Show# 93 – At Market with The Apron Lady
May 28th, 2008
In our continuing coverage of Quilt Market Daria interviews designer Jan Lutz from The Apron Lady Designs. Boutique Cafe was honored to be given special media access to the recent International Quilt Market in Portland. While at Market we had a chance to rub elbows and get to know so many talented fabric, pattern and quilting designers (we even got to cheer on some of our very own friends in our community!!). It was a “dream-come-true kind” of weekend. Over the coming days and weeks we’ll be sharing our video coverage with you on Boutique Cafe.
**Giveaway! – The Apron Lady Designs is giving away a tremendous prize for a few of our Boutique Cafe listeners. First prize: An 8-pack of all of their beautiful patterns, as well as a finished apron in the style of their choice!!. Second prize: Two winners will receive the 8-pack of apron patterns. To enter simply watch our coverage and comment telling us the name of the first apron Jan Lutz shows us OR visit The Apron Lady site and mention which pattern is your personal fave!
Please include a valid email address for our drawing. We’ll draw the winner from the comments and contact her via email. Deadline: June, 5 2008 (midnight). The winner will have 24 hours to claim her prize or a new winner will be chosen.
**Boutique Cafe is brought to you by Aveeno Baby.
UPDATE!! It’s Time to announce our Winners!! Congratulations to each of you, and thanks to everyone for your GREAT comments for Jan Lutz. I know that she was very touched by all of the attention.
Two Second Prize winners are:
Val of The South
mannequin
*you have won an 8 pack of all The Apron Lady Patterns
First Place Winner is:
Jennifer Bogart
*you have won your choice of apron, made up just for you! Plus, an 8-pack of all The Apron Lady patterns!!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:43 am
The video isn’t working for me ??
May 29th, 2008 at 7:09 am
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The file is a large size, sometimes you just have to wait a bit for it to load as well. I hope that helps! Loads of options – enjoy!
May 29th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Definately fav is Flirty Skirty…. Thanks…
May 29th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Lovin’ the Little Spring Fling – the back is so cute!
May 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am
OMGosh I love them all – too cute!!
Mary
May 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I LOVE the spring fling pattern. It is sooo cute!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I like the Flirty Skirty pattern best. I like the other full aprons too, but half aprons don’t seem very useful to me.
May 29th, 2008 at 11:12 am
The spring fling is so great! I’d loved seeing them in person at market! I love that the pattern is available in different sizes.
I also love the polka dot pantry pattern as well!
someone really lucky is going to win these prizes
!! 
Wowee
thanks for the great interview!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:27 am
wow! All of them are amazing. I actually had a hard time picking bcause they all look liked something I would wear! I think if I can only pick one I’d have to go with flirty skirty…..but the polka dot pantry is also my favorite of the half apron…........!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:29 am
oops…I forgot….Spring fling is the one she mentioned and was wearing on the cast. Very cute too!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:41 am
I love the Spring Fling. I love how she said you could do a school layer with it.
Alana
May 29th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
They are all wonderful. I love the little spring fling!! I hope I can wait before a winner is announced to buy some of these patterns!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Spring Fling and I want one
! 
Those are too cute.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
The flirty skirty is adorable – I love the criss-cross straps in the back, especially for little girls. I’d be ecstatic to win the patterns!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
The video would not load for me either, I tried everything I could but it wouldn’t. My fave would def. have to be very vintage. I just found your site today and I think it is so cuye and crafty. I can’t wait to explore it.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
At first glance it was Flirty Skirty all the way, but I went through the pictures again and Sweet Scallops jumped out at me as well—they’re both very pretty and feminine. Hard to choose … but I think Flirty Skirty wins because of the delicious use of rick rack, lol. Great patterns!!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I personally love the Sweet Scallops pattern, that apron takes me right back to our summer cottage and my grandmother making chocolate chip cookies for us to eat when we came in from swimming in the lake. I love the trend back to aprons, so useful yet decorative too and I can never get enough vintage. Thanks for bringing us this show.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
The polka dot pantry is my fav with the flirty skirty coming in a close second. These are great designs and the fabrics choices are awesome too!
May 29th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Hi, Actually, I like all of her patterns for ladies and children. Right now, my favorite is the
“Sweet Scallops” pattern. Please enter me in this wonderful contest. Many thanks,Cindi
May 29th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
Love Little Flirty Skirty pattern, they are soo cute! Thanks for the giveaway and the awesome video clip!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I love the little spring fling. My girls would eat that up! Great fabric choices.
Thanks for the contest.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I love the Flirty Skirty apron! Thank you for the giveaway!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
These aprons are simply gorgeous! OH my gosh I have to have one of these! I can just imagine the barbecue one of these aprons would inspire!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Spring Fling! I love the kids’ version, especially…
May 29th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
My favorite is Very Vintage. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway. Unique and original.
May 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
These are so cute and feminine! I think my favorite is flirty skirty, but they are all adorable. My dd would love the child’s aprons.
Great interview Daria! Thanks!
May 29th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Little Spring Fling and Flirty Skirty are great aprons.
May 29th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
My favorite …couldn’t pick just one…Polka Dot Pantry and Very Vintage. Thanks for the chance!
May 29th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I LOVE THEM ALL
! SOOOO CUTE…
May 29th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
The spring fling is so cute. I love that it can be a mother daughter set! What great prises in the give away!
May 29th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Definately Spring Fling and Little Spring Fling are my faves, but they all are just adorable!
May 29th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
I love them all
Spring Fling is so cute in the little girls’ sizing—I will definitely be putting this on my little one for school just as she suggested, how cute!
May 29th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Spring Fling is AWESOME!
I LOVE IT, heehee!
May 29th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
flirty skirty – flirty skirty – flirty skirty! I may not cook well, but I’ll sure look cute burning, er, trying!
T
May 29th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I like Flirty Skirty the best.
May 29th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
LITTLE FLIRTY SKIRTY is my absolute Favorite pattern
May 29th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
I love all the patterns, but I’d have to say Flirty Skirty is my fave! It’s so feminine!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Love the Spring Fling! Great patterns. Thanks!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I LOVE the Little Spring Fling and the Very Vintage ones. Thank you for this awesome contest!
May 29th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
The new Spring Fling is cute! And the little flirty skirty & the little spring fling & all of the others too. Jan does a great job.
May 29th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
The Flirty Skirty is my absolute favorite, wish the fabric came with that too!
May 29th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
I love that very vintage pattern!
May 29th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
Jan mentions & shows off her new Spring Fling apron pattern first in the video…it’s so CUTE! My other fave from checking out the website would have to be Polka Dot Pantry. Thanks!
May 29th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Spring Fling. Very pretty aprons, you have to be happy wearing one of those.
May 29th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Cute interview! Adorable booth, and Darling Spring Fling apron ~ you’ve got a good thing going Apron Lady!!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
The Apron Lady’s first apron mentioned is the Spring Fling. ALL her patterns are adorable. I hope I win the 8-pack and apron. That would be wow!!
May 29th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Flirty Skirty is my favorite! Hi DARIA
! It’s so nice to see and hear you again… 
May 29th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
This is great! I’m going to have to say my favorite is Flirty Skirty because so many of the ladies over on the Apronista site have made that one and it always looks wonderful. I’d love to have any of these patterns. I guess if I’m not lucky enough to win, I’ll have to try and decide which one to buy first.
May 29th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Spring Fling is the first pattern she mentions. I love it – but I think my favorite is Flirty Skirty. Great video!
May 29th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
SPRING FLING
! Everything is cute cute cute. I have one of Jan’s patterns AND I know Jan’s sister personally
Thanks and Thanks to Jan for being so creative
I hope I win
I’ve never won one of these and believe me, I’ve entered a lot…
May 29th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
I might be in the minority but I love Very Vintage. Daria, I wish I could have been there! I would have been way out of my element but would have still loved it!
May 29th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Unfortunately the cast wouldn’t work for me …. but I did venture over to her site and peeked around.
But if I were choosing one for me personally to wear, the Sweet Scallops would win nods Honestly though, it was a very hard choice between the scallops and the flirty skirty.
Wooot!
Gotta say ALL the aprons and patterns are GREAT
Of course, if I win … I could make ALL of them for myself – then I could wear a different one each day
Thankyou for the opportunity to win some truly adorable patterns!
Huggs ~ Belle
May 30th, 2008 at 1:43 am
spring fling is first mentioned..i love the flirty skirty
May 30th, 2008 at 4:54 am
OMG those are all so cute my favorite is the Flirty skirt one… oh so cute. I love reading all about the quilt market!
May 30th, 2008 at 6:19 am
I like the Polka Dot Pantry style
May 30th, 2008 at 7:06 am
I am crazy about polka dot pantry. So girly and makes me want to host a ton of parties! Love all of the patterns, but that one is the GREATEST. Sure wouldn’t mind winning this giveaway
!
May 30th, 2008 at 8:05 am
I love the Flirty Skirty. That was the apron and pattern that got me back into sewing and helped me fall in love with aprons. I tell everyone that it is my “go to” pattern. Simple, yet fabulous results. I am so excited to see that she has others available
I can’t wait to try “Spring Fling.” If I can win it, even better!!
May 30th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I am absolutely in love with the Very Vintage aprons. Love the layering, love the half-apron style, love the bias trim, love the way the ties wrap to the front. I always look for the “architecture” of a garment, and this one has it all.
I may have to go over and buy this one—thanks for the links!
May 30th, 2008 at 9:05 am
OOH—just checked out Apron Lady’s website. I do think the Very Vintage Half Apron is cute!
May 30th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I love the flirty skirty apron and she mentioned the spring fling.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
She mentioned Spring fling, but I think my favorite is the very vintage. They are all wonderful, though!
May 30th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Amazing giveaway, thank you for offering it
So much to go through I havnt decided yet!!
May 30th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
I love the Flirty Skirty AND the Tea Party designs equally well. Love your site—a first time visitor.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I love the Flirty Skirty! Very cute!
May 30th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Spring Fling. My fav is the Flirty Skirty! Very cool styles and what a great give-a-way!
May 30th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Spring Fling is the first apron she mentions…
I really LOVE the mother daughter tea party apron it is adorable !!
Thanks for the interview !!
May 30th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Thanks for the interview! I would love to have all of those patterns!
May 30th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Oh Spring Fling is so cute and I love the idea of premade bias! That certainly does shorten the sewing time. I have several of Jan’s patterns and would to have them all to share.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:20 am
Oh..I love the flirty skirty! They are all so cute! When you wear an apron, it makes you want to serve the perfect meal!
I take much more pride in my presentation when I wear an apron.
Thanks so much for the dream!
May 31st, 2008 at 7:37 am
spring fling!
May 31st, 2008 at 8:29 am
first mentioned is spring fling but my fave is the very vintage!!
May 31st, 2008 at 10:55 am
I like the Very Vintage design.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:35 am
Oh, I need some aprons (my house dresses always look a bit..grungy![]())
My favourite design is the skirty flirty (I need something that covers the top too, I ALWAYS mess on the top of my dress!!).
May 31st, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I’d love to try the Polka Dot Pantry. Great giveaway!!
May 31st, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I like the Vintage apron patterns. Great Giveaway!
May 31st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
My favorite pattern is the flirty skirty in the half style, very cute. I like it in the little girl’s style too.
May 31st, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Spring fling, oh please let me win!
May 31st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Spring Fling. So cute. And, she is right, it would make me feel very feminine and pretty.
May 31st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Deff the Spring Fling, it is so different than what is out right now.
May 31st, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I am loving the Spring Fling apron and the little spring fling apron. These would make perfect mother-daughter aprons.
May 31st, 2008 at 8:56 pm
The Spring Fling apron is beautiful. I love that your aprons are so stylish and figure flattering,
June 1st, 2008 at 5:43 pm
I love the Very Vintage pattern. Oh it is so cute. Thanks for the giveaway.
June 1st, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Spring Fling
!
Love all of the informition.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Flirty Skirt or Very Vintage are my favorites!
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:46 am
Love her aprons! I had a hard time picking a favorite, but I think I’m going with Very Vintage.
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Spring Fling! Which happens to be one of my favorites, followed by Little Flirty Skirty.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:15 pm
What great aprons! The one she showed first on the video was Spring Fling
I have a 4-H club of young sewers and I definitely think I am going to be looking at some of her great patterns for projects this summer! The girls will love them!
June 4th, 2008 at 9:48 am
I attended Quilt Market in Portland as well and was able to see these aprons in person. They are even cuter up close! I’ve just placed an order for her patterns and hope to have them in the next few days. Can’t wait, as I can see great gifting potential with the finished projects—especially since they go together so quickly! I don’t know if I qualify for the give-away since I’m a retailer, but if I do, please enter me! The apron she first mentioned was the Spring Fling.
June 4th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Spring Fling. Adorable!
June 4th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I absolutely LOVE the flirty skirty!!
Thanks for doing this!
June 4th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I love spring fling
cpullum@yahoo.com
June 4th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Cute, Cute, Cute Aprons! I especially like the VERY VINTAGE and the POLKA DOT PANTRY.
June 4th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Spring Fling-it will make you feel feminine!
Great Giveaway!
June 5th, 2008 at 7:45 am
My favorite is the Spring Fling, but they are all cute!
June 5th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
My fav is the Flirty Skirty. So cute!
June 5th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
My favorite is the Flirty Skirty. I love aprons and love to sew, so will definitely visit the Apron Lady site again!
June 5th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I posted earlier and just came back to check on the giveaway. I don’t want to miss it! I noticed a typo in my last comment – oops! I was trying to say What great prizes (not prises) in the giveaway! Who wouldn’t love to win these patterns?
We’re all looking forward to see who wins. Thanks for sharing your apron goodness with us!
June 5th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I LOVE these aprons! I’m so glad I found your site. Spring Fling is the one she mentions… hope I win! What a great giveaway!
June 6th, 2008 at 10:47 am
Spring fling
!
Hope I’m not too late!!
BTW, Daria, I nominated this blog for an award!! Come to mine to see
xoxo
~Heather
June 10th, 2008 at 9:36 am
It’s Time to announce our Winners!! Congratulations to each of you, and thanks to everyone for your GREAT comments for Jan Lutz. I know that she was very touched by all of the attention.
Two Second Prize winners are:
Val of The South
mannequin
*you have won an 8 pack of all The Apron Lady Patterns
First Place Winner is:
Jennifer Bogart
*you have won your choice of apron, made up just for you! Plus, an 8-pack of all The Apron Lady patterns!!
June 10th, 2008 at 10:19 am
Here’s an email I just received from one of our winners Mannequin:
“Oh thank you so very much
! I am so ready to sew! I’m goina go clean up my work area in anticipation!
thank you so much!
cheryl”
June 26th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Thank you so much for sponsoring the giveaway! I just received my patterns and I love, love, love them!
I posted on Apronista about it – it’s here if you want to check it out!
Thanks again –
Valerie Yadon