingers crossed……
I just can’t believe all the beautiful styles of retro-aprons you make. They are so fun! Yes–please enter me in the contest. You are so lucky to have found such a nice bolt of fabric at the Goodwill Center. Look at all that you’ve done with this!
I would LOVE to win this apron!
That apron is so beautiful. Every month I think I shouldn’t enter because I can make myself an apron but you are such an accomplished seamstress that I could never make one as beautiful as yours! I have enjoyed your blog so much since I found it about a year ago. I think I have browsed the entire archives. I love the alphabet quilt you did where you made up the pattern inside each of the letters, that was so wonderful. Anyway, thank you for sharing your projects with us!
Beth F.
Such a pretty apron – thank you for the opportunity! 🙂
What a great use of this fabric!
Wow, I love this apron! Thanks for the chance to win.
So beautiful!! Would love a chance to win!! Thank you Martha! xo Heather
I just found your blog last month and am truly enjoying it. I love vintage things and I love this apron. My favorite apron is one my paternal grandmother started in the 50s or early 60s and didn’t finish. I had most of the pieces, but no pattern. I was able to finish it several years ago and still wear it today, but not often. The fabric is getting fragile and it tears easily. I would love to win a new vintage-style apron.
I love this amazing apron! You are so talented! Thank you very much for the chance to win it!
Want a beautiful apron. I would like a chance to win. Also any chance of getting the pattern for this one.
It’s lovely–so lovely you could wear it as a dress if you kept your coat on! 🙂 You do such nice work on your aprons–flowers placed just so. Very nice.
What a beautiful apron.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Another fine apron! I love wearing full ones although if I win this it might just live on the apron hook and look lovely.
I have only made a few very basic aprons but have a great vintage tablecloth from my husband’s grandmother that has large roosters in the corners that would be cute in an apron. I’ll be checking your patterns when the time comes.
I would peel potatoes over the deep porcelain sink in my grandmothers kitchen wearing her apron that looked much like this one. It covered me from neck to toe and I was proud as punch to wear it as my shield of honor. Thank you for helping this memory surface for me!
Love your apron! Thanks for the chance to win!
Like the others my grandmother always wore an apron but I do too! I don’t have time to change out of my work clothes before starting super so on she goes! I only have a couple and they are getting tattered and worn. A chance to win this beautiful vintage style apron is fantastic! However it is so lovely I would be tempted to wear it for only special occasions or when company come! LOL
Love this! This blog site has made me such a fan of aprons.
Very nice job! It is stunning! I’m surprised you would give it away, but hope you have enough fabric to make on for yourself. I never thought to look for fabric at the Goodwill…
Your aprons are so creative and so pretty. I am very tempted to pull out my mother’s old apron patterns and give it a try myself, but I just don’t have time now. I have a box of old damask tablecloths from my grandmother that are not in good enough shape for a table, but might do nicely as aprons.
Such a transformation: discarded bits, unwanted and unloved, become desirable once more. Beautiful.
As always, beautiful fabric and such a flair for redesign. Love this!
Hi, Martha. You don’t have to enter me in the drawing because I just won a few months ago. I just stopped by to compliment this wonderful apron. I really like the style of it. You are so generous!
This apron is splendid. I’d vet much welcome a chance to win it. Thank you.
This is such a lovely apron! You did a wonderful job in this Martha!
Lovely retro apron! The front shot also suggests an adorable dress too.
How do you manage to score such great stuff at Goodwill?? I’ve never seen such pretty fabric at the one in my town! It makes a wonderful apron, very retro, and reminds me of my grandma. 🙂
So pretty. Almost makes me want to go cook something. Almost.
Lovely apron. Great use of thrift store fabric.
Love it
I think this is my favorite one so far. I’d love to win.
That fabric is perfect for that apron pattern! I love the older Wimberley prints. It’s amazing to me that you can turn these out so quickly. I quilt and do embroidery but not a seamstress, so I admire anyone who can make a piece of fabric into something beautiful and wearable.
I love it – count me in please!
Love it .Nice to see the aprons coming back in style.
The fabric was a great find and you certainly are a talented seamtress.
Thank you for the chance to win.
It’s very pretty. You must like this fabric pattern too if you have it displayed a lot in your sewing room!
How cute! My sister and I would just fight over this! Thanks for the chance to win!
I would love to make this apron for a Christmas gift for my daughter 🙂