Darla: "Oh. You're right. I do look like a walking café curtain."
Carla: "I hated to be the one to tell you, but someone had to do it."
Darla: "And you know ..."
Carla: "That I look like I'm about to call "offsides!" at the World Tea-Drinking Championship? Yep."
Darla: "Our home-ec teacher has a lot to answer for."
Carla: "Don't worry, I already spiked the faculty coffeepot with something that causes unpleasant gastrointestinal effects, yet is non-life-threatening."
Darla: "You rock. Also, cute shoes!"
(Thanks to Janet at Lanetz Living for today's pattern!)
I always enjoy these, but this one made me laugh out loud. I think its the oops! hand-to-mouth on poor Darla.
Posted by: Meghan | 03/04/2010 at 06:00 AM
Funny! I wish I had your talent for coming up with clever descriptions for some of these rather bizarre outfits.
Posted by: Val | 03/04/2010 at 06:37 AM
Poor choice of fabric and trim, but the dress itself has potential. Id maybe do it in burgundy, and lose the ruffle. Nobody needs a ruffle at crotch level. I think Id do a strip of flat bias trim.
Posted by: Latter-Day Flapper | 03/04/2010 at 06:45 AM
I have to agree that no one rivals your creativity when it comes to these little conversations, but I have to respectfully disagree with the lace at crotch level comment...after all, EVERY girl needs a little lace here and THERE...
Posted by: onemockingbirdhill | 03/04/2010 at 07:25 AM
OMG! I wondered why they had built-in aprons. Are they the kitchen staff in the zeppelin fleet? Oh, and my Moms name was Darla. Ha ha ha. --Karen
Posted by: Anonymous | 03/04/2010 at 07:53 AM
LOL. Even though it looks a bit like a walking cafe curtain, it is cute and I would totally wear it.
Posted by: Kathryn | 03/04/2010 at 07:54 AM
That was hysterical. You are so accurate in that exchange. Granted you can opt out of the lace and stripes for a better dress on a whole. Love it! Laceyhttp://www.sewingcouture.com/
Posted by: Lacey | 03/04/2010 at 08:07 AM
Ah, home-ec teachers! My home-ec teacher neglected to tell one of my classmates about one way fabric before she started cutting out. At our class fashion show the poor child wore a dress made out of toile with a huge French chateau right-side up on the front, and upside-down on the back. I was appalled.
Posted by: Coconut Pie | 03/04/2010 at 09:54 AM
Love it!
Posted by: Im Estee | 03/04/2010 at 10:59 AM
You did it again. So funny. Love the others comments, too. This is a very strange design. As much as I love aprons, why would one deliberately wear this one?
Posted by: Packrat | 03/04/2010 at 11:53 AM
Gosh, can you imagine what an insulting anniversary gift this would make from a husband to a wife, especially if the apron part was in a contrasting fabric? (But the girl at the store said any wife would LOVE it! / You cant mean Cindy WALLIS? Shes been trying to break us up for YEARS! )
Posted by: Cookie | 03/04/2010 at 01:13 PM
Hooray! Ive missed your stories! Love em!
Posted by: Sara | 03/04/2010 at 01:25 PM
You are right, this pattern does have a bit too much of the oopsie! factor. :)
Posted by: Katie | 03/04/2010 at 02:38 PM
These are always fun, and this one is really good! Thanks for the chuckle!WendyBee
Posted by: WendyBee | 03/04/2010 at 08:06 PM
you are one funny person. these make my day.
Posted by: Larissa | 03/05/2010 at 12:13 PM
Uh-huh, looks like Darla was already partaking of the coffee pot with that oops expression hand-to-face. A little wind to inflate that apron sail?
Posted by: RheLynn | 03/06/2010 at 03:37 PM
LOVE the post! Love those vintage patterns! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: LB's Sewing Sanity | 03/07/2010 at 06:53 AM