Child’s Apron Tutorial for Ann Kelle

http://www.annkelle.com/tutorial-childrens-apron/

Supplies

½ yard fabric (apron skirt and bib pocket)

Fat quarter fabric (bib and apron skirt pockets)

¼ yard fabric (neck straps, waist straps, and waistband)

Sewing Machine, Thread, Scissors, Pins, Ruler, Rotary Cutter and Mat

(optional)

Cut Fabric

Apron Skirt (Remix Dot in Red fabric)

1 - 14” x 42” rectangle for Apron Skirt

2 – pocket pieces (template included) for

Bib Pocket

Bib (Remix Flowers in Primary fabric)

2 - 8½” wide x 7” high rectangles for Apron

Bib Front & Back

2 - pocket pieces (template included) for

Apron Skirt Pocket

Straps and Waistband (Kona in Corn

Yellow fabric)

2 – 3” x 42” strips for Waist Straps and

Neck Straps

2 – 2½” x 16½” strips for Waistband

8 ½”

7”

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Make Pockets

With right sides together, sew 2 pocket fabrics together using a ¼” seam

allowance.

When sewing around the pocket pieces, be sure to leave a 2”-3” opening on the

top to turn the pocket right side out. Clip the corners and notch the curves, or

use pinking shears to trim the seam allowance.

Turn the pocket right side out.

When turning the pocket right side out, push the corners out so they are

completely pushed out and press.

2” – 3” opening

for turning

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Topstitch across the top of the pocket.

Repeat for the 2nd pocket.

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Make Straps

Fold the short ends on one of the 3” x 42” strips over ¼” to the wrong side and

press. Fold the strip in half with wrong sides together down the length and

press.

Open back up and fold each long side toward the middle crease with wrong

sides together and press again.

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Fold the whole strip in half and press.

Top stitch the open side closed.

Cut the strap in half to form 2 straps.

Repeat for the 2nd 3” x 42” strip of fabric to create a total of 4 strap

pieces: 2 each waist straps and 2 each neck straps.

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Attach Pockets

Attach bib pocket to bib

Center the bib pocket on one of the bib pieces and pin it in place. Starting at

the top right side of the pocket, sew around the pocket piece continuing across

the bottom of the pocket and back up the left side. Do not sew across the top

of the pocket.

Be sure to backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam.

Attach skirt pocket to apron skirt

On the 14” x 42” apron skirt rectangle, measure 9” from the left side and 5 ½”

down from the top and place the top left corner of the apron pocket piece here.

Pin the pocket in place and stitch around the curved edge of the skirt pocket as

done for the bib pocket.

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Make the Apron Bib

On the right side of the bib fabric with the bib pocket, place the outer edge of

the cut end of a neck strap ½” in from each side at the top of the bib fabric.

Pin. Baste the straps in place along the top of the bib if desired.

Place the two bib pieces right sides together and pin along the sides and top.

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Sew around the sides and top of the bib with a ¼” seam allowance, leaving the

bottom of the bib completely open and making sure that the straps stay in

between the two pieces.

Turn the bib right side out and press. Set aside.

Make the Apron Skirt

Hem the apron skirt

Fold the bottom long side of the 14” x 42” apron skirt fabric over ¼” with wrong

sides together and press.

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Fold another ½” and press again.

Sew the hem in place.

Repeat for the sides of the apron skirt fabric.

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Gather the top of the apron skirt

Using a 1/8” seam allowance, sew a line of basting stitches at the top of the

apron skirt. Sew a second row of basting stitches ¼” away from the first row.

Pull on the bobbin threads to gather the skirt until it is about 13” long.

Make and attach the waistband

Place the cut end of the waist straps along the center of the short edges of one

waistband piece with right sides together. Pin or baste in place.

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Place the remaining waistband piece on top of the first waistband piece so that

right sides are together. Pin along the short sides and sew the short sides

together using a ¼” seam allowance. This will secure the waist straps in place.

The waistband pieces now form a circle.

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Align the raw edges of the gathered apron skirt in between the right sides of the

waistband circle and pin it in place.

Sew together across the top using a 5/8” seam allowance being sure to keep

the waist straps out of the seam. Fold the waistband up over the gathered edge

of the apron skirt so that the waistband pieces are now wrong sides together

and press.

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Turn under the top edge of the waistband pieces ¼” to the wrong side and

press.

Assemble the apron

Fold the waistband in half to find the center and mark with a pin. Fold the bib

piece in half to find the center and mark with a pin. Place the bottom raw edge

of the bib in between the waistband pieces and match center marks. Pin the

waistband pieces together with the bib sandwiched in between.

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Using a 1/8” seam allowance, sew along the top edge of the waistband first to

secure the bib. Continue topstitching around the entire waistband.

Congratulations on completing your new Child’s Apron using Ann Kelle fabrics!

Enjoy!

Pattern and Tutorial for Personal Use Only Tutorial written for Ann Kelle by Amanda Hall of The Craft Junky http://www.thecraftjunky.blogspot.com copyright 2013 Tutorial revised for Ann Kelle by Veronica Lovvorn of sewVery http://www.sewvery.blogspot.com January 2017

For questions about this tutorial, contact Veronica from sewVery at sewvery@gmail.com

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