{"id":16530,"date":"2012-07-27T00:06:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T07:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=16530"},"modified":"2012-07-27T00:06:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T07:06:19","slug":"apronista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/16530","title":{"rendered":"Apronista"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

For weeks now, I\u2019ve been planning to outfit my favorite craft store clerk with her own homemade, ruffle-icious apron<\/a>. That drab and sad thing she wears is depressing and doesn\u2019t do anything for her figure. Of course, I realize it\u2019s part of her uniform, but there\u2019s no way management won\u2019t approve the little number I\u2019ve got up my sleeve!<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been inspired lately on Pinterest …<\/p>\n

\"MBA_Jane6443\"<\/p>\n

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Haven\u2019t been there, have you? Well, have you got ten minutes, ten hours,<\/span> ten days to organize your life? Head on over and pin with us; you\u2019ll be glad you did. Anyway, though, aprons are making a big comeback since the days of June Cleaver and Donna Reed. That\u2019s right, these ain\u2019t yo mommas aprons! Well, they kinda are, since vintage is way cool, but I digress.<\/p>\n

The flounces! The ruffles! The lace, buttons, pockets, and bows! My heart was thumping and my insides were like butter. Like butter, I tell you. Calico, gingham, burlap, cotton, and plaid, oh my.<\/p>\n

First, I needed a pattern, and for that, I decided to use my Gramma Barbie\u2019s favorite apron she passed down to me. I unfolded it and laid it flat on the fabric of my choosing (a seriously yummy seersucker in gorgeous shades of lavender and moss green). Carefully, I cut around it, leaving plenty of room for seams and hems and whatnot. Or whatknot. Ha, I kill myself.<\/p>\n

I used a contrasting gingham for my bow and kept it plenty long for that flouncy, flirty look. At the bottom, I edged the apron with some adorable rickrack and then I was moved to add another ruffle. You know what they say about ruffles: one more is never enough. I think that\u2019s what they say about ruffles. Maybe that\u2019s what they say about fries. Moving on.<\/p>\n

I wanted to do a full length one, with the front part for over your blouse, but I didn\u2019t want to over commit myself, this being my first arpon. The pockets were a bit of a challenge, only because I\u2019d never done pockets before, but I got them on there. A bit crooked, but that only adds to the charm. I\u2019m not saying they\u2019d hold anything precious or heavy, but I\u2019m fairly certain you could put lightweight items in there and they\u00a0wouldn\u2019t slip through the stitching. Maybe I\u2019ll tell her they\u2019re strictly decorative pockets.<\/p>\n

I had so much fun on this Merit Badge<\/a>! And it is way pretty. All old-fashioned, yet totally modern, all at once. Aprons are the new little black dress, I swear. I got so attached I wasn\u2019t sure I could actually give it away \u2026 I mean, the clerk didn\u2019t even know it was coming, so she\u2019d never miss it, right?<\/p>\n

Or I could just spend tomorrow afternoon making up a new one \u2026 there was some sky-blue calico calling my name from the bargain bin just the other day \u2026 how cute would a denim trim be, hold the pockets, extra flounce?<\/p>\n

I need a kitchen apron. And a gardening apron. And a going-out apron. And a staying-in apron. And an apron-making apron \u2026 somebody stop me.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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