When White On Rice Couple, otherwise known as Todd and Diane, went out of their way to send a special gift to my mom, I wanted to send them a special thank you in return...I've never met T&D, neither has mom, we just "know" them from Blogland...and, I must say, to "know" them is to love them! So, knowing how they like to turn up the heat in their kitchen, I decided to make them something to wear in the kitchen - wearing other clothing, of course, is optional.
I "lifted" pictures of them from their blog - formatted them to the size and shape I wanted and then printed them out on a cotton canvas fabric sheet. From there is was just a matter of stitching "them" into place. I do hope they forgive me for stealing their pictures....I promise not to do it again!
Here's a better shot - Miss Virginia, my body double (go ahead and laugh) is modeling one of the aprons for you. She has such great style! I found Miss Virginia in a quilt shop that was going out of business - she was marked 50% off - highly degrading to her I thought - so I purchased her immediately and have done my best to re-boost her ego ever since.
The fabric sheets that I used are greatly improved from the first sheets that came on the market about 10 years ago. They are not stiff and don't have that rubbery feeling; they also hold the color a lot better. I used The Vintage Workshop brand that came with 5 sheets per package. My quilting friends routinely use these fabric/papers to print out the most wonderful la
bels for their quilts. When I cleaned my workroom a few months back I discovered two packages of this fabric - so I've just been waiting for the perfect way to use it!
Now I think that everything I make might just have to have a picture on it somewhere...at least until I run out of the stuff! If you haven't checked out their blog before - go - pay them a visit - they have a new video that they made for a chance to spend time with Anthony Boudain...if only I'd known...I could have made a very unforgettable video for ol' Tony! Oh well, his loss.
Thanks Diane and Todd...they will be in the mail first thing manana!
