Aprons
 

I prefer to wear one when I am cooking -an/or eating, for that matter.

If any of you still wear an apron, what style do you prefer/?

After hankies and pillowcases, aprons were what i was 'permitted" to iron next. (Mom, you were sneaky! You made ironing seem like a grown up privilegeI could hardly wait to iron way back then!)

Style, don't know. long, tie at waist, pockets. I bought one some time ago and used it to make myself another one.
I used to watch the Farm House show with a young woman cooking. she wore the cutest aprons. they all had wide waists bands too. Now, they seemed to have stopped her from wearing aprons. What good cook works without an apron on?????

Traditional homemaker here, so aprons all the way!

Solids, colours, patterns, love them all and always wear one when in the kitchen, even have a favourite apron I wear when doing laundry, because it has a big pocket in the front where I place a couple of handfulls of wooden clothespins when hanging. So handy!

Have both a homemade and store-bought collection of aprons to my name.

When I had little ones in the home I always wore a couple of diaper pins on my apron.

Yes, my sentiment exactly!

How I remember when I was first learning how to iron, I ironed my moms dress slacks and tops, my jeans and tops, and my younger siblings things.

Had an aunt that was staunch when it came to ironing pillowcases and bed sheets, she never missed. I tried a few times and after one nights sleep, no noticeable difference was apparent to me, so I gave up on it, but boy, there's nothing quite like pulling down fresh bed sheets off the clothesline and crawling into bed under!

The first nights sleep is heaven.

I made one for me and one for Mr stitchnripper which we wear when we eat. I cook in mine. They are the kind that have the straps crisscrossed in the back and you put them on over your head

I don't think I've ever intentionally worn an apron. And ironing was never fun. (I do enjoy pressing fabric for quilting though.)

The women in the family always put on what they called a duster. It was a thin short sleeve house coat. They wore it over their clothes all day. if someone came over or they had to go out the duster came off and they were nicely dressed. I can still see in my mind the pretty dusters hanging on the kitchen door.

My late Dad had Parkinson's and needed bibs for eating. Mom was concerned that bibs were too "sad," making him look handicapped when he was pretty vital up until the very end. So I made him BBQ aprons using sports and other "manly" fabric. He wore them everywhere - to restaurants, fancy dinners, friends' homes - as well as every meal at home. Now I occasionally get them out for me to use with messy meals like tacos, spaghetti, etc. Besides, they are a sweet reminder of a sweet man.

Mkotch, my dad had Parkinson’s too and totally agree with you on bibs being sad for both dad and I. As the disease progressed, he declined mentally as well. So I took one of his shirts cut off the sleeves and down the sides and finished the edges. Then I cut the collar in half at the back and added a tab for closure. When it was time to eat I’d say let’s put on your shirt dad and he had no problem wearing a shirt over his normal clothes. He died 2 years ago and I still have those shirt bibs. Some days I think I need to wear one just to save my clothes. It seems I am a sloppy eater. LOL

But I always wears an apron when cooking and especially baking. Mine cover my chest to just above my knees, with ties in the back that I bring round and tie in the front. I also use aprons in the garden for picking veggies just like my Grandma.

I’ve made aprons of all styles. The most useful ones were full coverage. Made some of those for my MIL that had a button behind the neck. No tying necessary. A couple big pockets in front were good on all aprons

My mom, Aunts, and gramma always wore what sounds like onebyone duster. No sleeves. Snapped all the way down the front. When i was in high school my friend got one from my mom. She recently found it in a move and used it to make a “memory” gnome for me. What a great memory! When my Aunt passed, a co-worker made 4 memory bears for my sisters and I out of aprons! People are so talented!

Before Covid, my Ladies Dinner group took turns hosting a monthly dinner/happy hour with a White Elephant type gift exchange. The host picks the gift theme (around $20). Sooo much fun. Which brings me to the Apron exchange. So many cute aprons. Great idea!

Mom preferred the type of apron that had an adjustable strap around the neck to hold up the bib. When Williams & Sonoma came out with their apron it was the bee's knees. The strap goes around the neck, threads down the sides of the bib, and out the back. There's enough length to wrap the straps around to tie in the front. I have one with pink ticking stripes my daughter bought for me. Love, love, love it.

Can you post a picture of it, please?

I found this on the Google which led me to their website. I think it is called the ultimate apron

https://www.williams-sonoma.com/prod...caAtF6EALw_wcB

I thought the one L'il Chickadee had would be more like the ones seen at https://www.instructables.com/How-to...e-chefs-apron/ and http://ahenandherchicks.blogspot.com...ref=bl&m=1 as she said it "threads down the sides of the bib"