Gingham Aprons of the '40s & '50s: A Checkered Past

by Judy Florence

Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764317482
• ISBN13: 9780764317484
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"