Well, that was fun.
The Wednesday before Mother's Day I was contacted through my website (hooray!) and asked if I could make a custom apron and get it to Mississippi so her mother would have it in time to open on Mother's Day. Well sure. Why not? Once we worked out the details I headed out to my local fabric store, found the right fabric, came home and made the apron. I had it in the mail on my way to work that afternoon.
The request was for an apron that would fit a generously sized woman and made of terry cloth. The 20s Flapper Apron fit the bill and with permission granted to add pockets of patterned fabric to give it some pizazz, it turned out nicely. So nicely that she has ordered three more aprons, all made of terry but with larger pockets to accommodate gardening tools.
From past experience I knew I wouldn't find a patterned terry cloth and I was grateful that the request was for a pastel color because when I got to the fabric store the only color available was a soft pink. Period. So soft pink it was and with the contrasting pockets, it came out great. With a bit more wiggle room to make the next three aprons, I was able to order online for a wider color variety.
I remember the terry cloth of old that was printed with fun funky patterns. That was then and I suppose there is no longer a demand for exciting terry cloth so it comes in plain and plain. sigh
Thank goodness for the pockets.
2 comments:
looks great Jinger!
That's awesome! :)
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