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If anyone is interested, I have some old apron sewing patterns from my mom -- if you'd be interested, PM and I'll describe them further. They're free to anyone who can use them....
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Mary G. wrote:
Ah yes Elizabeth, but it doesn't stain 
Kind of like putting a plastic diaper cover on a baby, no?
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Tomorrow, I'm giving away any remaining plastic diaper covers I have stored. If I ever have another baby, I will not subject him/her to such misery  . And now, I'm off to beg forgiveness of the seven I did diaper in plastic coated covers...
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If you can get your hands on a copy of the June Country Living magazine there are a couple of short articles about aprons. Very interesting.
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Mary G. wrote:
We got the blank canvas aprons at Michaels or ACMoore
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We have a black canvas Alton Brown ("I'm just here for the food") apron. It was Tom's birthday present last year (I learned everything I know about cooking from my husband!) I always forget to wear it!
Aprons for the girls have been on my list of things to buy -- you're all inspiring me.
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I saw plain muslin aprons in child size at Jo-Ann's a few weeks ago. The idea was the kids were supposed to decorate them with fabric paint. Might be a cute project for the kids. I made an apron for Katie a few years ago by copying a Daisy uniform. It goes over the head and ties at the sides. I just laid out the one I was copying and cut around it. I used denim. Came out nice.
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Came across this great little quote and prayer from Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking by Brother Rick Curry. It does relate to aprons... One of the most famous Gospel passages is the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray in Luke 11:3: "Give us this day our daily bread." Jesus knew that bread was the perfect food to feed the world forever. Every day we celebrate not only the daily gift of bread of life but we celebrate the daily gift of life -- we're not alone. Every single day can be made special by having fresh baked bread.
The older Brothers told us that when they began to work in the kitchen or in the bakery, they would make the humble gesture -- they would get down on their knees and kiss the floor and dedicate their day to the work at hand. We were considered somewhat more modern and began our day in the bakery by kissing the ties of our aprons as we put them over our necks, and dedicating our work to the Lord while we labored putting out the meal or in the bakery with this prayer: Lord, make me a new man as I clothe myself with the apron of your love. It was a small ritual that led us to believe that the work we were doing was sacred and the space that we were working in was a sacred space.
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Just got a catalog and there were some cute aprons.
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Just saw an interesting article that got me thinking about this old thread. EllynAnne Geisel is a woman who is rekindling nostalgia for the apron. She has a book coming out this September - The Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort and a national exhibit currently in Wyoming. It sounds fascinating - the stories they share on-line are really touching. This nostalgic topic obviously hits a chord with people.
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As this thread is resurecting I wanted to add in a pattern that I am starting to make from: http://www.sensibility.com/pattern/edwardian.htm
All of the patterns from Sense & Sensibilty Patterns are very beautiful and oh so fun to make!
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Oh, we just bought a pattern and material so that we can make our own aprons.
I'll try and post pics when we're done.
We've been so busy swimming that I hope we can get to it soon!
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Can anyone recommend a place to buy aprons for young girls? Any pattern recommendations?
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You might try Pottery Barn. I've seen some in their, I think. Also, a few toy boutique-type stores in my area sell children's aprons.
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This was a really neat thread to read. The book mentioned sold out its first printing. I found this Plainly Dressed. They are expensive, but they were exactly what I was thinking of as I read everyone's comments and looked at the links. Here is Amelia's Aprons.
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Can anyone recommend a place to buy aprons for young girls? Any pattern recommendations?
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I've thought these were very cute - but very spendy for a child's apron. I'd love to find this pattern.
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Eeks, those are expensive, Mary.  Simplicity 4286 looks cute and sort of similar. Simplicity 4344 one, too.
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Mary, those are the cutest aprons ever! I love the gingham ones, my first apron I ever made, actually the first anything I ever made, was a yellow gingham apron!
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Dd1 made ME an apron for a Christmas present. I was so surprised and impressed. An older woman gave her guidance through the whole project and it turned out lovely.
It's the best present I got!
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A while ago, Jenn alerted me to this apron that Kim had on her blog. Paisley Pincushion Scalloped Apron Pattern you can buy the pattern which has both children's and ladies' sizes. My mom bought the pattern for me, but I can't make it until my sewing machine gets fixed.
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I am trying to find an apron similar to the one Rachel linked to on Kim's blog, but I want to buy it, not sew it!
Anyone have a good source? The criss/cross back and slip on style looks so much more comfortable to me than the chef style I see everywhere.
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Try Anthropologie. They have lots of cute, retro stuff. I don't have time to browse, but check their Sale stuff and search for Aprons, they usually have tons. Everything I've ever gotten from them has been fabulous.
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