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My Apron Challenge is now OPEN! READ TO THE END so you don’t miss anything
There is NOTHING more FUN than a challenge! Since SO MANY Of you wanted to make an Apron as a Sew Along, a challenge sweetens the deal a bit.
I’m wearing the apron my friend Linda gave me for my birthday one year, I LOVE the camera fabric! So ME right? .
And my challenge has a giveaway to one lucky quilter who follows the rules!
We are making REAL aprons. For youself, your friends, children, BBQ aprons.. maybe this is the ‘year of the Holiday Apron’ for you! How about one for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Cocktail party apron anyone?
It can be a FULL apron, or a Half apron, You need to be making it between NOW & Sept 30, no old ones can be entered.. ok?
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So here is what you do now
- BUY an Apron pattern like this fun online class by my friend Betz.. those aprons in the photo above are the ones you learn to do in her online workshop which is ONLY 9.99 for the video + Pattern.
- Easy Modern Apron Christmas fabric kit
- Or buy a pattern you prefer, maybe it’s for guy.. or a child like this cross back that has both adult & child.
- Get some cutie patootie fabric.. and be ready to rumble some apron love!
More Darling Apron Patterns I spotted
- Several cute patterns, some digital
- Even MORE cute patterns on 2 pages with a few digital and some half apron styles
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The Challenge Details
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Make any Apron BETWEEN 8/11 and 9/30/17 at 6pm eastern time
My RANDOM NUMBER Winner is #42!
Marti’s Pink Flamingo’s go home with the prize!
And do you see her darling rick rack pocket?
*******I hope you enjoying this challenge and making an apron, I loved seeing them all!******
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63 Responses
I just made aprons for Christmas gifts. We did our gifts in June when we could be to gather.No time to make more now I need to make a wedding dress and many other things for the wedding in October.
I went ahead and purchased the Craftsy class “The Easy Modern Apron” this weekend since they had a great sale. I was in Europe for a month earlier this summer and visited a couple of quilt shops, and purchased two coordinating sets of fat quarters of authentic German fabric. This apron pattern was perfect for incorporating the use of several fabrics.
I bought my Emmeline apron pattern last year and have been dying to make it so this challenge came up just in time!
I have quite a number of apron patterns because they are just so darn cute. I keep thinking I will make some of them, but just never get it done. This is just the nudge I needed to make one or more for myself and maybe some gifts as well. I just retired and now “should” have more time for the fun stuff.
I am so excited to say that I am wanting to make the Artisan Apron by Janet Clare!!!! Awaiting my pattern in the mail~ Love me some aprons and this is the perfect ‘excuse’ to make another!!! I haven’t chosen my fabric yet but love how Janet uses a blank slate to stitch her own inspirational messages on her own apron.
Perfect timing, I need something different to think aout.
Oh Pat, is there a pattern for your Neighbour apron?!! I love it! I like a bib-type apron to keep more of me clean but a strap around my neck bothers me. So the kind that sits on my shoulders is wonderful.
Hi Pat! I just uploaded my apron which I made with the Sunday Drive Batiks and it came out wonderfully! The Pattern was by Pacific Crescent Quilting – Fat Quarter Reversible Apron from 2006. The Company is closed so the pattern is no longer available except I saw one on ebay and one on etsy. I have a question. Since the Company is closed is the copyright still valid? I would love to share this pattern by making photocopies – but is that allowed? I wouldn’t want to infringe on a copyright but it’s a really cute and fun pattern.Thanks for your help or enlightenment concerning this.
Diane
I was planning on making a couple aprons for a friend who is a cook at a restaurant. I had ordered the pattern and a couple fabrics. This will give me the incentive to get it done. Thanks Pat!
I found some Christmas fabric I bought years ago to make an apron. But decided the pattern I had was too long and I stuffed it away. Came across it when I was looking for something else! Lucky me! I had forgot all about it! I just found a cute apron pattern so I’m all set!
I’m curious, does anyone wear a sewing apron? I have never really thought about doing this until I saw this challenge and I thought I would kind of like to have one with big pockets in front for my scissors etc. that I’m constantly carrying back and forth across my sewing room. Many times I sew in the morning and have places to go in the afternoon and I look down at my clothes and I have thread and stuff all over my clothes. It would be nice to be able to just take off the apron and leave.
Love this. Just the motivation I need to
Use the cute apron pattern I have bought but not made yet, now to go through my stash.
I have elephant fabric that I bought to make an apron for my girlfriend when she was remodeling her kitchen. But that project turned into her daughters wedding so I never made the apron. Now is the time!
When you first talked about this, I went out and found an apron and made it. LOL
I will be good and not use that one. 😀 I have some cutie patootie fabric to make another. Thanks for this fun sew along!!
Can you use a printed panel apron & then embellish it?
Made one years ago Still have. Gonna see if I can duplicate in a new fabric.
I have the perfect pattern called the church ladies pattern so now to choose some pretty fabrics !
Thanks Pat,
This is so perfect as I need a new apron! I wear one in the kitchen all the time. Always have. Yippee!
The directions say BUY a pattern. Does that mean I can’t use a free pattern or just a figure it out as I go design out of my head??
Sounds like a fun sewing project. My mind is already clicking away. Which apron style to make up? Full or half apron? To use a pattern or not? To make up the kind that my crafty senior citizens like to use at the flea markets or not? The kind my DIL uses around the house? The adult bib-like apron? Maybe I’ll make up more than one. That will work out and decide which one to enter. Have about a month to decide…
I a. A horde of patterns, and the local quilting store is having a ,massive sale this week … I have been promising my granddaughters coordinating aprons for a year now … timing is perfect!!!
I need to get a pattern – sounds like fun
This Challenge sounds Fun … I have some Fun Fabric set aside for the right type of project. Am using my Favourite Apron as a Pattern. Ready to Sew
Love reading your blog. Would love to win a book.
I will make my grandaughters one, i dont wear them but grandaughters are messy cookers lol so will make one for them
Sounds like fun. This is a great idea.
Hi Pat,
lovely idea and I do hope I can find some time to do this – so busy with studies, but I guess I can put down the pen for an hour or two.
Thanks for the challenge.
Regards,
Marian
I have some fabric that would be perfect. Has ironing boards and irons, now I have to look for a pattern. Sounds fun.
My daughter brought me a piece of vintage fabric 50’s/60’s? (oddly shaped) and asked me to make her an apron out of it. It may require some finagling to get it done- she wanted a bib front… Now I need to find that piece of material.
How FUN!!! I bought an apron pattern at our local quilt fabric store (Sewn Loverly) a few years ago. I’ve even had the fabric! Now I have motivation to actually do it!!!!! Okay…. What did I do with that fabric? Ahhhhhhh!
Thank you, Pat. I’m excited to begin! I have so many apron patterns! It will take me longer choosing the pattern and fabrics than to make it! 🙂
I just bought a pattern and fabric! I’ll see if I can get it done.
got my pattern and my stash is begging to be lowered ready to get started on my apron!
I have lots of apron patterns but, I’ve been really wanting to make one from a vintage apron that my grandmother used for many years and gave me the last time I saw her. ☹️
I hatenjoyed auto correct!
I love Myou Neighbor’s Apron and just bought some material to make it!
I have ordered my apron pattern and chosen fabric.. so excited!!
Well I found this pattern in my stash have been collecting apron patterns for a long time but did not use this one so I made it Tuesday I love it.
Got one in mind now to start sewing!
Im new to the sewing thing, but I think I’m going to give it a whirl.
that is the fun part to me Mary, the hunt!
can’t wait to see it Sheila!
yeah!
can’t wait to see it Jen!
it is fun!!!
Yay. I have an old 1928-1932 pattern (as determined by the postage) that I’m going to use. I’m glad we have some time to get it together, because the pockets need some figuring out! Love these challenges!!!!
Sounds like a wonderful time to make an apron! I am so happy because I get to go to buy fabric! 🙂
Thank you for doing this! Have the perfect pattern…and fabric picked out! 🍷🍷🍷…the emoji is a hint!
Sounds fun Pat. Can’t wait to get started. Now, to find the right pattern.
I purchased the modern apron class by your friend Betz. I warched the tutorial now I just need to get the fabric. Fun! Fun! Fun!