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Vintage apron done

What a great day I had yesterday! I met up with an old friend that I have not seen in several years, it is always so much fun to catch up on new things and laugh about the past! Ahhh, bringing up old stuff can be such a hoot!

I did get my apron done and I am very pleased with it and have been getting good use of it. As I was saying before, I bought a vintage tablecloth with the intentions of not using it for a tablecloth but to cut and fashion an apron out of it. All went well and the design I chose looks good with this fabric. It is a nice blue color with little roosters all over. And because it was an older fabric, then I found a vintage style pattern to match it to. It turned out very nice as the apron is lightweight but has a good quality to the cotton for practical use when baking.

Here is the uncut fabric:

The close up of the print:

It has 2 little pockets that are essentially useless but add to the character of it I think:

I like the way this has side panels... 

Tommorrow I will post some pictures of what I have been baking lately to break this ol' apron in!

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12:44, Wednesday, February 28, 2007 .. Posted by crewchief

oh how pretty! Care to share your pattern?

I want one too!!!!!!!

02:48, Wednesday, February 28, 2007 .. Posted by maa

OH!!! How cute!!! I just love vintage things, especially vintage fabric. That is a nice looking fabric and it turned out to be a lovely apron. I love it!!!!!!!

Is the pattern a new one with a vintage look? I would like to get one for myself if you want to share with us where you got yours.
Thanks for sharing the photos.
maa's mom

Apron

06:43, Wednesday, February 28, 2007 .. Posted by Vicki

LOVE,love, love your apron. My birthday is in August so that gives you plenty of time to make me one! LOL!!!

Apron Pattern

10:20, Thursday, March 1, 2007 .. Posted by blurose

Here is the apron pattern number:McCALLS 3979. It is a new pattern that has vintage styles to it -I just love the pieced one on it as well and so that will have to be my next apron I make!