Aprons Galore!

Our September meeting featured an apron Show and Tell.  Members were asked to wear an apron to the meeting and also bring in others for Show and tell.  It was amazing to see all of the aprons that came in, and to hear the stories that went along with them.  We had Grandma's aprons, Christmas cookie baking aprons, fancy crocheted or sheer entertaining aprons, aprons with 59 cent price tags still on, children's aprons, aprons with funny phrases, apron sewin in the 7th grade, aprons from other countries!  You name it we had it, all in all I counted about 140 aprons that came in to the meeting!  What fun!

President Deanna shows her newly sewn chicken apron, and chef hat as well.

Joanie has a very pretty sheer "entertaining" apron.

Rosemary models her apron.

Marge brought in a bunch of aprons.  Is that a squirrel embroidered on this one?

This embroidered children's apron was brought in by Marge.

Missy brought in her Grandma's apron.

This fancy crocheted apron was brought in by Shirley.

Laurie

Monday Meeting Reminders & Congratulations too!

Just a reminder that our Monday, Sept. 19th meeting is Show & Tell Apron night.  Please wear an apron to the meeting, and bring aprons to show!  It doesn't matter who made them, or whether they are store bought, old or brand new.  Maybe you have stories to share about the aprons you bring in?  For each apron you bring in your name will be put in the pot for a drawing.  This should be fun, I can't wait to see you all "decked out" in your aprons.

Also congratulations to Diana who has entered her quilt Sweet Candy Dots in the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVIII in Philadelphia, which is happening right now, and was awarded Best of Show!  Be sure to tell her "way to go"!
Laurie

Aprons Everywhere

You all know that for our September meeting we are all to bring in our aprons, vintage and new ones as well.  Aprons have really made a come back as of late....have they ever gone out of style?  Not at my house anyways, I do love my aprons.  In the past I had been compared to June Cleaver from "Leave It To Beaver", but I didn't let that bother me!  I am wearing my apron even as I write this entry...REALLY I am!
If you are looking for some free patterns for making an apron check out these 24 free apron patterns at Tip Junkie. There you will find links to these cute aprons.  I especially like the clothes pin apron.  I think that would be a handy one to have when I am hanging out my laundry...at my house the clothes line hasn't gone out of style either.
The other day I was traveling around and stopped at Jeri's Quilt Patch in Norway, Michigan, and much to my delight she had a display of all of her vintage aprons in her classroom space.  If you get up that way, it would be fun to take a peek at those.  She also had a lot of nice sales, and does an online business as well.
My sister told me that there is even The Apron Museum at Iuka, Mississippi!  Who would think that the apron could be so popular!  It will be fun to see all of the aprons at our September meeting!
Laurie