Sewing a Vintage Inspired Apron

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 I LOVE APRONS
01:06 Barbie Apron
02:29 actually, a Morgan Apron!
06:45 Thanks to June's Journey for Sponsoring
09:14 Planning out the Pattern
18:19 drawing things bigger
21:12 Giant Measuring Tape
26:20 Giant Pincushion
30:00 Giant Scissors
34:44 Finishing Skirt
38:50 Final Touches and Reveal!

[Nikki-txkh]

Am I the only one who adores Clara's sudden cameos? Like you're just listening to Morgan, checking what she's doing and then suddenly, and without a warning...a Kitty.

[ninetteburns]

The little strawberry on the tomato is used to sharpen your pins and needles. Stuffed with an abrasive.

[TSS]

"I can't decide if i'm going to hand stich or machine stich" 9 times out of 10 that means it's being hand stitched.

[cindabearr]

Here my brain was yelling at the screen saying "No! Make a pocket inside the pocket so REAL scissors don't get lost and will poke out!" Then the head-turns like a dog as Morgan continued making this, and then my brain's realization that everything is oversized and ADORABLE because not everything needs to be purely functional. 😅😆

[JainMonroe]

here's a little information about those orange-handled scissors The world's first plastic-handled scissors were born in Finland, in the village of Fiskars, in 1967. The scissors in question completely revolutionized the perception of household scissors. In 1972, Fiskars was the first company to start mass production of left-handed ergonomic scissors. Left-handed scissors can be identified by their red color. In 1975, beveled blades were introduced and the cutting angle of the blades was optimized to be more efficient and durable. In 1980, the plastic of the handles became resistant to dishwashers, autoclaves, UV light, shocks and stress. In 1994, a new production method was developed to minimize the number of subsequent repairs. The model was the old All-metal tailor's scissors, when Fiskars designer Olof Bäckström designed a new model in the early 1960s. Bäckström emphasized the ergonomics of the handles and chose plastic as the material, which was just entering households.
The scissors had to become black, red or green. However, during the manufacturing phase, the machine user decided to use up the orange color in the plastic machine, which was already used in the juicer produced by the company.
The random color was surprisingly appealing, and a vote was held between orange and black. The votes of the 16-person jury were exactly 9-7 in favor of the orange.

[angelikarts]

My mum is a quilter, I am a crafter. She made us like tabbard style aprons. Mine is covered in paint and glue. Mum's is covered in pockets and straps, little bits of elastic to hold spools of threads, a few magnets for pins etc. then we wear them to craft fayres

[gozzybull]

as someone who was OBSESSED with the borrowers/the idea of every day objects being proportionally huge as a child (heck even now), this brings me so much joy and absolutely is increasing my desire to make oversized objects like the pocket accessories. good idea for fabric stash busting!!

[fitandhappy]

This got me thinking about how cute a medieval Barbie outfit would be, since that era of natural dyes produces such a lovely pink colour.

[peglamphier]

I too love an apron. Recently a friend came over to mass make peirogi and I held out a handful of aprons and asked, "Which one would you like?" She was taken aback, picked on and put it on and exclaimed, "this is the first time I've ever worn an apron." I have cooking, sewing and construction aprons (including a plastic tiling saw apron cause it spits water). And then the holiday themed aprons... so many aprons!

[SkyeSalindar]

So happy to see Q from Star Trek pop up in the most unexpected places 😍😍

[lajoyous]

I really appreciate this video 😊
One day I came home from shopping with a new apron. My mom was perplexed and unenthusiastic. She said no one wears aprons anymore, trying to make me feel like an idiot for wasting my money.
I said, "maybe that's because they don't own one." 😂
I love my apron and don't get wet washing dishes anymore.
Your apron is super cute and I love the cris cross straps 😍

[alisonde]

To hold the tools in place, may I recommend glueing a strong magnet to the backside of the props, and then placing a corresponding magnet on the backside of the apron. That way you can easily take the tools out, without damaging the apron, and still wear the apron alone, if you choose. You could even make other props to fit in the pockets, and swap things in and out as you want, whenever you want.

[Miyori]

I was just reminded of something I wanted to make. I'm a substitute paraeducator and I was working in a preschool for two weeks, and normally I wear dresses with pockets but one day I wore jeans which did not have pockets! One of the other ladies let me borrow a little half-apron with about 6 pockets and I thought it was so, so clever for stashing tissues, bandaids, stickers, hand sanitizer, etc. Thinking about it, recess/lunchroom staff frequently wear these and I never realized how handy they are. Younger me probably thought they were silly but 30+ me is well willing to embrace practicality when it comes to runny-nosed children.

[sonjaimmonen]

I love how the orange scissors are iconic internationally. The orange colour was a coincidence. It was what the manufacturer happened to have in the machine when the prototypes were made.

[hellenhighwater]

I already have 50 million hobbies, but every time you post something like this--extremely cute and practical--it makes me want to take up sewing.

[shantigarin]

The "Noli me tangere" belt in that font is just a great detail, like a pious middle ages lady with a gangsta side would wear 😄

[danastokes]

It's funny you call the pin sharpener on the tomato a strawberry, since I always called it a pepper. This is probably because I grew up in the southwest, so pico de gallo was always in my household - hence the connotation!

[implozia-rewind]

I love how you basically brought miniature sewing tactics to full scale. It feels almost like a paradox, but in the best Halloween costume potential and further kind of way. Imagine a play about dolls and fairies like Thumbelina (or other fairytales like Christmas ones I cannot quite name since English is not my first language) with this kind of sewing strategies! I'd look so cool on a stage!

[gretchenkunde]

My husband can confirm that I said "oh wow, " "clever girl, " and " Morgan, this is amazing" numerous times during this video. The apron is magically whimsical. This was one of my favorite pieces that you have made. Good work. Side note: How's the garden looking?

[AngiDas]

As a person who loves clothing, history, and Morgan, and who also wears an apron every single day at her job, this video was made for me.