Assemble the Apron

1. To sew darts in apron piece, match up dashed lines, then stitch. Press darts toward center front (Diagram 1).

2. With wrong sides together, fold pink print 2-x-37-inch piping strip in half lengthwise; press. Matching raw edges sew folded strip to lower edge of apron.

3. Join multicolor stripe 4-3/4-x-42-inch and 4-3/4-x-10-inch ruffle strips together along one short edge to make one long ruffle strip. Turn under 1/4 inch on one long edge of ruffle strip; press. Turn under a second time 1/2 inch; press. Sew through all layers close to the first folded edge.

4. With a long machine stitch, sew 1/2 inch from long raw edge of ruffle strip. Pull up threads to gather the edge.

 

5. With raw edges aligned, match center of gathered strip with bottom center of apron. Pin and stitch with 1/2-inch seam allowance (Diagram 2). Finish raw edges of seam with a machine zigzag stitch. Press seam toward apron.

6. Turn under 1/4 inch on each side edge of apron and ruffle; press. Turn under a second time 1/2 inch and press. Sew through all layers close to first folded edge.

 

1. Turn under 1/4 inch twice on each long edge of pink print 3-1/2-x-30-inch strip; press. Sew through all layers close to first folded edge.

2. Fold hemmed strip in half lengthwise and sew across one end. Clip point. Press seam to one side. Turn right side out and press seam in center of hemmed strip. Sew across resulting triangle (Diagram 3).

 

3. In the center of each raw end of the strip, make a fold so the strip end is 1 1/4 inches wide. Pin in place, then sew across fold to complete an apron tie (Diagram 4).

4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 with remaining pink print 3-1/2-x-30-inch strip to make a second apron tie.

1. With wrong sides together, press pink-and-green floral 3-1/2-x-26-inch strip in half lengthwise. Open up strip and press under 1/4 inch along one long edge.

2. Sew unpressed edge of waistband strip to upper edge of apron. (Waistband should extend 1/2 inch beyond each apron edge.) Press seam toward waistband.

3. Position raw ends of apron ties on waistband just below fold. Then fold waistband on previous fold with right sides together and long edges matching. Sew ties to ends of waistband with 1/2-inch seam allowance (even with finished side edges of apron). Turn waistband and ties right side out; press.

4. Pin pressed edge of waistband to wrong side of apron; slip-stitch in place. Topstitch waistband close to bottom edge.