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Two Vintage-style Disneybounding Aprons

I have been cooking and baking much more than I used to as of late. My favorite meal to make is garlic and butter steak bites, with roasted mushrooms. Simply delicious! I also love roasting parsnips or carrots with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and spices.  And as for baking, I love to bake cakes. I really want to learn to decorate cakes someday. All this to say, I need some aprons. Not only for cooking or baking, but for protecting my shirt while washing dishes or doing other chores. But I love beauty. I love form and function in equal measure.  Why waste my time making something boring? So for your consideration, today I present 2 Disneybounding aprons.

  
    I actually sewed this first apron several years ago, but never posted it here. It is inspired by my favorite Disney Princess, Belle. I bought this apron pattern only because it reminded me of her ballgown. I used Simplicity 2592, view D. (Sadly, this pattern is out of print.) It is very girly and cute, with 3 layers of ruffles.. The sweet quilting cotton in allover yellow floral print is from Joann Fabrics. Yellow isn’t my favorite color at all, but it works for Belle. Even though her ballgown is gold and not yellow. (I will die on this hill. Do not test me.) This pattern is very simple to follow. The only part I found tedious was all the binding on every layer of ruffles. It took quite a while, but it was not difficult by any means. I recommend it for a beginner that is confident with binding. I am very pleased with it overall.


    The second apron for today is inspired by Bert from Mary Poppins. Actually, I lied. It was inspired by the fabric and I thought of the character afterwards.  I am in the middle of a major fabric stash clean out and found this lovely piece. I originally intended it to make kitchen curtains, I think. But it is a lightweight quilting cotton and is far too light for curtains. My kitchen is in red, orange, yellow, and turquoise blue.  I used this fabric to make a hot pad and still had plenty left over. It’s just a bit too loud for a dress, but I still loved it. After I finished the half apron I mentioned above, I realized I wanted a full apron with a top part to protect my shirt. Then I found Simplicity 8571, which is a reprint of a 1940’s apron pattern. I used view A, sans the rickrack. As much as I love vintage and mid century fashion, I am not a fan of rickrack. It has a pretty scalloped hem. It’s just so sweet and feminine. It took a little bit of mental gymnastics to figure out the assembly only using French seams. It doesn't have a lining, so I wanted all raw edges encased. It worked out very well.


Simplicity has several absolutely adorable vintage and modern apron patterns for your sewing pleasure. I highly recommend checking out their website if you are in the market.



And to finish off this blog post, a photo of my (frankly terrible) attempt at decorating cookies with royal icing. Oh well, at least I had fun.


Yours in hard work, creativity, and a dash of Pixie Dust


Sarah



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