I'm always motivated by nostalgia. The things I make are usually from some long lingering memory, people I love, places I've been or places (and eras!) I long to go. Until time travel is possible, I'll keep making things. Maybe you can relate. 

I had an old apron of my Grandma's that I wanted to re-create. So, that's today's "My Mother's Daughter" fabric project. I used linen Topiary Toile with Rattan in Garden bias trim and Pressed Posies in Carmine for the pocket. You can get all of these prints at your local quilt shop or online. Find shops here.  Please be sure to ask your local to carry the collection if they don't already have it.

(Grandma to the left in a similar apron. I'm center, in a pinafore dress of a similar shape made by my mom, behind me.)

For this project I made a pattern from the existing apron that I had. In this post, I'll describe how I made the pattern and sewed it. But you can also use the Simplicity Pattern in this list.

My apron is super simple. It's just two pieces of fabric sewn together at the shoulder seams and finished with bias binding tape. And I used the bias binding tape as side ties, two on each side at the hip. 

I also made a pocket and finished it in the same manner with bias tape.

To create a pattern from an apron I already had, I folded it in half and traced it onto a taped together brown paper bag. I then cut two pieces on the fold for the front and the back and one for the pocket. I like to notch center, and I also notched where I wanted the ties to go.

I created the pocket first, finishing the top raw edge with bias tape. I then sewed the pocket onto the front of the apron using top stitches to create a divided pocket in three sections. I sewed a triangle at the top of each seam to reinforce as shown here.

Next, I made enough bias tape to go all the way around the unfinished edges plus for the times. Then I sewed the tape on enclosing the ties on each side.

Last, I sewed the shoulder seams, right sides together. And I finished the seam with an overlock stitch on my Janome.

Voila! You have an apron! Done and done.

Shops: To order the fabrics, contact Art Gallery Fabrics.