Tea and Crumpets

Lately I've been inspired to dress up more. I'll have more to share on that later, but for now, suffice it to say that wearing nicer clothes in daily life necessitates some sort of protection.

Otherwise known as an apron.

I've made plenty of aprons in my time, but none of my previous designs were really whetting my appetite.

And then I saw the Tea-And-Crumpets Apron from Anthropologie!

I started on my own slightly modified version the very same day, and here's the result:

The skirt fabric was a nightmare. It frayed like crazy, and was also very slippery (the backside is quite shiny). But it was free to me, and it really is a lovely color. 

A big sash in the back was a must! And I carried the white ruffle all the way up the sides of the skirt.

I couldn't resist some contrast piping in a lovely brown corduroy I had lying about. I was afraid it might look a bit odd, since there's no other brown on the apron, but I'm quite pleased with the look.

Ruching the strips for the bib was quite tedious, as the fabric is a thick brushed twill. But I wanted something sturdy, and it did the trick.

I couldn't resist a little floral detail, though my flower is rather less rambunctious than the Anthro version!

 

This apron was really quite simple, and I think it will be nice to have something fabulous to wear over my clothes! Now let's see if I'll actually wear it; I don't have the best track record in that department...