New Vintage Style Apron, this time with table accessories!

So I have completed another vintage inspired apron, this time going back to the 1950s theme. And, also, this time I decided to do some matching bits for the table, this way you can have a themed dinner party! Tablewares to match your apron!

The apron is in black and white gingham, with the waistband and pockets in one of my favourite fabrics, strawberries and polka dots! On the strap a red heart shaped button mounted on a black button decorates where the strap meets the apron. The pockets have a lovely curve to them and have a black binding on the top edge.

The mats are reversable, gingham one side, strawberries the other and bound in black binding. They're quilted, so are lovely and soft, but will also protect the table from heat, and also washable.

I also added in some strawberry napkin rings, but I think I will make these reversable too, so you can mix and match with the mats.

Well I'm feeling ready to throw a dinner party now! You can check out the whole vintage inspired range on facebook, here.

My 1950s style skirts

Time for another 'product info' blog : )

I love 1950s style full skirts, I love how they spin out as you move, but still look full when you're still.They can be so elegant and glamourous.

Although it's a bit more wasteful on fabric, one of the most simple patterns you can use is a full circle, which is what I use to create these 50s style skirts .

This pink one has no waistband, and has a petticoat of white net underneath.

This next one is made of some fun fabric - white with black numbers on it, I liked the idea of combining something a little unusual with a vintage style pattern. This one has a big waistband, with four buttons on the darts, it also has a net underskirt, helping it hold it's full shape, and it's just visable at the bottom of the skirt.

This next one is the same style as the 'numbers' skirt, but it's in some gorgeous strawberry and polka dot fabric, much more vintage looking : ) This was a requested custom version of the 'numbers' skirt. I like the buttons I ended up with for this, as I intended to use the same ones as on the 'numbers' skirt, but they just didn't look right. The ones I chose in the end were much better, the red fades into white, which goes well with the strawberry fabric.

All these skirts work very well when teamed with a lovely 1950s apron : )

New 1950s inspired Apron

I finished this yesterday and it was too dark to take good photos, so I got some done today. It's part of my new 1950s inspired range. I'm starting with a few aprons, and will then move on to tablewares and possibly some peg bags, we'll see!