Coffee Talk - Aprons

Hi there!  Well it's been a long time.  Recently, I have been looking at this pattern:  The McCall's #1948 Coffee and Doughnuts apron.

It has a circle skirt and is a wrap around type of dress apron.  I find it somewhat similar to the Butterick 4790.

Okay so I don't really like coffee.  What I've done on my own is I made some machine embroidery files for the apron.  One for the right pocket and one for the left pocket. 

I tried to capture the idea of a plate of doughnuts, the doughnuts include one glazed doughnut, one chocolate frosted doughnut, one chocolate frosted doughnut with sprinkles and one pink frosted doughnut with sprinkles, as well as one of those almost bowl-type, heavy, white coffee mugs full of hot cocoa with mini marshmallows, similar to what you might order in a 1950's era doughnut shop.  What do you think?

Recently, I have been making the Lutterloh patterns from different eras in order to make outfits of the 1950's to 1960's or so.  I feel they capture more of my retro style.  I am still inspired by Gertie, (Gretchen Hirsch), and I can't wait until her new second book becomes available for purchase:  Gertie Sews Vintage Casual.  It's so exciting!


      


When I get back to the bullet bra you'll know it here - eventually.

Let me hear from you and any comments or questions you might have!  Thank you for reading!

Butterick 4790

Hi! I just found someone else's blog about how to fix the many and sundry problems with fitting the Butterick 4790 1950's style "walkaway" dress so that it doesn't look like an apron or worse. :) See below on how to fix this, (what should be), simple pattern!

http://www.edelweisspatterns.com/blog/?p=750

Also I am getting closer to actually using the Lutterloh System. Lack of funds, as usual, plagues me, but progress IS being made. :)

You can find the Lutterloh system on their website at:
http://www.lutterloh.com

where you may also find instructions on how to use the system by watching a short video, many patterns to choose from and they also have an "XL/XXL" Lutterloh system for those of us who are "larger than life" or BBW's. I found that I fit in the regular sized "scale" after I had already purchased the XL/XXL Lutterloh system. Well some things one needs to find out the hard way...

Anyway, I have made some test patterns using the Lutterloh system and if I had had the proper equipment at the time, my patterns would have turned out quite well, as they seemed to fit! This would be the first time any sewing patterns fit me in about 38 years or so.

Hope to post more later. :)