Apron love

At Friday's church sale I nearly scored a Triple Crown (vintage Pyrex, apron and tablecloth). I found the vintage Pyrex (pink with white daisies), apron and lost out when it came to the vintage tablecloth. I did however find a printed vintage dishtowel (at the top of the photo) so maybe instead of a Triple Crown I got more like a Two-and-a-Half Crown? Two-and-a-Quarter?

Anyway, back to the apron. As I was walking down the aisle toward the linens at the sale I passed a woman who was also pushing a stroller. I glimpsed a blue and white gingham chicken scratch apron draped over the handle and inwardly groaned. Now, I don't normally pick up chicken scratch aprons (although I think they'd make an awesome collection) but I hated knowing that someone had beaten me to it! It all worked out though because I found a much cuter apron buried in the piles of linens on the table. I don't think it's vintage, but it's so well-made that I couldn't pass it up! It's a sewing apron and all across the bottom are these hand-embroidered images on pockets (click to make it bigger):

Darling, right? You would have bought it too, I know. The apron also has long bias tape ties sewn to the waistband, which I think is for tying onto the handle of your scissors before you tuck them into the pocket. Cute and clever!

I also picked up a few other aprons a couple of weeks ago at a garage sale. It was being held partly by an older woman and she said the aprons belonged to either her or her mother. They were all starched to within an inch of their lives and folded neatly. She was asking between 50¢ and $1 for most of them which is a total steal but I only bought a few, as I'm trying to be more selective as my collection grows. Here is my poorly-executed attempt at a photomerge so you can see all three at once:

On the left is a fab vintage Christmas apron. There are even pockets cut into the shape of the ornaments at the bottom. The one in the middle has nice appliqué work (the flowers in the middle all have French knot centers as well) and I love how it looks like a wrap skirt! On the right is a detail from the last apron. It is a bib apron in pale yellow trimmed with orange rickrack and it has these gorgeous pansies embroidered all over. Such a lot of beautiful work that I had to bring it home with me!

Now all I need is a beautiful antique dress form to show off my aprons. My birthday IS coming up, you know..... :)