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Come and get it!

Posted in apron, Giveaways! on August 3, 2009 | 56 Comments »

Here it is! My first giveaway! I’m linking with The Apronista’s Apron Fest ’09. Click on this button to check out all the apron giveaways this week! My giveaway is one of my 10 8 minute dishtowel aprons! Just leave me a comment listing three of the meals you plan to serve your family this [...]

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10 (Make that 8) Minute Dishtowel Apron ~ A Tutorial!

Posted in apron, Sewing, Tutorials on July 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »

(Note: a revision to this post has been made. Please scroll down to view.) I was rummaging through the aisles at Home Goods yesterday and noticed some adorable dishtowels that I kept picking up and putting back thinking, “I don’t need these!” Turns out, I wish I had bought them because I came up with [...]

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Do I LOOK like Betty Crocker?

Posted in apron, Sewing, Uncategorized, tagged apron, embroidery, janome 350e, More Retro Aprons, Taylor Made Design on January 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »

So I bought an embroidery machine last year. The possibility of whipping together a gift using fun words was just too much to resist. I settled on a Janome 350e (which I absolutely love, by the way). Although I was mainly interested in lettering and monogramming, the machine is capable of producing fairly intricate designs [...]

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Ooh la la! My fancy apron/gloves ensemble!

Posted in apron, Sewing, tagged apron, gloves, Heather Bailey fabric on December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Every Christmas I like to make a few gifts for friends and family. I could never do the “all homemade” thing, but I usually can find something cool that adds a little personal flavor to a season that can become overrun with whatever the gift du jour is. This year I took on the apron. [...]

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