July 2007: Tie One On…for a Cure™ connects, remembers and celebrates women lost to breast cancer and the gumption of breast cancer survivors. Through Apron Memories®, EllynAnne is offering the Tie One On…for a Cure™ product line – an embroidered bib apron with pocket and attached utility towel, an embroidered pony tail cap and a memory album card. 10% of each purchase is donated to breast cancer research and support.

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    Colorado Book of the Year Awards Finalist

THE APRON BOOK is a Finalist in the 2007 Colorado Book of the Year competition in the Non-Fiction category.

Website/more information : www.coloradohumanities.org

May 18, 2007

The Apron Book was awarded a Gold Medal at the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards.

Screen capture of the announcement on the IPPY Awards website:

More information: www.independentpublisher.com

Author EllynAnne Geisel inspires new appreciation for a seemingly outdated garment in THE APRON BOOK. Discover her collection, and learn why this relic of domesticity is making a comeback.

View for publishing details on The Apron Book

EllynAnne is the guest speaker at the Arkansas Valley P.E.O. Fall Luncheon, which is hosted by P.E.O. Chapter EU. » More information

Saturday October 27, 2007 – Guest Speaker and Book Signing

EllynAnne will present her Apron Memories program at the Annual Meeting of the Jacksonville, FL Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. Booksigning will follow. » More information

» Scheduled Appearances

August 12, 2007 — The Apron Lady speaks !

EllynAnne was a keynote speaker at the last American Sewing Guide National Conference. Material Mama, who does podcasts about sewing attended the conference and recorded a couple of clips of EllynAnne speaking which you can view below:

Tie one on: Aprons make ‘kitsch-en fashion’ crafty and fun
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Binghamton,NY,USA
… author of “The Apron Book: Making Wearing and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort” (Andrews McNeel, 2007, $16.95) calls “today’s hottest collectible. …

Miami Herald- September 23, 2007
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Each apron is handmade, notably durable and made with love. Treated kindly, the aprons will be cherished by many generations. The fabric combinations for trims, waistbands, ties, borders and panels are individually selected by EllynAnne and unique for each apron.

“I love creating each apron and I guarantee you will be delighted with your purchase.”
~EllynAnne Geisel~

» Visit the Apron Memories® Inventive Vintage • Inspired Nostalgia Collection

Prompted by project writer and apron curator EllynAnne Geisel, the contributors to Apron Chronicles recall a woman who’d worn an apron and what she represented to a family; an event when an apron was worn; recipes; values and traditions from gentler, less complicated times; the bond between parent and child; survival; friendship; opportunity; challenge, and modern perspective.

The diverse contributors include a 111-year-old mother and her only child, a Holocaust survivor, a biology professor from Mali, Africa, and a preteen and her grandmother. Their stories explore the people behind the aprons and give life to the fabrics and the exhibit.

» Apron Chronicles Exhibit