The mystery project is completed ... and delivered. It has a little story behind it, so in the short form, here it is. Not long ago my sister called me with a suggestion. At her last visit to our mom's house she had found a vintage dress which had belonged to our great-grandmother. She thought it would be great if I would make a Cindy Apron for our niece who is getting married. I usually go with bright fabrics, so when I saw the brown, dark colors in this dress I sure had to think about how to make this work!
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The great-grandmother dress!
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I took my basic Cindy Apron pattern, made a few changes in design, and... here it is!
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| Cindy Apron #3. I made box pleats for this one rather than a ruffle. |
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| The pockets are also box pleated, and embellished with an old embroidered linen. |
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| Straight line stitching of red thread helps to tie in the red trip at other places. This and the use of off-white linen type fabric was also my way of "sneaking" in a bit of zakka style! |
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| This piece was cut from the buttonhole section of the dress. I backed this piece with red fabric, and used it for the neck strap. I also added an elastic loop and button to make it adjustable. |
Thanks to
this tutorial for the inspiration for the apron bib and boxed pockets.
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