I always thought that my plus size customers wanted to downplay shape. Answering that, and paying attention to cost, I made the Plus Size skirt on those aprons to have less gathers, that way it fell closer to the hip and didn’t make anyone look hippier than they were already. But I was never satisfied…
I have struggled with my perception of quilt making. I was introduced to them as an adult. I browsed pattern books, looked over the shoulders of friends who took quilt classes and learned that there were particular ways to make particular quilt patterns. Surprisingly I did not dive in, even with a lifetime of sewing…
I love the Ruffled Apron that I designed. It’s cute.It’s a good fabric choice and it holds a lot of stuff. But time passes and I need to change it a bit. Good design for me is a journey. Improvements come, design features pass, fabrics change. I sat looking at this photo and wondered why…
When we had the retail store, we got to see first hand what happens when a plus size woman comes in and shops. They hesitate, they admire and they leave. Even with a full rack of plus size aprons devoted to them, they touch, they linger, look and leave. We learned that it had nothing…
New Apron designs are always exciting. This one is our first single piece apron. It has no waistband, no separate bodice or skirt. It’s just one piece with long ties. The neck ties work best if they are pretied to the length that works for you. Doing that, you can toss it on as if…
Sometimes you are working and need an apron that has added strength. You are doing tough work and you don’t want to worry about your clothes. But Canvas can be hard to wear, it can be very stiff and uncomfortable to move in for a long time period. We took a light weight canvas and…
I am not a hoarder per se. But I do come form a long line of old northern Yankees. Making do, reusing and “don’t throw it away” are not a new terms for me but ingrained into my personality. I innately look for connections, I love to create circles of things and rebirths of items…
Some winters last longer than others. This past one had me worrying that the weather had changed forever. The cold would not stop. I resigned myself that the warmth would never come. It did come. But I still feel worried. I took pictures of the buds, just case the snow falls again and they die….
Any history on Aprons that I read, always begins with linen. It seems that linen was the first fabric used and I find it curious that somehow in todays culture it is largely ignored. No one I know has a linen Apron, this exclusion makes me curious as to how it got left behind. Unable…
Steamed Pudding dates back to the early 16th Century. It is a pudding made of fruit and nuts and is steamed in a molded pan that gives shape to its presentation. It is sliced like cake and served warm with whipped cream, ice cream or a warm glaze. The key to steamed pudding is that…
At summers end, the frost comes and with it are taken the leaves and stems. They lay wilted and done. Now without their fullness creating covers and shade you will find what lies beneath and for me, I find gourds. Now easy to pick, easy to see, I step about the wilting stems and gather…
My Meatloaf recipe is worth sharing, especially if you are an Oatmeal lover. In a bowl, mix up a finely chopped large sweet onion, 3/4 cup Pasta sauce, 3/4 cup Oats, 2 beaten eggs, 4 finely chopped cloves garlic. Mix lightly. Then add 1 and a 1/2 pound hamburg. Mix it together with your hands…