and sewn

 

I'm back to regular levels of busy this week and wanted to show the completed apron I gave a peek of in my last post.   I didn't have time to wait for sunshine to take the photos so they are not the best.  

First of all, I have to say how much I like ticking fabric.  To me, it always works with whatever it goes next to.  Formal? ... it works.  Cute? ... it works.  Boyish? ... it works there too.  As a base for a simple apron with lots of pattern? ...yep, I like it there too.  

For the apron, I foraged through my newly organized vintage linen items (and now it's a big mess and no longer organized).  The base is a square of ticking that I fringed along all of the edges.  Then I layered a vintage cotton napkin and a vintage linen doily with little crocheted flowers.  I made my own wide bias ribbon with a rough muslin and sewed all of the layers sandwiched between the ribbon.  The tie is extra long so it can go around the front to tie.  

 

The pretty extras I added are a yarn daisy (from Kari), a big safety pin, a sewing pattern pin (from Amanda), and a St. Ann medallion from own stash.  

If you are like me and have a few too many vintage linens, this is an apron that you can make over and over again in endless combinations.   The sewing is the easy part...it's the endless combination part that's fun.  

Comments

[HeidiAnn]

I love it.

[Elissa]

love the layering and yes to the ticking. i feel about ticking the way i feel about ric rac.

[Marian Edwards]

yep it works for me..love layering. makes me want to forage thru my vintage linens and get sewing. thanks for the inspiration :)

[Lorilee]

I love the combination. I have inherited a number of old doilies. I am also thinking about incorporting them into aprons, pillowcased, totebags, etc. Now I also want to get some ticking!
Blessings,
Lorilee

[claudia]

So glad we get to see the whole apron. So nice. You are so good with combining colors, patterns, textures, fabrics. . .

[angie]

Cute! Cute! Love all the vintage details....

[edyB]

Sweet!

[amy]

Wowee!!!! I love it. It is so very fun.
Amy

[D@nielle]

it's lovely !

[georgiapeachez]

Hi Julie, that is such a pretty apron. Just perfect! I totally agree, ticking complements everything.
xo, suzy