Feeling “Blue on Blue”

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Feeling “Blue on Blue”

July 23, 2008 by Judy

A dear friend asked me to make her a simple, blue, half-apron…I’m hoping this one will suit her fancy…Oops, I forgot…she doesn’t want anything fancy. It’s my take on the Amy Butler apron in her book “In Stitches”. I mostly followed Amy’s method, but I like my way of attaching the waistband better than hers and won’t repeat hers. I like the way the apron wears…very much. I always make the ties longer so they wrap around and tie in front so they don’t fall into the toilet when I go to the bathroom. I hate it when that happens. (Duh…) The apron has a loop for a towel so I bordered the ends of a dish towel with leftover fabric from the skirt of the apron to go with it…just to be sweet. 🙂

Until next time…

remember…

When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.

~ Alan Paton ~

Posted in For the love of aprons!, Making Things, Sewing keeps me sane. | 10 Comments

10 Responses

on July 23, 2008 at 10:19 pm Nana

That is a beautiful apron! I love it.
on July 23, 2008 at 10:47 pm Christina

Great apron! I like the trim on the towel, it’s a very nice touch.
on July 24, 2008 at 2:28 am artified

wish i could sew like you, this looks lovely and i’m, sure your friend will think sotoo. Like the addition of the towel loop, and the trimmed towel to match 🙂
on July 24, 2008 at 4:30 am hip chick

What a lovely apron. It seems like it would be perfect for someone who likes blue and not so fancy. It’s practical but still pretty.
on July 24, 2008 at 5:53 am Judy

Thank you, ladies. I’m hoping the intended friend feels the same. Hopefully she’ll see this later this morning…if not I’ll call her when we get back from DH’s doctor’s appointment.

Sally, do you have a sewing machine? Aprons are a great project for practicing sewing. If I remember correctly, an apron was my first ever sewing project in Home Ec.
on July 24, 2008 at 12:45 pm Molly

Cool apron, Miss Judy! I love the towel loop idea…
on July 24, 2008 at 6:22 pm Judy

Thank you, Molly. The loop is not my idea…I just instituted it. I’m glad you like the apron.
on July 26, 2008 at 10:59 am tammy

The lines are nice; I particularly like the width of the top band, a little wider than I’ve seen on other half-aprons, and I think it makes a nice difference – it’s simple, but not plain.
on July 26, 2008 at 5:20 pm Judy

Thank you, Tammy.

I hope my friend enjoys it. I plan on repeating this style with minor alterations.

I like the wider waist band, too, but I don’t always make them wider.
on August 1, 2008 at 10:32 am Marquita

I love ,love,love it! It is perfect. Blue is my favorite color. The workmanship is great! It’s so pretty I almost don’t want to wear it lol . I will post a picture as soon as I can get my son-inlaw to do it for me. Cause you know I am computer challenged. Love you bunches Thank you!