A Trip To Pickers Point

I spent a little time yesterday at Pickers Point, a small antique mall close to home, (maybe a little too close,) looking for vintage linens and I came upon this little pink apron.  It reminds me of this Advance pattern, minus the pocket.

                                      
Looking at the apron style and fabric, I would say that it was made in the early 1940s.  Aprons with a small ruffle inset on the skirt were a design of the 40's and it was seen on both half aprons and full aprons, giving a feminine  touch while using little fabric.

This apron is small, not a child's but maybe a junior size.  The waistband only measures fourteen inches.. The fabric is in perfect condition, well made with no sign of wear.  I wonder who made it, was it a young girls first project or a gift from someone special?  Whatever the occasion, it must have been a treasure for the owner who kept it all these years.

Every apron tells a story, what's your apron story?