How to Make the Adult-Size Apron

• Cotton or linen tea towel, 20 x 28 inches (apron)
• 1/2 yard multicolor paisley (tie, pocket)
• Water-soluble marking pen or chalk marker

• Cotton or linen tea towel, 20 x 28 inches (apron)
• 1/2 yard multicolor floral (tie, pocket)

Finished Apron: Adult, 20 x 28 inches; Child, 13 1/2 x 20 inches

Quantities are for 44/45-inch-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1/4-inch seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.

To make the best use of your fabrics, cut pieces in the following order.

• 3  2-1/2-x-42-inch strips
• 2  8-1/2-x-15-inch rectangles

 

1. Fold tea towel in half lengthwise; press centerline (do not remove hems). Using a water-soluble or chalk marker and a ruler, draw folding and cutting lines on tea towel (Diagram 1). Trim towel diagonally at top right and top left corners.

 

2. Fold diagonal edge under 1 inch at top right corner; press (Diagram 2). Turn under again 1 1D4 inches; press. Sew through all layers close to first folded edge to make casing. Repeat for top left corner to make apron front.

1. Cut and piece multicolor paisley 2-1/2-x-42-inch strips to make one 2-1/2-x-120-inch tie strip.

2. Fold tie strip in half lengthwise, right side together. Sew together along long edges and across ends, leaving an opening along long edge for turning. Turn right side out to make a tube. Press; slipstitch opening closed.

3. Using a large safety pin, thread tie from waist to neck on left side of apron front and from neck to waist on right side. (The loop at the top goes over the head.) The position of the apron and length of the tie are easily adjusted by sliding the tie through the casing.

1. Sew together multicolor paisley 8-1/2-x-15-inch pocket pieces, leaving an opening for turning along one short edge. Clip corners; turn to right side. Slipstitch opening closed.

2. Topstitch top edge of pocket (this prevents edge from rolling and stretching). Referring to Diagram 1 for placement, pin pocket in place on apron front; topstitch bottom and side edges of pocket in place to complete adult-size apron. If desired, add a centerline of vertical stitches to divide pocket into two compartments.