April POM Swap
 

This months project ….Garden or Quilting Apron


This is just a simple apron with pockets to hold tools and that ties around the waist.
There are no precise directions or criteria. I only ask that your finished project be something that you would be excited to receive.

If you’d like to join, please send a pm to me tlambing and include the following

Real Name
Phone #
Email address
Severe Allergies
Can you swap Internationally?

Sign ups will be open until Thursday March 31st. Names out soon after. You will have until April 29th to mail your project.

I’d really like to keep this about the project, so I am going to ask that we not send extra goodies. This will help to keep postage down as well as helping us not feel an obligation to shower our partner with gifts. If you feel you must do something extra, how about writing a poem or drawing a picture or sharing a joke? I bet you can think of something!

As soon as names are given, please contact your partner right away.
Please contact me asap if you are having trouble getting in contact.
Please continue to post on the thread throughout the swap. Let everyone know of your progress, post sneak peeks and encourage other swappers. It’s so much fun seeing everyones progress and sharing in our quilting friendship.

I ask that you let me know when you send your project and when you receive from your partner.

Any swapper that does not follow through with their obligation to the swap will be banned from future swaps and will receive bad (swap) feedback.

****Please make sure to read the general rules that apply to all swaps here on the quilting board****

I'm going to follow the swap but I am not joining in. I don't use aprons and already have a couple that just sit there. It's really a shame for me to waste someones time and talent then not use it. I do love teasing everyone though so if ya all don't mind I'll be here in spirit. Hugs Mary

This sounds really fun! I am in.

I have a lot to do, so I'm stepping out on this one.
I'm trying to make headway on my 60*star EPP bed quilt.
Slow going due to hands cramping and severe back pain.I will, however, be lurking
around, till next month. Have fun ladies.

I'm in again. I don't wear aprons often but they are fun & sometimes I'm happy I have one. :)

This is simple sewing. I'll join. Dotty

I'm in for this!

I'm in again too! I love making aprons!! For some reason I never have any of my own tho. Guess I give them all away!! But I can use a gardener's apron for sure!

Now that I have located my apron patterns, I'm in the mood to sew a bunch. Would be nice to have 4-5 for April 15
trip to California. Sewing keeps my fingers out of the cookie jar!!

I've been doing the Splendid Sampler of 6"blocks. Many would make a nice pocket for a quilt theme apron.

I like to make fun reversible aprons. I have so many patterns, now I have to decide which one would be best for this theme!

I know what you mean! I have a great2 sided bib apron, but had in mind a cool little utility one. Now what to do?

I'll wait & chat with my partner. I have never worn an apron to quilt. How do you use one? I'm a baker. My aprons are always in the wash!

I need a full apron for my soap making. I just made a gardner's soap, so this is a great theme for April! And one of these days I'll do some planting, I keep thinking I want to start a flower bed in my front yard.

I think a quilters apron would hold scissors marking utensils and rotary cutter. Etc for times when you're up and about, not really sitting at the machine.
Cant wait to see what we each come up with.

MizMelly: The swap called for a simple apron but if I gt you, I'll make you a full apron!

Hi Dotty, I'm an over achiever. I also have a good collection of apron patterns. Of course I'd make one that covers the upper body, because one that ties around the waist doesn't help much when you spatter the top! The one pattern I THOUGHT I had doesn't seem to exist. Darn it!! I think it's out of print too!! Well, I did a search on Etsy last night for apron patterns (can't have too many, you know!), and wow!! Lots and lots of patterns, vintage, retro, new. I bought another one.... Think I'll browse some more today.

This looks cute, but I don't know how to make an apron. :o

What? You are such an accomplished seamstress! It will be easy peasy as they say. Free instructions online!

Then there was that sleepover when the girls crafted and cooked & I made 18 little aprons.
I wish I had my easy camera back then. Aprons are lovely gifts. I'm thinking, with a packet of seeds. For my
little friend Caroline. Can you tell I am obsessed??

Hi girls! I wish I had time to join in the fun, but, sadly not this month. I did run across a couple cute free patterns on the riley blake site someone might like to use for the apron swap though. Here ya go ... Happy sewing everyone! And a blessed Easter weekend.

https://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/free_sewing_projects/

My sister in laws Love aprons, one of them was celebrating a birthday so I made her two-- one for in the kitchen ( the sun flowers) one for in her art studio- she's a painter/artist. She loved them both. Wearing the sunflowers over the artist one for pictures. :)
gave me some practice for our project. :)

beautiful, she ooks like she loves them. i love the sunflower best.

Pretty aprons. My daughter in law loves the full bib type aprons. Every time she is out with my son, and sees a pretty one she gets him to buy it for her. She had a beautiful one on for Christmas while fixing dinner. The only one I have made is a chef apron for my hubby who still has it. It's a full apron.

I must say that I'm obsessed with aprons!! I have a number of patterns, and if that wasn't enough, I was looking for a different style and finally found two that fit the bill on Etsy, and of course, purchased them! I have about 5 apron patterns by Mary Mulari, her's are darned cute and reversible too boot!! I also have some designed by independent artists, and a number of commercial patterns. I think I've exhausted the friends and family apron gift giving tho. And I have about 12 sets that are already cut and ready to sew of one of the Mary Mulari patterns!! One thing I do is when I'm out fabric shopping, is to keep my eye out for novelty fabrics that work together, such as tea and coffee, food, bugs, knitting, oriental, Route 66, seashore, etc. So by buying 2 yards of complimentary fabrics, I can make reversible aprons that will hold up to splatters and spills without soaking through a single layer, and they make a cute statement to boot! I tend to put an apron in every package of the "Secret Santa" gift exchange too.

The swap asked for simple 2 pocket half aprons so let's not scare off anyone. Those aprons are fantastic but do
require a lot more effort. I'll see what my partner requests.

A half apron that ties around the waist and has one or more pockets are the easiest, simplest garment to make, which is the guidelines for this swap.

Although I would like to make one of those more elaborate aprons that I was listing examples of, for this swap, I will make whatever my partner requests. (half aprons can be cute and flirty without being challenging to make). Do people prefer something more utilitarian? Like an apron for a quilter? I suppose that could work, but wouldn't the tools fall out when you sit down at the sewing machine? How about a half apron with pockets for clothes pins? Yes, I could use one of those!! (I hang my clothes since I don't have a dryer). Chef aprons are half aprons that wrap and tie around the waist also.
Is someone a budding artist and needs a certain type for their crafting? I certainly do. For as many aprons as I make (most are fancy), they aren't what I'd want to use when I'm doing my soaping. Funny, I haven't made one for myself yet, and I SHOULD! Or when I'm dyeing fibers. That is another area where I could use something but don't. I just stain my clothes!!
Right now I have a mission to find a certain type of apron (cover up) based on a pinafore style from the 1800's for my sister who wants to market them to a certain group of ladies that she socializes with. It's harder to find the right style than I thought it would be. Aprons are currently the latest fad in a lot of circles, just doing a search on Pinterest or Etsy can give lots and lots of examples of many different styles. Mind boggling how far styles have come from the basic ones from the 70's and 80's.
Lots of examples are out there, many are very easy and simple, so don't be shy, join the fun and get another project/gift finished for future gifting or swapping!

Oh that is right, you have seen some of my jackets. Uh, well, those are jackets, not aprons. Now I have been caught. LOL

I hope you all are still talking to me, haven't been on the computer very much the past few months, my daughter came in last week and my so will be in next week and then my youngest daughter will be here at the end of the month, am hoping I can get active again in May, will keep checking in and see all the aprons, my sewing room is being used as a bedroom so have been hand quilting a quilt and doing some Tea towels ( embroidery) I did sell my house closed on Monday so that is done, the year anniversary of John's death was Good Friday while my daughter was here, difficult weekend. Feel I can get on with the rest of my life now. One day at a time.. Sorry I got so chatty but wanted to let you all know I think of you all so very often and miss you. Sending big hugs to you all... Rosemary ( Ladybug)

Rosemary, I think I speak for all of us when I send my Love and prayers. Can't wait to have you back!!
Take care, Teresa

Hoping to join in for the April POM swap as I live aprons.

Spoke with a QB friend who does not wear aprons. So? A gift ? A holiday theme? Something for a little girl?
One of my friends loves black & white. Another just renovated her kitchen with a red & browns theme. Maybe you know someone who would love a handmade apron. Then there is Secret Santa, you know...

Ah, a kindred spirit!! I live for aprons also!! Welcome!!!

My brain works quicker than my fingers can on the keyboard. Of course I love aprons but I could live for them as well.

Last few hours to sign up!

Sent partner a PM. We WILL have fun!

I've sent an email to my partner also!