As you can see, it is pretty basic. It is just a plain, practical apron made of a navy cotton calico with stars on it.
It is a very functional design with not a particle of femininity. At the time, it was what I wanted. I was not into all that frilly "nonsense"; I was a tomboy and thought that anything ruffly or lacy or what-have-you would be entirely impractical and render the apron pretty much useless. Therefore, my apron was basically unisex.
Since then, I have learned better. It is so much more fun to have the frills, and they make it more enjoyable to cook (which is not one of my favorite activities). So, as a decidedly feminine and girly girl now, I wanted an apron that would make me feel pretty. I started with this:
It is a dress that I made several years ago. It was well-loved and, thus, well-worn. It became faded and not was not donned very often. I thought it would make a beautiful apron. So I took off the buttons (and saved them for another use, of course), lapped the left front over the right (to hide the buttonholes) and sewed it down with a few lines of stitching, cut larger armholes (the sleeves are raglan), and removed the back panel (it is a princess-seamed, gored style).
Then I serged the back edges and turned them under. From the removed panel, I made a couple ties and attached them to the edges at the waist.
The result is an absolutely adorable apron that makes homemaking even more enjoyable. Pretty things make such a difference in my world!!
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