Two aprons this time — one for you, and one for a friend. I wanted to get these done early because I’m going to be busy next month. The giveaway will be open until April 1st, so leave a comment below if you’re interested.
Probably nobody but me would look at this vintage chintz fabric and think of pairing it with a contemporary Alexander Henry print, but I’m weird that way. Like many of my friends, I often buy fabric that I like and then wait until later (sometimes a lot later) to figure out what I’m going to do with it. The main fabric in the first apron is a large scale Everglaze chintz, with the sash and trim in the Henry fabric (which is a little more magenta-ish red than it looks in my photos); the second apron uses the Henry fabric with pockets from the Everglaze, and sash/pocket trim from a vintage Waterly chintz.
Sometimes it can be tricky working with such large prints (especially if you only have a small piece), so I spend a lot of time thinking about how I’m going to construct the apron before I actually start cutting. I was very happy to be able to match the print in the pocket pieces to the main apron. There was just a tiny bit of the Everglaze left, so I decided to make another apron using it again for the pockets, but this time on the Henry print. The Waverly was added because I didn’t have enough of the two other fabrics.
They’re pretty wild, but I like them, and I hope some of you do too.
Love. love the vintage chintz!
Love how you matched the patterns on the pockets!
Cute as always!
I love the attention to detail in your work! Excellent!
They’re r beautiful Martha. You are so creative with fabric.
You’ve made a lovely piece of chintz even lovelier. I feel like whipping something up in the kitchen!
oh, my daughter would love & her 34th birthday is next week! these aprons are so pretty!
You paired the vintage and modern prints beautifully! And I’m envious of how precisely you cut and placed the pockets to get such a perfect match. These aprons are an amazing prize!
Oh how lovely–thanks for the chance–hugs, Julierose
So Pretty Martha!
Ooh, I remember the chintz when it wasn’t vintage! pretty! The aprons are really pretty.
I’ve tried forever to make a pretty apron, yours are beautiful and classy. Maybe you could share the pattern with someone who isn’t as talent as yourself
Oh my goodness these are BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for the chance to win!
i love all the fabrics together, it reminds me of my Grandma’s house. She was never without a beautiful apron!
Aloha:) The tropics and vintage…awesome combination!
These fabric prints are right after my heart. The large prints with teh pretty small ones, i love such out of the way combinations. your work is lovely. Thank you for being generous:)
Wow, these are both beautiful!! I love the big print with the small print accents, especially!! 🙂
Love Alexander Henry fabrics! Both aprons are great!
Wonderful aprons. I like how you put the fabrics to use. I wear aprons when I sew. I find that when I wear a pretty sewing apron i not only keep thread off my clothing but I also feel good about myself.
This is the first time reading your blog. I came across it through Pinterest. Love Pinterest since it leads me to wonderful sewing and quilting blogs. Thanks for sharing your blog.
Again, I can’t win, but I must tell you how much I love the old chintz and how you’ve paired it with modern fabric. It is so cheerful!
Both of the April aprons are so adorable! I would love to wear the chintz one and share the other one with my darling niece, who loves to craft and bake, too. I think the fabrics look great together. Thanks for the great giveaway!
My best friend is moving back to the US after 7 years abroad. It’d be fun to share these with her.
She was just back for a pre-move visit and we went to lunch and we were wearing the same color shirt and jacket and we had the same style earrings on. So funny!
Love them both! If I were to win it would be a hard choice on which to keep and which to share.
Super Duper cute. Would love it. Thanks for the chance to win.
Love that chintz. Thanks for the chance to win such a glorious prize.
Every month you deliver something very special in your aprons. I am amazed and wish I could put patterns and colors together so well. Thanks for treats for the eye.
I knew I should have checked this blog earlier. Those beautiful aprons! I love how wild and colorful they are.
Just beautiful aprons–love your creativity and skill at all things sewing. Inspired!