Adding to the Apron Collection

The last time I was in Spokane, I picked up a yard of laminated cotton. It is produced by a company in Seattle called Splash Fabric. They have a special process that leaves the fabric much softer and more flexible than other laminated cottons I’ve seen. A yard of 54” wide fabric was $28, which is not inexpensive, but you can get several projects out of a piece that size. I started with an apron:

I cribbed the pattern off an existing apron. I like my aprons to be substantial, so I backed the laminated cotton with a layer of coordinating green Kona, which also makes it reversible. The edges are bound with bias binding, and the straps are 2” wide black cotton twill tape folded over. The twill tape was probably overkill—plain old Kona would have worked just as well—but I had it, so I used it.

This laminated cotton is supposed to be food safe, too. At some point, I’d like to try out the elasticator foot on my serger and make some reusable bowl covers. That project is a ways off yet, however.

While I was cleaning the other day, I found a pair of men’s jeans that I think I picked up at the thrift store intending to make an apron out of them. That’ll probably be the next project. I do have to get back to the Noon and Night quilt, though, and get those rows sashed and sewn together and the border put on.

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My friend Sunnie stopped by yesterday afternoon with a special gift for me:

Sunnie lives in Texas part of the year, but we get to claim her as a Montanan during the summer months. She is a gifted artist and Glacier Park provides a lot of inspiration for her paintings. I made her an apron last summer, and when she found out we were renovating the bathrooms here, she promised to paint me a picture for the downstairs bathroom. She delivered it yesterday and I promptly hung it up. The bathroom is looking very sophisticated now. Thank you, Sunnie!

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I am going to spend some time in the kitchen today. I want to try out the sous vide egg bites in the Instant Pot and I have a few zucchinis to use up. We’ll see what other trouble I can get into. Cooking isn’t my favorite activity, but I’ve got to get the pantry and freezers organized before fall. I know there is a bag of beef bones that need to be roasted and made into stock, too.