Halloween Apron

I'm hosting a Halloween Apron swap on Fabric in Altered Arts Yahoo group. I made the apron above this week from fabric purchased at Granny's Attic in Campbellsville, Kentucky. I developed the pattern and have used it a few times. Notice the cute black ball fringe also from Granny's Attic. I have bat fabric for another apron which I hope to work on tomorrow. I'm not sure which one I will exchange in the swap. These are quite simple to sew and fun to make. Love the Halloween fabric. I also completed a quilt top for a Halloween wallhanging. It's made from a charm pack. I'll post photo when I finish the quilting. I purchased the charm pack and pattern on-line. A great way to shop.

Apron Pattern

I went shopping yesterday looking for apron patterns that I could use for aprons to sell on etsy. The four corner apron that I am so fond of is copyrighted with no authorization to sell on etsy or ebay. I am able to sell them at boutiques or privately with their permission. After looking at a variety of patterns and seeing nothing that caught my fancy. I can home and began drafting some patterns for half aprons with ruffles. So far I've made two variations. The same concepts could be used for making little girl's ruffled skirts.

The pink and lime green dotted apron is made from what I call a double layer. Three tiers show but it is actually four tiers with one attached to the bottom of the upper tier. May sound complicated but it really isn't.

The green and turquoise apron is a triple tier apron. The fabric is called Playing in Spotzville. I put bias binding (a retro look) on the bottom hemline.

I will be listing these on etsy later today.