Heart of the Kitchen Apron - February

Some things are meant to be opened slowly.

February has a way of making ordinary things feel a little more special. A box of chocolates. A handwritten note. A warm kitchen on a cold afternoon. Someone saving the last piece of candy because they know exactly who will want it.

Heart of the Kitchen belongs to that sort of February.

Made from a cheerful red-and-white collection of tiny hearts and orderly little checks, this apron has the look of something that might have been waiting in a kitchen cupboard for years—ready for Valentine's Day baking, chocolate-making, Sunday breakfast, or simply an afternoon spent doing something you love. The sweetheart-patterned bib and matching pocket give it its signature charm, while the vivid red binding ties the whole thing together.

Turn it around and there's another little surprise: wide cross-back straps in the heart-patterned fabric form an X across the back, flowing into the generous red checked apron body. The open-back construction gives it an easy, comfortable feel while keeping the apron wonderfully secure.

And that pocket? Just the right place for a recipe card, a wooden spoon, a pencil, or the little treasures that somehow accumulate whenever you're busy making something.

Wear Heart of the Kitchen when you're making Valentine's treats, setting the table for someone special, or just because February is a perfectly good excuse to put on something cheerful.

From the Mercantile

Miss Gert Patrick always said you could tell a great deal about a person by what they kept in an apron pocket.

A pencil meant somebody was making a list. A recipe card meant supper was underway. A peppermint usually meant somebody had been thinking ahead.

And if you found a chocolate in there?

Well.

That meant somebody had been thinking ahead very, very well.

Apron Details

• Handmade in the Kitchen Mechanic Mercantile
• Part of the Almanac Collection — February
• Red-and-white heart and grid-patterned fabric
• Coordinating red checked fabric throughout the apron body
• Heart-patterned bib with red binding
• Single front pocket with matching heart-patterned insert and red binding
• Wide cross-back straps
• Open-back construction with crossed straps
• Full, comfortable apron coverage
• Carefully finished red binding around edges and openings
• One-of-a-kind handmade apron