'Floral' Aprons!

Well, here I go again! I did these aprons for a friend at work, my first paid Job I think! She asked for floral and this is what I gave her! But she was happy. I couldn't bear all the awful quilting florals in the shop, no offence to those who love floral! I just couldn't see past yuck, I am sure there were nice ones buried in there somewhere! These were another new design, I think I still like wearing the other type more (the french theme and red striped ones from a couple of blogs ago), but these were quite nice as they incorporate the pleat, which was a request from the person who is hopefully enjoying them now!

Aprons...I am still addicted... Bastille Day at the d'En (the Don!)!!

First is a dress that I made for myself, nothing too special really, but it turned out well so I was happy! Here are two new aprons that I made, One for myself in a flurry of excitement about my new imagined style, which I love! It is much cooler to wear and covers more of your belly so it stops bench spillage more effectively! The second one was for Bastille day which we celebrated at the d'Entrecasteaux Hotel in Howden Tas (www.dentrecasteaux.com). The Consuming Passions man (Ian Palmerton) was there, a childhood hero! And we had lovely crepes :)

Here comes the fancy stuff

My friend's Mum jokingly asked me to make her a white frilly apron with a satin ribbon, lace and d'Entrecasteaux embroidered across the front, and so I did. I took her joke as a challenge I suppose and taught myself to embroider, well at least I taught myself to do more than backstitch... after lots of hand sewing, for the words and when the machine wasn't gentle enough for the frills, it was finished, whoopie!

Hello

A first taste of my newest obsession, and the reason I have begun this blog. These are the first two aprons I made, one for me and one for my buddy Jetika. They are lovely and trusty, now however, since I have moved on in apron land I look at them and wonder where the Ric-rac is...