he humble apron — created from a piece of cotton, muslin, a printed flour sack, or scraps of calico left over from making a quilt — can hold so many memories. The smell of freshly baked bread and lavender-scented laundry. A warm kitchen with Sunday dinner cooking in the oven. Childhood, family, and the coziness of home. Today, with the growing interest in cooking at home, crafting, and retro fashion, aprons are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Large and serviceable or little and lacy, they are available in garden centers, haute epicurean shops, stylish specialty boutiques, and among the art books and postcards in gift shops of museums like The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and
