Jenny's Apron

Sometimes you realise you may not be the right shape to suit your hobby!

I came to this conclusion at the start of lock down, when the weather was still chilly and I was sewing in my favourite woolly pullies. At the end of every session my frontage was covered with stray threads and cottons and I was ruining so many favourite tops. I suddenly remembered that I had been gifted by a great friend this pattern written by Jennni Smith for her Hepworth Apron, so I set about making one to address the issue and save many more jumpers from the bin. Now, I’m not a natural apron wearer, but I saw Jenni wearing this same one at a class last year and it looked super comfy and stylish, so I’d really recommend this pattern, now I’ve tried it. It’s well written, easy to follow and as I say, a very handy design.

I used traditional pillow ticking to give a real sturdy and long lasting finish, and then added some red top stitching for contrast, using 12 weight Aurifil.

look at the fab label which came with the pattern for that finishing touch

I don’t make the most elegant model, but you can see here the apron has a great cross over back so sits in a really comfortable way on any shape of figure,

My favourite part is the great big pocket, ideal for so many things you want to grab and go on trips back and forward to the sewing machine, ironing board or you could even hide the the odd biscuit ….

so no more fluffy frontage for me, a perfect solution. I’m no skinny minny but I can see this being a very useful addition to my sewing room.