A New Apron

GRANDMA'S APRON

"The principle use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a holder for removing hot pans from the oven; it was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken-coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven. When company came, those old aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids; and when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms. Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling-wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls. In the fall, it was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds. When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out on the porch and waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields for dinner. It will be a long time before anyone invents something that will replace that old-time apron that served so many purposes."~ Author Unknown

I found that little passage a few years back, and I love reading about how aprons were once such a part of a homemaker's day. I love aprons, I have cooking aprons, and cleaning aprons, and a gardening apron. There's something about putting on an apron that just makes me feel ready to face the day.

This morning I made a new apron. I made this one from half of a top sheet from a set of twin sheets that we did not have a need for. ( I used the other half to cut pieces to make a slip). The boys "helped" me sew. Jacob loves to watch and ask a hundred questions :).

I found it neat to be able to take one thing, which did not have a purpose for us and turning it into something that I can use. And I still have the entire bottom sheet to use for something else!

In His Abounding Grace,