I have so many vintage patterns I can’t remember where I got this one. My cousin gave me a ton, but I’ve also been collecting them over the years. It’s a 1940s mail order one sent out by Hoard’s Dairyman. Other mail order vendors included Anne Adams and Marian Martin.
I was hoping the pattern would be one of the tops or the slip set, but it turns out…
…it’s a really cute apron. that’s not even on the back. I’ve been trying to do some surface pattern designing, and I thought it would be neat to make a “cut and sew” design. But what do I put on it? Apples and pears like the drawing? Cowgirls to match my kitchen? Flowers with a matching tea towel? This is the hardest part of surface design - besides the actual drawing, arranging stuff, and making repeats that don’t make weird patterns themselves.
