Lately, I’ve been reevaluating the joy of cooking. Or at least, I’ve stopped thinking along the lines of the misery of cooking. Since I don’t have a big appetite, putting meals together has always felt like a messy burden, and I avoided the kitchen as much as possible. But now that I have my own kitchen (arranged exactly as I like, with food of my own personal selection), not to mention a man who appreciates a good meal, I’ve suddenly found the practice of arranging and heating food (the basic elements of cooking) appealing. In fact, adding spices to a pot makes me feel like Hermoine Granger brewing Polyjuice Potion, only I’ll never have to worry about turning into a cat.
The one problem I keep running into is that I spill my concoctions on my clothes. So I decided to sew an apron. I used a cotton print fabric contrasted by a solid sea foam-colored fabric that matches my kitchen color scheme (also Studio Decatur’s color scheme). That's me in the apron in the photo above. I baked the jumble berry pie from scratch, crust and all!
Aprons from the 1950s and 1960s were my inspiration, and I proceeded from there without a sewing pattern. The decorative buttons sewn at the top of my apron were part of a collection passed down to me from my Nanny, my dad’s mom. The apron has a full skirt; a fitted top; two long, tulip-shaped pockets that fit stirring spoons and spatulas; and ties in the back.
For sewers with moderate experience, this apron is easy to make. I put it together in only two-and-a-half hours. If you’d like to make your own, I’ve included the steps below. If you make the apron and would like to be featured on this blog, send me pictures and a short description of yourself at [email protected]!
Please click "Read More" for the Old Fashioned Apron Tutorial! More pictures included. ;)
The one problem I keep running into is that I spill my concoctions on my clothes. So I decided to sew an apron. I used a cotton print fabric contrasted by a solid sea foam-colored fabric that matches my kitchen color scheme (also Studio Decatur’s color scheme). That's me in the apron in the photo above. I baked the jumble berry pie from scratch, crust and all!
Aprons from the 1950s and 1960s were my inspiration, and I proceeded from there without a sewing pattern. The decorative buttons sewn at the top of my apron were part of a collection passed down to me from my Nanny, my dad’s mom. The apron has a full skirt; a fitted top; two long, tulip-shaped pockets that fit stirring spoons and spatulas; and ties in the back.
For sewers with moderate experience, this apron is easy to make. I put it together in only two-and-a-half hours. If you’d like to make your own, I’ve included the steps below. If you make the apron and would like to be featured on this blog, send me pictures and a short description of yourself at [email protected]!
Please click "Read More" for the Old Fashioned Apron Tutorial! More pictures included. ;)